Auto-Scanning Your Passport at Woodlands Checkpoint

Ito_^ SG

juz came back from jb, saw got two new lanes for auto checking your passport, looks like new. the police guy was directly singaporean passport holders to those.

i wanna noe is.. those passports need to be the new passports? very curious, bt din have time to ask or check em out. anyone noe?

^tamago^ SG

actually, all along, current non-biometric passports can be self-checked. Laughing

Ito_^ SG

is it!? next time muz try.

i saw the aunty put her thumb on a device before leaving the lane. so i tot its need new one but the police person never state, juz say singapore passport.

DrTech SG

Need thumb? probably the new biometric passports

Ligh7n1ngG0d SG

Yep, its the new ones.

the Bear SG

no need biometric passport...

all you need is a machine-readable one, that is, the one with your picture, the side got those <<< and your name..

and you have to be registered for your NRIC.. for the thumbprint data..

so all you have to do is to scan your passport, the door open, you go in, scan your thumbprint, the next door opens, you're done..

^tamago^ SG

no one saw what the malaysians were doing at JB customs when they return...? Laughing

photo_seeker SG

Elaborate?

Ito_^ SG

confirm plus chop.

normal passport oso can use, juz now use le. quite kewl. Very Happy

mhcampboy SG

Airport has it for ages already... finally wlds checkpoint using it... Mr. Green

jackc` SG

Fast and easy, pleasantly surprised too, beats having to squeeze in the queue with all the foreigners. Thoses lanes for Singaporeans used to be abused by Foreigners.

Even in Changi. The worst time I guess is when during that IMF meeting, they closed off 4 out of 5 Singaporean passport lanes for IMF visitors. You know how 'Tu Lan' I was as a Singaporean coming home to queue up behind foreigners.

the Bear SG

i was there..

there was a lot of unhappiness by the people who work there.. but then, orders from up high came down..