On 23-Jul-08 21:54, Jim Henderson wrote:
> 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"?

LOL, no, but it could be.

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