Immigration Data Shared Between Nations!!

International travelers often have these questions: Is my data safe with a country when I apply for a visa? Is it shared with other countries? If the U.S. denied my visa will the Canadian Embassy have access to this information?

The answer to all these questions is 'Yes' and that can be alarming.

2009 marked the year that officially allowed the exchange of specific biometric data between participant countries of the 'Five Country Conference (FCC).' The member countries, namely: the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, agreed to share biometric data from applications for visa and other immigration benefits of potential immigrants to jointly combat illegal immigration under the High Value Protocol Data Sharing (HVDS) initiative.