Jacobs, is when did the U.S. begin issuing machine-readable passports for all of its passports?
UNDER SECRETARY HUTCHINSON: In reference to the first part of your question, there are not any deadlines that would be applicable to the Canadian citizens that travel to the United States. They don’t travel with passports so the machine-readable or biometric passports would not apply, those apply to the Visa Waiver travelers, so those deadlines do not apply to Canadian citizens. The second part of your question is the landed immigrants [third-country citizens who have legal residence in Canada]. It’s my understanding that they are not exempt from U.S.-VISIT and would be required to be enrolled. If that’s not correct, we’ll get back with you immediately, but that’s my understanding. MS. JACOBS: I think because the landed immigrants now have to get visas that they are subject to U.S.-VISIT. QUESTION: Machine-readable — MS. JACOBS: Machine-readable passports, we began issuing in 1981. MR. DENIG: Yes, the gentleman behind him. QUESTION: Hi, my name is Sawai from Kyodo News, Japanese News
