Arizona Border Ports Of Entry To Expediate Processing

Radio Frequency Identification Technology To Speed Up Border Crossings

POSTED: 5:08 pm MST March 31, 2011

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will announce the start of a radio frequency identification, or RFID, priority Ready Lane for travelers, which will speed up the border crossing process, a news release said Thursday.

With the increased usage of RFID-enabled travel documents, the CBP is implementing RFID-priority Ready Lanes at several ports on both the northern and southern borders to expedite the border crossing process.

Since the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative on June 1, 2009, U.S. and Canadian citizens entering the United States by land or sea from Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean, are required to present a valid, WHTI-compliant document.

Since implementation, the CBP has strongly encouraged travelers to obtain RFID-enabled, WHTI-compliant travel cards, such a U.S. Passport card. New Border Crossing Cards and green cards also contain RFID technology.

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