Business Times - 03 Jul 2008
Foreigners to be issued new pass
By MELISSA YEO
A NEW Long Term Pass (LTP) will be issued to foreigners living in Singapore as part of plans to beef up national security, the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said yesterday.
The card will be issued to all foreigners here on a student pass (STP), long-term visit pass, employment pass or dependant's pass. It will replace the current stamp endorsement and disembarkation/ embarkation (D/E) card system.
Unlike the D/E card, the LTP card incorporates the holder's photo and fingerprint - to deter forgery and fraudulence.
The LTP card will be introduced to new pass holders in the second half of this year. Current holders of long-term visit passes and STPs will change to the LTP card from the second quarter of 2009 when they renew their passes.
A new Employment Pass Services Centre (EPSC) will be set up at this time to register and issue LTP cards to Work Permit and S Pass Holders.
More details of the LTP card's design and security features will be released closer to the date of its implementation.
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