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South Korea Requests Fingerprints From Long-Term Foreign Residents

To strengthen immigration control, South Korea will start fingerprinting long-term residents in the country.  For foreigners entering the countries, anyone aged 17 or older and who are staying for 91 consecutive days or longer must provide all 10 of their […]

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What to Expect from the Global Entry Personal Interview

As more people enroll in the Global Entry program for easier international travel, many wonder what the personal interview process is like. You schedule your personal interview after filling out the Global Entry application online and answering a series of […]

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Mississippi Childcare Assistance Program to Require Fingerprinting

As part of the new eChildcare System, childcare providers in Mississippi are being required to get fingerprints of parents and/or their household designees. Parents will also have to provide two valid forms of identification and their social security number. Low-income parents […]

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EU Countries to Share DNA, Fingerprint Database

In a meeting in Luxembourg, EU interior ministers sealed the agreement to share biometric data, such as fingerprint and vehicle registration information between EU countries. This agreement is effectively an extension of a previously existing treaty of Prum to the […]

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Majority of Russians Favor Fingerprint Database

The Public Opinion Foundation conducted a poll which concluded that most Russian citizens showed support for a government universal fingerprint database as a means of combatting crime and terrorism. About 2,000 in 100 towns and 44 regions took the pool […]

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