U.S.A and Canada have recently signed a new Sharing Agreement which means that both countries automatically can share fingerprints, names, nationalities, birthdays, photos, and other information of refugee claimants and visa applicants to either country.
The Agreement was signed by U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson and the Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney on 13 December 2012, enabling Canada and the United States to share information from third country nationals who apply for a visa or permit to travel to either country.
Under the Agreement, when an individual applies for U.S. visas or citizenship in American, government officials in Washington will send an automated request to Canadian officials to identify immigration information such as previously failed refugee claimants, individuals trying to enter under fraudulent names and deportees. The same process would apply in reverse when a third country national applies for Canadian Visas or claims asylum.
Biographic information — name, date of birth and gender of visa applicants and asylum claimants — will be shared by 2013. Biometric information, such as photos and fingerprints of select visa applicants, will be shared by 2014.
Also, no information will be shared on American or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, the two nations stated. Any information shared on travellers and asylum seekers will be handled responsibly and, as with other information sharing agreements, exchanged in accordance with relevant U.S. and Canadian laws.
The Agreement was signed by U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Jacobson and the Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney on 13 December 2012, enabling Canada and the United States to share information from third country nationals who apply for a visa or permit to travel to either country.
Under the Agreement, when an individual applies for U.S. visas or citizenship in American, government officials in Washington will send an automated request to Canadian officials to identify immigration information such as previously failed refugee claimants, individuals trying to enter under fraudulent names and deportees. The same process would apply in reverse when a third country national applies for Canadian Visas or claims asylum.
Biographic information — name, date of birth and gender of visa applicants and asylum claimants — will be shared by 2013. Biometric information, such as photos and fingerprints of select visa applicants, will be shared by 2014.
Also, no information will be shared on American or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, the two nations stated. Any information shared on travellers and asylum seekers will be handled responsibly and, as with other information sharing agreements, exchanged in accordance with relevant U.S. and Canadian laws.
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