Biometric Visas And Fingerprints

[iainiain101]

MORE than 4,000 foreigners have been stopped from sneaking into Britain by biometric visas, it was revealed yesterday.

Almost three-quarters tried to use a false name after earlier asylum refusals — but were found out after their fingerprints were matched to existing records held by immigration authorities.

Immigration minister Liam Byrne said: “We always thought our borders were at risk from people lying about their identity.

Evidence proves that — and biometrics are the answer.

Report from this mornings Sun. I guess this proves that the extra hassle in getting the missus over to the UK is worth it in the long run!

Iain

//Edit: see here for full article.

Edited June 19, 2007 by Maestro
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[skippybangkok]

MORE than 4,000 foreigners have been stopped from sneaking into Britain by biometric visas, it was revealed yesterday.

Almost three-quarters tried to use a false name after earlier asylum refusals — but were found out after their fingerprints were matched to existing records held by immigration authorities.

Immigration minister Liam Byrne said: “We always thought our borders were at risk from people lying about their identity.

Evidence proves that — and biometrics are the answer.

Report from this mornings Sun. I guess this proves that the extra hassle in getting the missus over to the UK is worth it in the long run!

Iain

//Edit: see here for full article.

Enjoyed it - learnt something new..... get ready for the band of "whats this got to do with thailand" group ( who arbitrarily enact the rule - bit like thai police really )

[bkkandrew]

MORE than 4,000 foreigners have been stopped from sneaking into Britain by biometric visas, it was revealed yesterday.

Almost three-quarters tried to use a false name after earlier asylum refusals — but were found out after their fingerprints were matched to existing records held by immigration authorities.

Immigration minister Liam Byrne said: “We always thought our borders were at risk from people lying about their identity.

Evidence proves that — and biometrics are the answer.

Report from this mornings Sun. I guess this proves that the extra hassle in getting the missus over to the UK is worth it in the long run!

Iain

//Edit: see here for full article.

Enjoyed it - learnt something new..... get ready for the band of "whats this got to do with thailand" group ( who arbitrarily enact the rule - bit like thai police really )

But its entirely obvious what it has to do with Thailand. Why wouldn't they read the forum title?

[erikr_]

MORE than 4,000 foreigners have been stopped from sneaking into Britain by biometric visas, it was revealed yesterday.

Almost three-quarters tried to use a false name after earlier asylum refusals — but were found out after their fingerprints were matched to existing records held by immigration authorities.

Immigration minister Liam Byrne said: “We always thought our borders were at risk from people lying about their identity.

Evidence proves that — and biometrics are the answer.

Report from this mornings Sun. I guess this proves that the extra hassle in getting the missus over to the UK is worth it in the long run!

Iain

//Edit: see here for full article.

Enjoyed it - learnt something new..... get ready for the band of "whats this got to do with thailand" group ( who arbitrarily enact the rule - bit like thai police really )

But its entirely obvious what it has to do with Thailand. Why wouldn't they read the forum title?

Like the explanation why at UKVAC they will start taking fingerprints

[bkkandrew]

MORE than 4,000 foreigners have been stopped from sneaking into Britain by biometric visas, it was revealed yesterday.

Almost three-quarters tried to use a false name after earlier asylum refusals — but were found out after their fingerprints were matched to existing records held by immigration authorities.

Immigration minister Liam Byrne said: “We always thought our borders were at risk from people lying about their identity.

Evidence proves that — and biometrics are the answer.

Report from this mornings Sun. I guess this proves that the extra hassle in getting the missus over to the UK is worth it in the long run!

Iain

//Edit: see here for full article.

Enjoyed it - learnt something new..... get ready for the band of "whats this got to do with thailand" group ( who arbitrarily enact the rule - bit like thai police really )

But its entirely obvious what it has to do with Thailand. Why wouldn't they read the forum title?

Like the explanation why at UKVAC they will start taking fingerprints

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