US embassy cable - 03KUWAIT5837

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 005837 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, CA/OCS/NEA, DS/IP/NEA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/29/2013 
TAGS: PTER, ASEC, AMGT, KU 
SUBJECT: (C) HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP:  MONTHLY 
MEETING 
 
Classified By: CDA JOHN MORAN; REASON 1.4 (D) 
 
1.  (SBU) Acting DCM chaired the monthly meeting of Post's 
Homeland Security Working Group December 29.  Visas Viper 
meeting reported septel. 
 
2.  (SBU) RSO briefed that the Embassy was already in 
heightened security status before DHS raised the threat level 
to Orange; all appropriate measures are in place and GOK 
remains very responsive to our requests. 
 
3.  (SBU) Consul briefed that USVISIT program will take 
effect in the United States on January 5.  Embassy began 
collecting biometric data from visa applicants on November 
22.  CONS had sent a dipnote to MFA regarding the USVISIT 
program; it will post information on the Embassy webpage and 
provide it to all visa applicants. 
 
4.  (C) There was discussion of a letter from the 
Transportation Security Administration to Kuwait Airways (KA) 
listing six KA aircrew members who are no longer permitted to 
fly to the United States.  Post shared the contents of that 
letter with MFA December 28.  CONS agreed to check whether 
the six named individuals' visas have been revoked. 
MORAN