<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by alect:
I went to enroll at LAX some months back and was told I was not eligible as I am on H1B. But with new fingerprinting and photo requirements for visa holders visiting US, I will be (apparantly) photographed and fingerprinted anyway. So what gives?</font>
The INSPASS machines positively verify your identity using the hand metrics. The upcoming US VISIT program or whatever it's called does take your photograph and thumbprint, but there's no indication as of yet that these are used in real time to verify your identity.