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foreign [Music] [Music] Customs and Border Protection announces new foil design for visas today's video update highlights the new design of the Visa foil for immigrant and non-immigrant visas in the U.S U.S Customs and Border Protection has announced the release of the new foil design for non-immigrant and immigrant visas this will replace the current Lincoln Visa with the new bridge Visa foil however until the printed expiration dates both Visa foil designs will be valid for travel to the U.S let's get back to the basics first what is a Visa it is a document that is issued to a foreign National by the U.S Department of State allowing them to travel to the United States for multiple purposes however an appointment is needed to be scheduled and the foreign National will be required to attend the visa interview at the U.S Consular post abroad to obtain their visa then they will be given a Visa foil printed on their passport if their visa application gets approved All Foreign Nationals will be required to present their visa to the CBP officer of the United States after receiving it for entry once entered they will get an electronic I-94 record consisting of proof of their lawful status while in the U.S foreign what are the features of Visa security new foil designs are being tested and reviewed on new travel documents by the state department in order to minimize U.S immigration fraud the redesign often takes several years to complete and is typically conducted in response to detect counterfeit attempts the U.S Congress has instructed the use of Biometrics in the United States visas under the enhanced border security and Visa entry Reform Act of 2002. consequently All Foreign Nationals will have their own machine readable Visa which will be tamper resistant and includes a biometric identifier with your digital photograph and fingerprints your Visa document and biometric details will be verified by the CBP officers to prove your identity of being a foreign National coming to the U.S what is Lincoln Visa foil the current immigrant and non-immigrant Visa designs are referred to as the Lincoln foil portraying President Abraham Lincoln and the U.S Capitol building Lincoln Visa foil has embraced the security features of the previous old design which has been in place since 1993. further improvements in the Lincoln Visa foil includes security fibers biometric details and detailed printing this has been in use since 2002 and was developed within a period of over four years let's move further to bridge Visa foil newly redesigned visas have started to be issued by the Consular posts to replace the Lincoln Visa foil the new foil design portrays the Golden Gate Bridge hence is referred to as the bridge Visa foil the Consular posts will start issuing the new bridge Visa foil after exhausting the stock of Lincoln Visa foils completely as stated by the cbp's carrier liaison program Lincoln visas will remain valid till their printed expiry...