ON JAN 5, the new “US Visit Programme” for people from countries that require visas to come to the US, estimated at 26 million annually, will take effect at airports and seaports that handle international visitors.
This will be the biggest and most significant change since the Department of Homeland Security was formed, by the merging of some 20 domestic agencies, to have a co-ordinated approach to protect the country against future terrorist attacks.
