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LOCAL Monday 21 SepteMber 2020

Note: The information is subject to government borders reopening and airline flight schedule adjustment; as a result rmmmm
Queen Beatrix International consolidations and cancelations. The October and Winter 2020-2021 schedules are pending final revision by airline.
Airlines missing service details oi confirmation will not be published.
Airport: Source I Aruba Airport Authority N.V.
Latest version I September 18, 2020
CBP Introduces Simplified

Arrival to Secure and

Streamline International

Arrivals at AUA

ORANJESTAD — Customs comparison technology
and Border Protection compares the new photo
(CBP) will introduce Simpli- of the traveler to images
fied Arrival (SA) at Aruba that the traveler previously
Airport (AUA) starting to- provided to the govern-
day, September 21, to fur- ment, such as passport and Note: The information is subject to government borders reopening and airline flight schedule adjustment; as a result rmmmm
consolidations and cancelations. The October and Winter 2020-2021 schedules are pending final revision by airline.
Airlines missing service details oi confirmation will not be published.
ther secure and streamline visa photos. Eligible travel- Source I Aruba Airport Authority N.V.
international travel. ers who wish to opt out of Latest version I September 18, 2020
the new facial biometric
SA is a primary processing process may notify a CBP
application that utilizes fa- officer as they approach
cial comparison technol- the primary inspection
ogy, and will replace the point. These travelers will be
legacy primary processing required to present a valid
application currently used travel document for manu-
at AUA. The transition to al identity verification by a
SA at AUA means an even CBP officer and will be pro-
more efficient inspection cessed in accordance with
process. CBP is implement- existing requirements for
ing facial comparison tech- entry into the United States.
nology to address recom-
mendations from the 9/11 CBP is committed to its pri-
Commission and address vacy obligations and has
a Congressional mandate taken steps to safeguard
to biometrically record the the privacy of all travelers.
entry and exit of non-U.S. CBP has employed strong
citizens. technical security safe-
guards and has limited the
Given today’s health con- amount of personally iden-
cerns, facial comparison tifiable information used in
technology can play a key the facial biometric pro-
role in helping the travel cess. New photos of U.S. cit-
industry address COVID-19 izens will be deleted within
health and safety risks by 12 hours, and photos of for-
implementing seamless eign nationals will be stored
processes. Through this in a secure DHS system. Fa-
technology, CBP can re- cial comparison technol-
duce the need to capture ogy enhances CBP’s abil-
fingerprints and handle ity to facilitate lawful travel
documents. CBP’s facial and secure the border.q