Passport-free clearance to be rolled out at all Singapore checkpoints from 2024

The Automated Border Control System is part of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority’s new clearance concept, which was announced in 2019. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, May 5 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore residents and visitors leaving the Republic will be able to clear checkpoints without having to use their passports from 2024.

Instead, they can clear immigration via QR code at land checkpoints if travelling by car, or the new contactless Automated Border Control System (ABCS) at passenger halls.