Fingerprint compulsory for US expats moving to Belgium

European news, posted August 31st, 2006

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Belgium has launched a trial project which will eventually make it compulsory for all US nationals to give their fingerprints if they wish to obtain a visa to enter Belgium.

A trial project is being staged at the Belgian embassy in Washington and two African nations. Eventually, a fingerprint might become compulsory for all non-EU nationals.

Foreigners who want to travel to Belgium from Washington, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Bamako (Mali) will need to give their fingerprints to embassies and consulates.

The same measure will apply for all Belgians who wish to travel to the US, newspaper ‘De Morgen’ reported on Thursday.

Read full article: Expatica Belgium, 31 August 2006

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