Passport-free and contactless immigration clearance is expected to be rolled out by the end of 2024.
The feature was rolled out in early May, allowing even first-time visitors to Singapore to use the automated lanes without any prior enrolment in the system.
It is part of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s new clearance concept that was announced in 2019, which aims to provide faster and more secure immigration clearance. Mr Atul Sethi, 46, a businessman from India who was passing through Singapore on his way back from the US, said he was very impressed by the automated gates, having used them for the first time on May 16 to clear immigration in under a minute.
Assistant Commissioner Phua Chiew Hua, deputy director at ICA’s operations division, said on May 16 that arriving Singapore residents and all departing travellers will be able to enjoy contactless immigration clearance at Changi and Seletar airports, as well as Marina Bay Cruise Centre, by the end of the year.He said: “This means that they will not need to present their passports. These initiatives will help to reduce immigration clearance time at the passenger halls by about 40 per cent.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim trying out the passport-free automated clearance system on May 17. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIMAssociate Professor Faishal Faishal also spoke about the agency’s aim to provide a fuss-free experience for those who need ICA’s services and save them a trip to the ICA Building as far as possible.
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