EU visitors to US to be fingerprinted and scanned

Visitors from European nations travelling with visas or visa-free to the United States will soon have to give 10 digital fingerprints when entering the United States, a senior US Homeland Security official said today.

Visitors from European nations travelling with visas or visa-free to the United States will soon have to give 10 digital fingerprints when entering the United States, a senior US Homeland Security official said today.

The official added border security checks could also soon include other biometric data like facial and eye retina scans.

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