WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection division found that less than 1.5 percent of non-immigrants who entered the United States during fiscal year 2016 overstayed their visa terms, a press release about a new report said on Monday.
"The report specifies that US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processed 50,437,278 in-scope nonimmigrant admissions at US air and sea POEs who were expected to depart in FY [fiscal year] 16 — of which 739,478 overstayed their admission, resulting in a total overstay rate of 1.47 percent," the release stated.
CBP plans to increase the compliance of non-immigrants by using biometric technology, which has been tested in a pilot program in Atlanta, Georgia since June 2016. The biometric technology will soon be rolled out at seven additional airports in the United States, the release added.