Thai passport holders will join the growing list of non-Singaporeans capable of breezier entry into the Little Red Dot thanks to an inclusion into the Frequent Traveller Programme (FTP).
From next Monday onwards, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will extend the FTP to eligible holders of Thai international passports, enabling them to use the automated immigration clearance facilities at Singapore’s checkpoints. Entering and exiting the country will just be a simple scanning of passports and thumbprints at the automated clearance systems.
Enrolment into the programme is voluntary and free, but Thai citizens will have to be aged six and above to apply. They’ll also have to hold a passport with more than six months’ validity, and have visited Singapore at least twice in the past two years.
The quicker immigration process is already afforded to Singapore passport holders, who have been able to use the Auto Gate passport scanners at Suvarnabhumi airport since August last year. “The mutual extension of such automated immigration clearance facilities will boost trade, business and tourism links between both countries,” noted ICA in a press release.
Thai citizens interested in opting into the FTP can do so at enrolment centers located at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3, Visitor Services Centre at the ICA Building, as well as at Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints.
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