US VISIT Exit procedures are being tested at the following airports:
* Baltimore/Washington International
* Chicago O’Hare International
* Dallas/Fort Worth International
* Denver International
* Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County International
* Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
* Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
* Luis Muñoz Marin International in San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Newark Liberty International
* Philadelphia International
* San Francisco International
* Seattle-Tacoma International

The US-VISIT Exit procedures are also being tested at the following seaports:

* Miami International Cruise Line Terminal,
* Long Beach and San Pedro seaports near Los Angeles

If you leave from one of these ports, you are required to confirm your departure using US VISIT exit procedures. Generally, your check out will include the scanning of your visa or passport and repeating the simple inkless fingerscanning process. A workstation attendant will be available if you need assistance. The exit confirmation will be added to your travel records to demonstrate compliance with the terms of our admission.
Ultimately, most foreign visitors will be required to check out before leaving the United States.

Why do USCIS collect this information?

The biographic and biometric data are used to match your identity against the data captured by the State Department at the time the visa was issued to ensure that you are the same person who received the visa. In addition, your digital picture that was taken at the visa-issuing point is displayed to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer for visual comparison and
confirmation.

Using all these tools, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer will then either admit you or conduct additional inquiries based on the
verification results. These procedures reduce fraud, identity theft, and the risk that terrorists and criminals will enter the U.S. undetected or by using stolen or fraudulent documents.

E-PASSPORT TESTING TO BEGIN AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

January 13, 2006 - A live test of e-Passports, that contain contactless chips with biographic and biometric information and the readers that are capable of reading these e-Passports, begins January 15, 2006 at Terminal G at San Francisco International Airport (SFO). This test is a collaborative effort between the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore that will run through April 15, 2006.