FROM next week, Namibians aged 14 and over who apply for non-immigrant visas to enter the United States can expect to be digitally fingerprinted as part of the application process.
This requirement forms part of a worldwide US security programme which came into effect for some countries last Monday, with the aim of improving national security and preventing terrorist attacks. The US Embassy in Windhoek issues between 800 and 1 000 visas a year – of which about 60 per cent are for business- and tourist-related purposes.The new equipment, which will record the biometric data, is being installed in Windhoek this week.A scan
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