QR code trial for bus travellers to start at Woodlands, Tuas soon

Bus travellers will be able to use QR codes to enter and exit Singapore's two land checkpoints during a trial starting from the end of November, said Singapore's Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Nov 21.

- Lok Jian Wen

Eligible travellers on the trial at the Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints will include Singapore residents - citizens, permanent residents and long-term pass holders - as well as foreigners who have previously visited the Republic.

They will join others travelling from or to Johor by car, motorcycle or even bicycle, who can already opt to clear immigration at Singapore checkpoints with QR codes.

Prior to the roll-out of the initiative in March, ICA estimated that cars with four travellers can save around 20 seconds when using QR codes, while clearance time for motorcycles and their pillion riders has been reduced by around 30 per cent.