Travellers carrying over S$20,000 in or out of Singapore must make declarations online from May 13

SINGAPORE: All travellers entering or leaving Singapore with more than S$20,000 (US$14,700) in cash must declare them online from May 13.  Those carrying over S$20,000 of bearable negotiable instruments – such as traveller’s cheques, money orders and postal orders – will also have to declare them. Currently, travellers are required to submit their declarations in … Read more

510,000 travellers used Singapore-Malaysia land checkpoints on Mar 28, highest in a single day

TRAFFIC TO REMAIN HEAVY  Traffic is expected to remain very heavy on Friday and Saturday at both land checkpoints with continuous tailbacks from Malaysia’s checkpoints for departing motorists, ICA said. In a Facebook update at around 1.25pm on Friday, it said that travellers can expect a delay of up to three hours or more. “At … Read more

QR code immigration clearance: What you need to know about ICA’s new initiative

WHAT IS THE PROCESS LIKE? Travellers can scan QR codes stored in the MyICA app using the QR code scanners at the arrival and departure car counters at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints. Once a code is scanned, ICA officers will conduct face-to-face checks of the traveller or travellers using the data retrieved through the … Read more

More than 2.33 million crossings at Singapore-Malaysia land checkpoints over Chinese New Year long weekend

SINGAPORE: Almost 390,000 travellers crossed Singapore’s land checkpoints daily over the Chinese New Year long weekend from Feb 8 to Feb 13, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Monday (Mar 4). This amounted to a 35 per cent increase over the daily average of about 289,000 travellers during the same period last year. … Read more

177 people arriving at Changi Airport found with vapes in multi-day operation

HSA and ICA will be conducting operations at land and sea checkpoints in the coming months. “Besides passengers arriving in Singapore with e-vaporisers, ICA will continue to conduct security checks and work with relevant authorities to detect and deter smuggling attempts to keep Singapore safe,” they said. Enforcement against possession and use of e-vaporisers has … Read more

20 weeks’ jail for man who used fake Malaysian passport after thinking he was wanted by Singapore police

SINGAPORE: Assuming that he was wanted by the police for his involvement in a gang fight, a Singaporean man left for Malaysia. He later got a fake Malaysian passport which he used to visit family in Singapore between 2008 and 2009. Andrew Lu Eng Leong, 58, was sentenced to 20 weeks’ jail on Friday (Dec … Read more

Johor Bahru checkpoint to close some bus zone counters, e-gates for upgrading works from Dec 15

SINGAPORE: Some bus zone counters and electronic gates (e-gates) at Johor Bahru land checkpoint will be closed from Friday (Dec 15) for upgrading works. The upgrading works at Sultan Iskandar Building – the customs, immigration and quarantine complex (CIQ) in Johor – are set to be completed on Jan 15, 2024, according to a Facebook … Read more