The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) of Singapore will gradually introduce passport-free immigration checks at Changi International Airport starting August 5.
Information pre-submitted by airlines will be used to pre-identify individuals who can proceed through immigration. Foreigners visiting Singapore for the first time, or those visiting with a different passport than the one used in their last visit, will still need to present their passport.
Singapore residents and qualified foreign travelers will be able to undergo immigration checks without presenting their passports.
The implementation will start with some automated lanes in Terminal 3 for Singapore residents initially. By September, it will expand to other terminals and by December to the Marina Bay Cruise Centre, reducing the time taken for immigration checks by 40%.
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