{"id":50814,"date":"2026-05-08T14:49:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=50814"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T06:49:37","slug":"fully-automated-in-car-immigration-clearance-for-drivers-passengers-to-be-trialled-at-tuas-checkpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=50814","title":{"rendered":"Fully automated in-car immigration clearance for drivers, passengers to be trialled at Tuas Checkpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>ICA rolled out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/qr-code-woodlands-tuas-checkpoints-immigration-causeway-singapore-johor-4206381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>QR code immigration clearance<\/span><\/a> for car travellers at the checkpoints in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting their journey, travellers can create an individual or group QR code via the MyICA mobile application. On arrival at the checkpoint, they can scan the QR code at the car counter without having to present their passports to the immigration officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe implementation of APCS@Car is expected to deliver significant operational and user benefits,\u201d said ICA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy transitioning from manual face-to-face checks to biometric verification at the APCS lanes, border security will be enhanced while reducing reliance on officer-manned counters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The authority said that with less need for manual intervention, an officer can oversee multiple lanes remotely via a dashboard. This provides access to live camera feeds of the APCS lanes, and travellers are able to communicate directly with officers through an intercom at each lane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese enhancements allow the APCS lanes to operate continuously, enabling ICA to scale up clearance capacity more efficiently and provide a more seamless experience for travellers,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>APCS@Car lanes may also be configured to clear up to two motorcycles at any one time, depending on traffic conditions and operational needs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/singapore\/fully-automated-car-immigration-clearance-trial-tuas-checkpoint-6108576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICA rolled out QR code immigration clearance for car travellers at the checkpoints in March 2024. Before starting their journey, travellers can create an individual&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/50815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}