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When I arrived at Ezeiza last November I was caught somewhat by surprise when the immigration officer demanded my thumbprint. It was the first time I’d ever been asked to do that anywhere in the world and is something I have been against as a matter of principle. I didn’t argue naturally.
Now read this
This is all getting too creepy for me.
When I arrived at Ezeiza last November I was caught somewhat by surprise when the immigration officer demanded my thumbprint. It was the first time I’d ever been asked to do that anywhere in the world and is something I have been against as a matter of principle. I didn’t argue naturally.
Now read this
Thumbprints and photos have been "normal" here for 2 or 3 years.
Not even the British government has my fingerprints so it was a huge deal to me to give that up but the alternative was to be refused entry I guess.
It’s not right though in my opinion.
I agree with you, mainly because we don't have an ID card in the UK and people here can't believe it.
Not even the British government has my fingerprints so it was a huge deal to me to give that up but the alternative was to be refused entry I guess.
It’s not right though in my opinion.
The day you become a full resident, it's not just the thumbprint - it's two thumbs and eight fingers.
We Brits are very nervous about all this but it's probably because we are the only country in the world without a national ID Card.
Don't you get fingerprinted to get a passport? We do, which is why we need to go in person to the nearest consulate. Every time we need a new passport, we have to go in person. We can then have the passport mailed to us (instead of picking it up), but there is no workaround to fingerprints. This happens every 10 years, given our passport lasts that long.
I must add that we don't get fingerprinted upon entering Europe, but we do get fingerprinted when arriving in Ezeiza, regardless if nationals or not.
Don't you get fingerprinted to get a passport? We do, which is why we need to go in person to the nearest consulate. Every time we need a new passport, we have to go in person. We can then have the passport mailed to us (instead of picking it up), but there is no workaround to fingerprints. This happens every 10 years, given our passport lasts that long.
I must add that we don't get fingerprinted upon entering Europe, but we do get fingerprinted when arriving in Ezeiza, regardless if nationals or not.
as @Bombonera says you only get fingerprinted in the UK when you get arrested....
The day you become a full resident, it's not just the thumbprint - it's two thumbs and eight fingers.
We Brits are very nervous about all this but it's probably because we are the only country in the world without a national ID Card.
We don’t have a National ID card in the US, either. When asked for ID, most of us use our state driver’s icense or (non-photo) social security #.
I’m pretty sure that Argentina’s passport control used photographs and thumbprints in 2018, before the USA did. I remember being shocked the first time I was asked to place my thumb on the lighted box and to look into the camera lens.
We don’t have a National ID card in the US, either. When asked for ID, most of us use our state driver’s icense or (non-photo) social security #.
I’m pretty sure that Argentina’s passport control used photographs and thumbprints in 2018, before the USA did. I remember being shocked the first time I was asked to place my thumb on the lighted box and to look into the camera lens.
They also do this in some gated communities (barrios cerrados) - photo, every document you possess and fingerprint.
During the pandemic I was doing a lot of deliveries to these places and it became a real pain in the arse, so in the end I insisted that every customer meet me at the gate.
They also do this in some gated communities (barrios cerrados) - photo, every document you possess and fingerprint.
During the pandemic I was doing a lot of deliveries to these places and it became a real pain in the arse, so in the end I insisted that every customer meet me at the gate.
Good strategy , Splinter. My wife who also delivers stuff to barrios cerrados, asks people to meet her at the gate as well.
Must admit it doesn't bother me. Until I read this thread I didn't even remember getting my fingerprins taken here.
We don’t have a National ID card in the US, either. When asked for ID, most of us use our state driver’s icense or (non-photo) social security #.
Non-drivers can get a photo ID from the DMV. If they get a DL, the photo ID gets replaced by DL (you can't have both, you have to return your photo ID). That said, I don't recall if in the US you are mandated to have a form of ID with you at all time. I don't think so, since most people don't even have a photo ID ever in their life - they simply get a DL when they turn 16.
In Italy, we have to when driving (besides having a DL), but I am not sure if it is mandatory to carry an ID at all time. I remember that I was once sitting in the passenger seat in a car parking, it was late in the night and my then-bf-now-husband was behind the wheel. The police car approached us and they asked his DL and ID, and my ID as well. We weren't doing anything X-rated, just talking. It also happened once at an inspection point in Olivos - they asked his DL and DNI and my DNI (I was the passenger). Ironically, when he got a camera fine for not wearing a seatbelt, I, the passenger. got blurred. Therefore I can't understand the rationale on identifying the passenger.
Knowing how policemen reacts when challenged, it was easier to provide them what they were asking for than questioning WHY.
Non-drivers can get a photo ID from the DMV. If they get a DL, the photo ID gets replaced by DL (you can't have both, you have to return your photo ID). That said, I don't recall if in the US you are mandated to have a form of ID with you at all time. I don't think so, since most people don't even have a photo ID ever in their life - they simply get a DL when they turn 16.
You’re right, serafina: in the US, there would be a total uprising if people were required to have a form of ID with them at all times.
Some states have started requiring a photo ID for voting. I believe that was the start of non-driver ID’s being issued by the DMV, if requested. But the US has no national ID.
