Office of Biometric Identity Management

United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (commonly referred to as US-VISIT) is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) management system.

The system involves the collection and analysis of biometric data (such as fingerprints), which are checked against a database to track individuals deemed by the United States to be terrorists, criminals, and illegal immigrants.

[2] Upon Presidential approval of the 2013 Continuing resolution the US-VISIT program officially became the Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM), save for portions of the agency which performed overstay analysis being transferred into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and biometric Entry and Exit operations which became a part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

[4] CBP officials have the ability to instantly check the person seeking entry against several "lookout" databases using the Interagency Border Inspection System.

[6] The United States and Canada have special agreements for visa-free travel, and currently most Canadians are not subject to US-VISIT.