Originally Posted by ual744777sta
In some countires, your are photographed when you apply for a VISA. the US VISIT program verifies the State Deparment photo with your face. This is same about fingerprinting. The fingerprinting searches through a criminal database during the initial interview at the airport.
Yes, but not for those people still using VWP - we (i.e UK citizens) don't apply for a visa in advance, so the photo is being taken as a cross-reference to the fingerprints & added to the state depts. records at that stage.
I think the Q US citizens should ask is how they would feel if other countries welcomed them in this way.....