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April 27, 2010 -
All the main airports in The VSC4Plus can identify counterfeit documents in a matter of seconds. It can check for the majority of security features commonly used to prevent documents from being forged, such as watermarks, holograms, retro-reflective images, UV- activated features, anti-Stokes features, ICAO coded data, and invisibly embedded data. |
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It is equally effective on passports, visas, birth certificates, driving licenses and many other ‘feeder’ documents offered to the authorities in support of applications for passports and ID cards. The equipment will be used to check passports and ID cards from international and domestic inter-Caribbean flights. Dan Freeman, application engineer for the company, said: “We had lots of comments about how easy the equipment is to use. People picked up how to use the equipment really quickly.”
Local media were
excited by the developments and the head of the International
Organization for Immigration (IOM) for The IOM has been working closely with the Dominican Republic Government to improve migration and security. It has provided better training in border management and the number of officials who work in immigration and law enforcement.
The following airports all now have Foster + Freemans VSC4Plus:
International Airport Joaquin Balaguer, International Airport of Las
Americas –
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