RUMOR CONTROL

• Machine-Readable Passport Requirement (pdf), fact sheet, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, October 22, 2004



• Austrian Travelers Join the United States in Improving Global Safety, press release, U.S. Embassy, September 9, 2004



• U.S. Consulate Vienna Is One of Last Embassies to Implement Finger Scanning, press release, U.S. Embassy, August 11, 2004



• Deadline for Biometric Passport Requirements Extended by One Year - President Bush signs legislation, Washington, D.C., revised August 17, 2004



• Secure Borders, Open Doors, Op-Ed by Secretary Colin L. Powell, The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2004



• Arriving at a United States Port of Entry, fact sheet, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement/U.S. Department of Homeland Security, January 15, 2004



• Travel to the United States: All Journalists Need a Visa, press release, U.S. Embassy, December 4, 2003



• "International Students Are Welcome to Study in the U.S.," op-ed by Maura Harty, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Newsday, September 12, 2003



• U.S. Transit Without Visa (TWOV) Suspension, press release, August 4, 2003



• Suspension of Transit Without Visa and International to International Programs: Frequently Asked Questions (pdf), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, August 1, 2003



• Destination USA - Secure Borders. Open Doors, U.S. State Department visa information