SINGAPORE, May 13 -- Sea travellers entering Singapore via Marina South Pier and West Coast Pier can expect faster immigration clearance from 2027, with the introduction of automated lanes and self-clearance kiosks.

Improvement works will begin in December 2025 and are slated for completion in the first half of 2027, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) told The Straits Times (ST). Immigration clearance will continue throughout the upgrading period.

Currently, travellers must clear immigration at manned counters. These will be replaced with automated lanes requiring passport scans and biometric checks, including facial and iris recognition.

"Once these works are done, all sea travellers at both piers will be able to use auto...