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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. [1] ICA was formed on 1 ...
Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) processes PR applications in three different schemes: Family Ties, Professionals/Technical Personnel and Skilled Workers (PTS), and the Global Investor Programme (GIP). ICA receives applications through an online system, and applicants must pay a nonrefundable processing fee.
The fee is S$125 for 5 years. The estimated processing time is usually 4-6 weeks. To collect your COI the embassy will inform you of the result once they receive an update from the ICA. All successful applicants must appear in person in Singapore at Permanent Resident Services Centres or ICA Buildings to collect their COI.
From 27 February 2023, ICA ceased issuing physical Long-Term Pass cards. Only digital Long-Term Passes are issued to ICA-issued Long-Term Visit Pass holders and Student’s Pass holders, and Dependant’s Pass holders granted by the Ministry of Social and Family Development. The digital Long-Term Pass can be accessed via the MyICA mobile app ...
The ministry was housed at the Empress Place Building until 16 September 1963, when Singapore joined Malaysia and internal affairs became a federal responsibility. After gaining independence on 9 August 1965 from Malaysia, the ministry returned to the Empress Place Building under the purview of the Ministry of Interior and Defence (MID).
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.
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.
The numbers began to increase greatly from 1980 to 2010. Foreigners constituted 28.1% of Singapore's total labour force in 2000, to 34.7% in 2010, [17] which is the highest proportion of foreign workers in Asia. Singapore's non-resident workforce increased 170% from 248,000 in 1990 to 670,000 in 2006 (Yeoh 2007).