Passport-less clearance to be rolled out at all checkpoints from 2024
SINGAPORE – Singapore residents and departing visitors will be able to clear checkpoints without having to use their passports from 2024.During its workplan seminar at the Singapore Expo on Friday, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority said the manual counters at all checkpoints will be progressively replaced by about 800 automated lanes using ABCS from the first quarter of 2024.The NCC transformation plan aims to provide faster and more secure immigration and Customs clearance.
ICA will be working with the Home Team Science and Technology Agency to further improve Apics before rolling it out in phases at the land checkpoints. Those travelling by car can create a profile and generate a QR code via the MyICA mobile app, allowing them to scan the code at the manual immigration counters, where ICA officers will conduct facial image checks on the travellers using data from the QR code.
From 2026, Apics lanes will be introduced at Tuas Checkpoint, allowing travellers to scan their generated QR codes and present their biometrics for identity verification, removing the need for officers to be stationed at every car lane.The event on Friday also saw ICA celebrating its 20th anniversary. The authority was formed in 2003 from a merger of Singapore Immigration and Registration and the checkpoint operations of the Customs and Excise Department.Minister for Home Affairs and Law K.
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