Singapore to roll out biometric verification for travellers departing Changi Airport


A traveller using an iris and facial scanner at the arrival hall of Changi Airport Terminal 3 on March 29, 2022. — LIM YAOHUI/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Travellers flying out of Changi Airport will no longer have to present their passports or boarding passes when clearing immigration, after an initiative to use biometrics for verification is rolled out later this year.

Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean on Tuesday (May 17) said: “We are working on an initiative where departing passengers at Changi need only present their biometrics for verification at the various departure touchpoints, without having to present any physical identity or travel documents.”

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