Under the New Clearance Concept (NCC), all travellers will have automated clearance, and all Singapore residents and eligible foreign travellers will get immigration clearance without having to present their passport.
Tag: Passport power
Singapore: Changi Airport will soon go passport-free
Singapore’s Changi Airport will soon go passport-free.
India moves up five spots to rank 80th in ‘world’s most powerful passport’ list
The Henley Passport Index ranks India’s passport at the 80th spot. India was at the 85th spot in 2022 in the Henley Passport Index.
Singapore passport topples Japan to take the No. 1 rank on Henley Passport Index 2023
Passport power is measured by the number of countries that grant visa-free (or visa-on-arrival) access to holders of a particular passport, and the Singapore passport gets visa-free entry to 192 destinations out of the 227 listed on this index.
Country-based quota reason for Green Card delays for Indians: USCIS advisor
The country-based quota system is responsible for the exceedingly long wait times for Green Cards for people from India, China, Mexico and the Philippines, a senior US official said.
41 Pakistan-based Indian nationals gave up Indian citizenship last year: Indian government
India News: As many as 41 Pakistan-based Indian nationals gave up their Indian citizenship last year, compared to only seven in 2020, according to the Union government in Parliament.
H-1B visa sign ups for next year’s fiscal to begin on March 1
USA News: The H-1B visa registrations for next year’s fiscal would start on March 1 and remain opened till 18 of the same month.
Increasing reach of Indian passport; now visa-free access to 59 nations: Report
India has jumped seven places to rank 83rd on the index with visa-free access as compared to 90th last year, Henley Passport Index said in its report.
Indian expats in UAE can now renew passports up to a year prior to expiry
Indian passport holders in the UAE will now not be required to wait until the very last moment to renew their expired passports, an official with the Consulate General of India in Dubai has said.
Singapore has world’s second strongest passport: Global mobility report
Singapore has the second strongest passport of any country in the world, according to a recent survey. Asian countries top the list of the world’s strongest passports and two other nations from the region earned the dubious distinction of having the weakest passports as well.
