{"id":7949,"date":"2023-04-25T15:51:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T07:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/?p=7949"},"modified":"2023-04-25T17:29:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T09:29:46","slug":"breeze-through-singapore-immigration-for-visitors-automated-clearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/2023\/04\/breeze-through-singapore-immigration-for-visitors-automated-clearance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Breeze Through Singapore Immigration for Visitors?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Automated Clearance Initiative (ACI) expanded to more lanes and passport holders.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Over 4 million foreign visitors have already cleared immigration through ACI.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ICA aims for 95% of all arrivals at Changi Airport to be cleared through automated lanes by 2024.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Breeze Through Singapore Immigration for Visitors (Apr 25 2023)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Ocatpprk9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we talk about something very shiok &#8211; the Automated Immigration Clearance (ACI) that makes our life so much easier, especially when we travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expanding ACI to More Lanes and Countries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bro, you know ah, last time only got 16 countries using the ACI, but now got <strong>51 countries<\/strong> can use liao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now got 130 automated lanes at Changi Airport and 40 at land checkpoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4 Million Foreign Visitors and Counting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Eh, did you know, over 4 million foreign visitors already use this ACI to clear immigration?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They just need to use their biometrics like iris, facial, and fingerprint images.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, they get one electronic visit pass (ePass) emailed to them after immigration clearance. So high-tech sia!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ICA Aiming High for Automated Clearance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our ICA people are very hardworking hor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They aim for 95% of all arrivals at Changi Airport to be cleared through automated lanes by 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine, almost everyone can just use automated lanes; no need to queue for so long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Assistant Commissioner Phua Chiew Hua said: &#8220;With the ACI, those eligible can now proceed directly to the automated lanes for immigration clearance, even if it is their first time visiting Singapore.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Power lah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Actionable &amp; Practical Takeaways for Eligible Visitors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Check if <a href=\"http:\/\/www.go.gov.sg\/ica-aci\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">your country is eligible for ACI<\/a> before visiting Singapore.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit for free the<strong> SG Arrival Card<\/strong> through<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ica.gov.sg\/public-education\/myica-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> MyICA Mobile app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ica.gov.sg\/enter-transit-depart\/entering-singapore\/sg-arrival-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ICA website<\/a>, up to 3 days prior to arrival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proceed to the <em>automated lanes<\/em> at Immigration Clearance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insert your <em>passport<\/em> into the machine for verification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Follow instructions on screen to <em>present your biometrics<\/em> (iris, facial and fingerprint).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You&#8217;ll be notified of your successful enrolment into the ACI through your <em>electronic visit pass (e-Pass)<\/em> via email.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To conclude, our Singapore is very advanced liao.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automated Immigration Clearance is making our life so much easier; no need to queue so long at the checkpoints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s like eating ice kacang on a hot day, so shiok!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what do you think about the ACI?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Share with us your experience using the automated lanes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You think got any room for improvement?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover how automated immigration clearance is revolutionising the way we travel in and out of Singapore!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,437],"tags":[903,905,904,902,779,298],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7949"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7949"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7973,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7949\/revisions\/7973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daily.sg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}