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Under new rules proposed by the Bush administration, Canadians who work in the United States are set to be fingerprinted and photographed every time they enter the country by air or sea.

The rule, proposed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, expands on the so-called US-VISIT program, which has been in effect since 2004.

It will affect any Canadian working in the U.S., including nurses, agricultural workers, those travelling through the States, as well as students and their dependents.

It will mean up to 1.5 million more will enroll in the US-VISIT program, which already includes 61 million people from other countries, according to Bob Mocny, acting direct of the US-VISIT program.

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Canadian citizens who enter the U.S. for shopping, to visit friends and family, for a vacation or short business trips, will be exempt from the rule.

Others affected include refugees or those seeking asylum in the United States, and parolees.

"Expanding the population processed through US-VISIT is the next step in a comprehensive plan to further improve public safety and national security, as well as ensure the integrity of the immigration process," said a news release.

A public consultation process on the new rule is being held until Aug. 28.

Canadians who would be required to enroll in the program would only have their fingerprints checked at land ports if border officials question the validity of their documents, Mocny told The Associated Press.

He said the US-VISIT program is slowly being phased in.

"We have a lot more steps along the way," Mocny told AP.

The US-VISIT program is separate from the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, which would require all sea and air travellers crossing the Canada-U.S. border to carry passports by January. Those crossing at land borders would need one by 2008.

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