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US 8,074,878 B1Granted
System and method of pre-approving applicants for visa processing using an emerging country's international travel approval control card
AssigneeF3M3 Companies, Inc.
InventorIsaac Sayo Daniel
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method, and more particularly to a system and method of pre-approving applicants for visa processing using an emerging country's international travel approval control card, i.e. an electronic data card that includes biometric verification means for verifying a biometric identifier stored thereon, used to uniquely identify the card holder to a local foreign embassy as pre-approved for visa application processing.
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A system comprising of:
- (a) an electronic data card configured for electronically storing thereon a biometric identifier;
- (b) biometric verification means positioned on the electronic data card, where the biometric verification means is configured for validating a visa applicant's biometric sample by comparing the biometric sample with the biometric identifier stored on the electronic data card or with a foreign embassy;
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- (c) a passport reader connected to a computer, wherein the passport reader is configured for reading the electronic data card for verifying the visa applicant's pre-approval status for a travel visa at the local foreign embassy where the visa applicant resides, wherein upon pre-approval the visa applicant need not return to a birth country to submit the visa application to the foreign embassy of an intended destination country.
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A method comprising:
- (a) electronically storing a biometric identifier on an electronic data card;
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- (b) providing biometric verification means positioned thereon the electronic data card, where the biometric verification means is configured for validating a visa applicant's biometric sample by comparing the biometric sample with the biometric identifier stored on the electronic data card or with a foreign embassy;
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- (c) reading the electronic data card for verifying the visa applicant's pre-approval status for a travel visa at a local embassy where the visa applicant resides, wherein upon pre-approval the visa applicant need not return to a birth country to submit a visa application to the foreign embassy of an intended destination country.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.