Almost 1.5 million travellers have cleared immigration here without having to present a passport.
SINGAPORE - It now takes an average of just 10 seconds to clear immigration at Changi Airport with travellers having to use only their facial and iris biometrics.
Foreign visitors will still need to produce their passports upon arrival, but can use just their biometrics when they depart.Travellers like those with young children who have to use the Special Assistance Lanes will still have to use their passports to clear immigration.Singapore is the first in the world to implement such a clearance system on a large scale.
He said: “It’s my first time using it, and it’s very quick. I’ve been to some places where you put your passport in and the machine doesn’t even recognise it’s a passport. This just scans my face, and I’m through.”
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