Iris, facial scanning trial for immigration clearance under way at Tuas Checkpoint

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Travellers are not required to present their passport or thumbprints for clearance in this trial, and their identity is verified using iris and ...

Participants must not wear sunglasses, cap or other headgear when using the contactless immigration clearance lane.Singaporean citizens aged six and above, who are holding passports beginning with the letter K and issued after Jan 1, 2018, are eligible for the trial.

Eligible travellers are not required to sign up prior to their trip. They can proceed to clear immigration through the designated lane upon their return at Tuas Checkpoint, said ICA.READ: Complaints of Causeway, Second Link congestion as Singapore bans foreign vehicles with outstanding fines “The contactless immigration system will enhance operational efficiency, yet maintain our high standards of traveller identity verification and security, and is a significant step towards ICA’s vision of an efficient and hassle-free immigration clearance experience using biometric solutions,” it said.

“ICA will study the results of the trial and assess the feasibility to extend this initiative to more automated clearance lanes and other checkpoints.”

 

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Nice but still need a passport to enter your destination.

musa_harianto dh you dun need passport already haha

Era of 'Minority Report' technology is here

Its taking too long.. they should just upgrade the system than the one they are using now at the counters cos office copiers are faster than our checkpoint computer scanners.. Weird where the spend money on..

Bleargh. Reach msia side still have to provide passport

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