Tag: ICA

  • Wajib Daftar Semula NRIC Apabila Cecah Usia 55 Tahun Mulai Januari Depan

    Wajib Daftar Semula NRIC Apabila Cecah Usia 55 Tahun Mulai Januari Depan

    Semua warga dan Penduduk Tetap (PR) Singapura yang akan mencecah usia 55 tahun pada atau selepas 1 Januari 2017, dan belum diberikan kad pengenalan (NRIC) ganti dalam tempoh 10 tahun sebelum ulang tahun mereka yang ke-55, perlu mendaftar semula bagi mendapatkan NRIC baru mulai Januari tahun depan

    Ini diumumkan Penguasa Imigresen dan Pusat Pemeriksaan (ICA) hari ini (14 Nov).

    Bayaran pendaftaran S$10 dikenakan bagi warga Singapura dan S$50 bagi PR, menurut ICA, iaitu kos yang sama untuk mendaftar bagi NRIC pada usia 15 tahun dan pendaftaran semula pada usia 30 tahun.

    ICA menjelaskan bahawa proses itu perlu dijalankan kerana gambar pada NRIC sedia ada menjadi lapuk sedang usia para pemegang NRIC meningkat, dan mungkin menyebabkan mereka sukar dikenal pasti, terutama warga emas.

    “Selain mungkin menyusahkan para pemegang NRIC, ini juga boleh menimbulkan risiko keselamatan kerana pihak berkuasa mungkin tidak dapat mengenal pasti seorang individu secara tepat berdasarkan gambarnya yang sudah lapuk,” menurut ICA.

    Timbalan pengarah Pusat Khidmat Rakyat di ICA, Chui Wai Cheng, juga berkata: “Terdapat juga risiko bahawa jika kad itu diambil orang lain, individu itu boleh mengambil identiti pemegang kad asal. Ia mungkin dari segi urus niaga kewangan, atau percubaan membeli barangan dan perkhidmatan dengan menggunakan identiti orang lain.”

    Mediacorp difahamkan bahawa ICA sudah menerima maklum balas tentang kes-kes sedemikian, namun tidak menjejak perangkaan itu kerana sesetengahnya adalah insiden privet dan tidak dilaporkan.

    Tambahan lagi, ICA menyatakan mulai 2017, ia merancang untuk mengumpul imej mata ketika NRIC baru dikeluarkan.

    Ini setelah Parlimen pada 10 November meluluskan pindaan pada Akta Pendaftaran Nasional untuk mempertingkatkan keberkesanan dan kecekapan operasi ICA.

    PENDAFTARAN SEMULA ADALAH WAJIB

    Mereka yang dikehendaki mendaftar semula bagi NRIC mereka akan menerima surat notis dari ICA sebulan sebelum ulang tahun ke-55 mereka. Mereka akan diberi tempoh setahun untuk membuat pendaftaran semula – selepas mereka mencapai usia 55 tahun hingga sebelum mereka mencecah usia 56 tahun.

    Mereka yang tinggal di luar negara boleh mendaftar semula NRIC dalam tempoh setahun selepas pulang ke Singapura.

    ICA menyarankan agar pendaftaran semula dibuat secara online menerusi laman ICA.

    “Mereka juga boleh mendaftar semula menerusi kios-kios layan diri di eLobby di tingkat satu Bangunan ICA.

    “Pemegang NRIC yang tidak dapat mendaftar semula online boleh mengisi borang permohonan dalam surat notis ICA dan mengirimkannya kepada Pusat Khidmat Rakyat ICA,” menurut ICA.

    Pendaftaran semula yang dibuat online akan mengambil masa sekitar tiga hari kerja untuk diproses, sementara tempoh untuk permohonan menerusi surat diproses akan mengambil masa sekitar dua minggu, menurut ICA.

    Ketika membuat pendaftaran semula, pemegang NRIC perlu mengemaskini perincian peribadi mereka dan menyerahkan gambar terkini mereka.

    Kad pengiktirafan akan dikirimkan sekiranya permohonan mereka diluluskan. Para pemegang NRIC boleh membuat temu janji online atau menerusi app mudah alih ICA untuk mengambil NRIC mereka.

    ICA menambah bahawa adalah satu kesalahan di bawah Akta Pendaftaran Nasional sekiranya pemegang NRIC gagal mendaftarkan semula NRIC-nya dalam setahun selepas mencapai usia 55 tahun, atau dalam setahun selepas pulang ke Singapura jika beliau tinggal di luar negara.

    ICA juga menyatakan ia akan mengirimkan surat-surat peringatan enam dan sembilan bulan selepas pemegang NRIC mencecah usia 55 tahun untuk meminta mereka membuat pendaftaran semula, sekiranya belum berbuat demikian.

    Bagi rakyat dan PR Singapura yang mencapai usia 55 tahun sebelum 2017, pendaftaran semula NRIC secara sukarela akan diperkenalkan mulai 2018, menurut ICA. Butiran lanjut akan diberikan tahun depan.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Retired Indonesian General ‘Interviewed’ At Changi As Part Of ‘Screening Procedures’: ICA

    Retired Indonesian General ‘Interviewed’ At Changi As Part Of ‘Screening Procedures’: ICA

    Retired Indonesian army general Suryo Prabowo was stopped and interviewed by checkpoint officers at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Wednesday (Aug 17), as part of “screening procedures”, said the Republic’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

    The ICA, in a statement on Saturday (Aug 20), explained that Mr Suryo was interviewed by its officers for about 30 minutes from 5.35am, and then allowed to continue on his journey.

    “He was informed by ICA officers that the interview was part of the screening procedures for border security,” said the agency. “As part of the immigration clearance process, travellers to Singapore may be subjected to additional interview and/or screening. These procedures are conducted at all of Singapore’s checkpoints.”

    The Singapore authority was responding to earlier media reports that said Mr Suryo was denied entry to Singapore because he was “blacklisted”.

    Mr Suryo had also complained on social media that he was detained and subjected to questioning by the officers when he arrived at Changi for transit on Wednesday morning.

    According to a report in Antara News on Friday, Mr Suryo was denied entry to Singapore when he was in transit at Changi en route to Fiji. The former three-star general also claimed in a Facebook post that he was “blacklisted for reasons that are not clear”.

    He added in the same post that if Singapore was “not friendly towards the people of Indonesia, perhaps the Indonesian government needs to review the policy of cooperation in counter-terrorism as well as other bilateral cooperation with Singapore”.

    According to the Antara report, Indonesian armed forces (TNI) chief General Gatot Nurmantyo had lodged a protest note with the Singapore defence attache in Jakarta over the incident.

    “As TNI chief, I’m not pleased with how the Singapore Government has treated a former TNI soldier… We have also written to the Foreign Ministry to lodge a note of protest with Singapore,” said the general on Friday.

    Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, however, told Tempo news that Mr Suryo was not blacklisted or banned from entering Singapore, adding that he was “only delayed” at the airport.

    This latest incident comes just a week before the Indonesia-Singapore leaders’ retreat, which will be held next Wednesday in Semarang, Central Java.

    The annual meeting this year between Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Indonesia President Joko Widodo will focus on economic collaborations.

    Both leaders are also scheduled to unveil the new Kendal Industrial Park, a joint venture between Indonesia’s Jababeka and Singapore’s Sembcorp. The two countries will also sign a new pact to promote tourism.

     

    Source: The Straits Times

  • Quick Thinking ICA Officers Ensured Safety Of Motorists From Falling Canopies At Tuas Checkpoint

    Quick Thinking ICA Officers Ensured Safety Of Motorists From Falling Canopies At Tuas Checkpoint

    Quick-thinking checkpoint officers to the rescue!

    This morning’s strong wind at Tuas Checkpoint had caused the canopies at the car and motorcycle arrival zones to topple. Here are some photos of quick-thinking officers who acted promptly to ensure motorists’ safety.

    Falling Canopy 2

    Kudos to CPL Anthony, CPL Leow, SGT Nur, SGT Herman, SSGT Farhan, WPC Atiwah, WPC Surinah, LCP Hisham, CPL Max and SGT Salam for their quick-thinking and fast response!

     

    Source: Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

  • Muhammad Shawal: Incompetent ICA Officers Know Little About Import Permits

    Muhammad Shawal: Incompetent ICA Officers Know Little About Import Permits

    I have to say this out loud.

    Most of the ICA officers at Woodlands Checkpoint have little knowledge about matters pertaining to import permits.

    Due to their incompetency, they waste our precious time. Seriously, so much wayang yet so little knowledge.

    Ya ya papaya!

     

    Source: Muhammad Shawal

  • Osman Sulaiman: Khaw Boon Wan Can Increase Popularity By Solving Jam At Land Checkpoints

    Osman Sulaiman: Khaw Boon Wan Can Increase Popularity By Solving Jam At Land Checkpoints

    Here’s how Mr Khaw Boon Wan the Transport Minister could increase his popularity now that he has assumed the most unwanted portfolio in the government’s department.

    ‘Steal’ a couple of millions from the PIC Bonus Grant Scheme and channel it towards relieving Woodlands checkpoint from massive congestion.

    1. Set up extra 20 booths during peak hours. With extra booth, more manpower is needed. Deploy personnel specifically for peak hours operation.

    2. Widen the CIQ car lanes from the existing 2 lanes. Currently only two car lanes serving hundreds of thousands of motorist before coming to the immigration booth.

    3. Hire more personnel for security checks whenever there is a need to step up security. Much much more from existing.

    The 5 billion PIC Bonus Scheme has remain largely ineffective in increasing the country’s productivity level. In recent news, we were told even pimps were claiming from this scheme.

    Tax payer’s monies should always be maximized and put to efficient use. Arresting the issue of congestion can actually help to increase the nation’s productivity level.

    Thousands of Malaysian and Singaporean workers travel in and out of Singapore everyday. Not having enough sleep just to beat the congestion will ultimately cause their work performances to dip and thus affect productivity.

    Fatigue can affect productivity too. Instead of waiting hours to clear the jam, that amount of hours wasted is opportunity lost to further increase productivity.

    Heavy congestion also have slight negative impact towards the country’s economy. We read about how a Singaporean stayed in JB hotel overnight just to avoid the jam. That is money spent overseas when it could have been spent internally to contribute to the economy.

    Gallons and gallons of petrol wasted during the congestion. Carbon dioxide harmful effects on the environment and humans are also a concern.

    It will not do wonders to the current productivity level. But I believe it will help towards achieving a positive effect. With this venture, everyone benefits. Motorist. Transport Minister. Government.

     

    Source: Osman Sulaiman