SINGAPORE: From Apr 22, foreign travellers will no longer need to get their passports stamped when departing Singapore, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority said on Wednesday (Apr 17).
ICA said it will cease the issuance of departure immigration endorsements, or stamps of departure dates on travel documents, as part of ongoing efforts to streamline procedures at the checkpoints and speed up immigration clearance.
AdvertisementPreviously, all foreigners departing Singapore would have their passports stamped with the date of their departure by the immigration officer at the manned counters.
“Since September 2016, foreign travellers whose fingerprints have been enrolled via the BioScreen system upon their arrival into Singapore are eligible to use automated lanes when they leave Singapore. They do not receive departure immigration endorsements when they use the automated lanes,” ICA said.
ICA said it will inform foreign authorities on the cessation of the departure immigration endorsement. More information is available on its website.
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