Singapore to allow all foreigners to enter via automated lanes

SINGAPORE -- Singapore will soon allow foreign visitors to enter the country via its automated immigration turnstiles at all checkpoints, as it tries to ease the immigration process for tourists.

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Tuesday said it will allow all arrivals to scan their passports under a new automated border control system from the second half of this year. To exit, they will be subject to biometric assessments but will not have to show their passports again.