Biometric Visa Fingerprint Trial Underway At Gatwick

摘要

London Gatwick Airport's North Terminal is testing a new fingerprinting trial for passengers coming into the country.rnThe BioDev project is being overseen by the U.K.'s Border and Immigration Agency. The test is part of the U.K.'s border security systems, which already has U.K. visas collecting fingerprints from visa applicants around the world.rnDuring the trial, the fingerprints and photographs of passengers presenting biometric visas issued in Freetown, Sierra Leone, will be checked again in the U.K., and anyone found attempting to enter the U.K. illegally will be refused entry. The trial will continue until April 2008.