National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) Ends
Special Registration No Longer Required

As of April 27, 2011, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the end of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). This special registration process is no longer required.  

Travelers who registered with NSEERS when they entered the U.S. are NOT required to register when they depart.  All that is required is to turn in your I-94 to the gate agent if departing by air, or Canada customs if departing by land from at the northern border.

Because NSEERS is no longer in effect, waivers issued for travelers previously subject to NSEERS are no longer documents that should be presented to CBP upon entry. 

All travelers are still subject to inspection, including referrals to secondary, however, the list of countries whose nationals were subject to NSEERS has been retired.  Individuals from those countries will no longer automatically be referred for secondary inspection. In the future, such referrals are no longer a requirement for citizens of countries whose nationals had been subject to NSEERS registration.

Referrals may include persons/goods that require additional inspection to determine admissibility; persons who are the subjects of wants/warrants records; persons requiring additional administrative processing such as first time immigrants or those who are declaring large amounts of cash or commercial goods; and random compliance exams.

The official notice filed in the U.S. Federal Register is available at:
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2011/pdf/2011-10305.pdf

This announcement is also available on the official website of US Customs and Border Protection:
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/1214/kw/NSEERS

Those students who were previously subject to NSEERS (Special Registration) screening may wish to print the announcement and carry it with them when traveling abroad and re-entering the United States.