From this one comment... we can confirm your friend doesn't know any Singaporean girls.

Hmmm... not shaping up to be a good year for finance people in Sg.

Sigh. Hopefully the market recovers in a year or so. Can't wait to get out.

But there is a label/board right before entering autogate stated... "singaporean/PR"... Yesterday I went to JB and tried autogate but it seems not working (means the machine rejected the passport reading and it's not about the issue of finger printing). When I passed manual gate, I asked the officer.. they said need to get access card. So, I checked to the official website and this morning I went to ICA Lavender for eIACS, the officer told me that I can just pass through autogate using passport. My EP was issued since Jan13.

Anyway, just scan the first page of M'sia passport without cover?

probably the autogate system has yet to be updated...delay maybe as u just started work like one month?
yes, just scan the page of your passport with the pic.

That mean EP holder noneed to apply for anything but just go to the autogate and scan the passport page with pic?

Hi
Just to share. EP processing in MOM on first week of Jan. Got physical EP on 14th Jan. Exit Singapore on autogate on 18th Jan.

Just scan the first page of Msia passport (the page with picture and face down?). Take off the cover right?
Which exit? Tuas or woodlands or airport?

I tried airport 18th Friday... rejected.
Tried yesterday @ woodlands also rejected.
So weird.
Issuance of EP on 2 Jan, collection on 8 Jan, by right should be ok...

yes...i nvr applied anything


well...then his/her case is x-files...unexplainable.

http://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/ro...otorcycles.html

hi hi, can advice me ah?

le me want to move in de, driving a car load of items for my rental HDB. if the car never goes in singapore before, i can have a 10 days free pass rite? I have an EP pass and wife with dependant pass. So can i still use the 10 days free pass?

any documents i need else then passport? tq tq

From his previous comments, it seems his friends don't know SG full stop and are bullsh*tting him left right and centre, yet he is taking their word as gospel and assuming that he is now an expert on all things SG


Yeah, but any long term pass holder also can use it. Funny story the other day I was queue'ing at Tuas and one Singaporean lady was looking damn lost and confused, turned and asked me "eh this lane Singaporeans cannot use ah?" Cos everyone around her holding non-Singapore passport lol.

Anyway according to ICA, "With effect from 5 April 2011, ICA has ceased issuing Access Cards." So everyone now uses passport 1st page can liao, no more access cards.



Yes. Like crazy25kid and IlikePanadol shared, we can all pass the autogate using passport and we never applied for anything also. I've passed at airport, woodlands, and tuas all also no problem. Even my fiancee last time on LTVP (long term pass) also can use autogate. caihong I really got no idea why he cannot use.

Your passport with the biometric chip? The MOM lady said since my passport is new with the chip, I will be able to enter/exit at the autogate.

hmmm...that seems very logical.
i know my passport has the chip
need to check my wife's passport (which is older version than mine) but she can scan too.

This post has been edited by crazy25kid: Feb 4 2013, 04:54 PM

O? is all about the biometric chip?one of my friend also cannot go thru the autogate,possible is the chip i think, how to know which year passport is useable to go thru the autogate?

the new passports that are ICAO standard or something like that have this logo:



but my previous passport without this logo (issued in april 2007, expired april 2012) also can pass through SG autogate leh.

Oic.. that mean there is no way we can know why some can go thru autogate some cannot.
haiz, thought can find out answer to help my friend.

Will pay a visit to woodlands kastam one saturday morning (maybe after cny). If still cannot get throught, will straight away "register" at the woodland departure office which opens half day on saturday. What to do? CNY gonna to be in (long) queue again.

Just ensure roadtax alive to buy autopass card.

If u read on LTA site, EP holder not allowed to drive foreign registered car into sg unless staying in johor/outside sg. While all this while there was no LTA inspection at the border, there is always risk to be caught violating the rules.

Furthermore, if u carry loads of stuff, you might be subjected to GST by the custom. Value <$150 for travelers out of sg 48hrs, <$400 for more than 48hrs.

Like many sgrean said, do what u want just don't get caught

Did he change the passport after the initial MOM registration ? Last time I could use my old passport but after I changed to a new passport (old one expired), cannot use autogate. The SG officer told me to go register the new passport number with some agency which I forgotten (not sure if direct to Immigration office as MOM have my latest passport number as after I changed passport and informed HR, they key in online). Just ask your friend to ask the officer where and how to enable the autogate process. I didn't bother with the re-registration but I can use the autogate now.

Normally the MOM data will snyc with immigration after a few weeks. Ask your friend to try after a couple of weeks / months

My previous passport issued in 2003 can use the autogate, should be no problem for newer one than 2003.

Last time after I renew my passport they help me to update at the custom counter in Changi. Very fast process.