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The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA, Chinese: 移民與關卡局 ；Malay: Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan) is a law enforcement agency within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the border control agency responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in Singapore.
As of 2025, holders of Singapore passports have visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to a total of 193 countries and territories, ranking the Singapore passport first in the world as per the Henley Passport Index. [1]
The Singapore passport is a passport issued to citizens of the Republic of Singapore.It enables the bearer to exit and re-enter Singapore freely; travel to and from other countries in accordance with visa requirements; facilitates the process of securing assistance from Singapore consular officials abroad, if necessary; and requests protection for the bearer while abroad.
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The passport number is alphanumeric, with a letter followed by an eight-digit number, e.g. A00000000. The letter prefix depends on the residency status of the bearer: "A" for Peninsular Malaysia and Labuan, "H" for Sabah and "K" for Sarawak. From 1964 to 1965, when Singapore was a part of Malaysia, Singapore citizens were issued Malaysian ...
A holder of a Certificate of Identity can enter Germany and Hungary visa-free for a maximum of 90 days within a 180-day period. [1] In the case of Germany, for holders of a COI to enter visa-free, their travel document must be endorsed and issued under the terms of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 28 September 1954.
ICA-issued passes are also printed with an instruction to surrender the card upon cancellation or expiration (for Student's Pass holders, within 7 days of cessation of studies), or when a new card is issued to the holder. The instruction is omitted from MOM-issued passes following the implementation of the QR code status check.
From 17 May 2024, the ICA permitted all passport holders, regardless of nationality to use the automated gates at all land, sea, and air checkpoints on both arrival and departure. This includes first-time visitors to Singapore. On 30 September 2024, the ICA adopted passport-less clearance at all 4 terminals at Changi airport.