On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:40:09 -0500, Mueen Nawaz wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Huh?  Our border folks ask for *credit card info* upon entry to the US?
>> That's news to me....But I always go through the "citizens" line, so
>> I'm not as familiar with what the process is for non-citizens.
> 
> 	Citizens of some countries (now all except for a few?) are 
required to
> go through what was once called "special registration" when they enter
> the US. You know - that program they started in 2002 to register all
> non-permanent residents of certain countries residing in the US?
> Offshoot of that. Credit card info was very often asked in those
> sessions. I haven't asked anyone whose come in recently, but it wouldn't
> surprise me if they still ask that often.

Ah, I see - I hadn't heard of that before, at least not in this context.  
Is this what's called the "Visa waiver program"?

Jim

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