Singapore's Changi Airport embraces biometric immigration screening

Passport-free clearance improves monitoring and efficiency at key hub

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Singapore's Changi Airport has been working to automate more processes since 2019. (Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority)

MAYUKO TANI, Nikkei staff writer

SINGAPORE -- A new biometric immigration clearance system at Singapore's Changi Airport is offering greater convenience to travelers while allowing the government to keep a closer eye on who enters and leaves the country.

Instead of presenting their passports, Singaporean nationals and long-term residents can be screened to enter or exit the country simply through facial scanning carried out at automated kiosks.

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