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US-VISIT will begin testing biometric entry procedures at the secondary screening areas of three land border ports of entry on November 15. Following the tests, US-VISIT will begin deploying entry procedures at the secondary screening areas of the remaining 50 busiest land ports. Deployment began December 6, 2004 and will be completed by December 31, 2004. At secondary inspection areas of US land ports of entry, the US-VISIT procedures will involve the collection of biometrics - two index finger scans and a digital photograph - for visitors who are required to obtain an arrival/departure Form I-94 and who carry a foreign passport or visa.
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On December 10, 2004, President Bush signed legislation to amend and extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program Act of 1998. The program allows young adults from disadvantaged areas of Northern Ireland and designated border counties to enter the US to develop job skills and conflict resolution abilities.
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