The Port Passenger Accelerated Service System (PORTPASS) was a suite of programs of the former U.S.

Immigration and Naturalization Service The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor from 1933 to 1940 and the U.S. Department of Justice from 1940 to 2003. Referred to by some as former INS and by others as legacy INS, ...

(INS), including: * Immigration and Naturalization Service Passenger Accelerated Service System ( INSPASS) *

Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection The Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) provides expedited U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing, at the U.S.-Mexico border, of pre-approved travelers considered low-risk. Voluntarily applicants must ...

(SENTRI) *

Videophone Inspection Program (VIP) and Outlying Area Reporting Station (OARS) The Videophone Inspection Program (VIP) is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection program that enables boaters entering the United States from Canada to be inspected face-to-face by a CBP inspector upon arrival at a selected reporting station. The p ...

* Remote Video Inspection System (RVIS) While SENTRI and the Videophone Inspection Program are still in operation, most of these programs have been superseded by the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terr ...

(DHS)

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) is the implementation of the requirement to show a passport or other acceptable document to enter the United States, for nationals of certain North American jurisdictions who were previously exempt ...

programs, such as

NEXUS (frequent traveller program) NEXUS is a joint Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection-operated Trusted Traveler and expedited border control program designed for pre-approved, low-risk travelers. Members of the program can avoid waits at border ...

and

Global Entry Global Entry is a program of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection service that allows pre-approved, low-risk travelers to receive expedited clearance upon arrival into the United States through automatic kiosks at select airports and via the S ...

programs.DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office of Inspector General Office of Inspections, Evaluations, & Special Reviews: A Review of the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection Program
OIG-04-14 April 2004

References

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