Biometrics is the study of methods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon
one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits. As the world goes digital,
biometrics is a term that most people will encounter more and more frequently.
Biometrics provides for verification, identification and screening, by using
the biological properties, whether physical or behavioral. Examples include
fingerprints, palm prints, retinal scans, voice recognition and gait
recognition.
In our constant endeavor to provide the best service to visa applicants and
keeping in sync with the latest in technology, VFS Global recently completed a
mammoth exercise of providing biometrics service for UKvisas at all its posts
globally (where VFS Global has been offered this mandate). We are privileged to
provide this service at the following countries: India, Singapore, Bangladesh,
Malaysia, Sri Lanka, China, Ghana, Qatar, Indonesia, Nigeria, Russia, Thailand,
Nepal, Philippines, South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Malawi,
Uganda, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, Pakistan, Oman, South Korea,
Ethiopia, Japan, Saudi Arabia & Syria. Today, VFS Global is the only
outsourced service company that has the capability to seamlessly integrate
biometrics in the operational flow pertaining to visa processing.
Under this system, an applicant desirous of traveling to the UK can visit an
UKvisas application center in any one of the countries mentioned above. Finger
scanning and capturing of digital photograph are managed concurrently in order
to link the fingerprints to the face of the visa applicant. The digital
photography and electronic finger scanning procedure is quick, discreet and
entirely safe. The entire biometric process takes just five minutes! The
biometric data collected, is stored on a database in the UK and held strictly
in accordance with United Kingdom legislation, including the Data Protection
Act 1998.
Post this project with UKvisas, VFS Global is in touch with other diplomatic
missions as well, for similar operations across the globe.
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