Immigration and Checkpoints Authority

Immigration and Checkpoints Authority
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Agency overview
Formed1 April 2003; 21 years ago (2003-04-01)
Preceding agencies
  • Singapore Immigration and Registration
  • Customs and Excise Department
Jurisdictional structure
Governing bodyGovernment of Singapore
Constituting instruments
  • Immigration Act
  • Passports Act
  • National Registration Act
Operational structure
Headquarters10 Kallang Road, Singapore 208718
Elected officers responsible
Agency executive
  • Marvin Sim, Commissioner, ICA
Parent agencyMinistry of Home Affairs
Website
www.ica.gov.sg

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is a law enforcement agency within the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the border control agency responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in Singapore.[1]

ICA was formed on 1 April 2003 after the restructuring of the preceding agencies responsible for customs and immigration control, the Singapore Immigration and Registration (SIR) and the Customs and Excise Department (CED). It is accountable directly to the MHA, which is under the purview of the Government of Singapore and its relevant ministers.[2]

Its responsibilities include immigration and customs controls and the screening of passengers, freight and port staff at the country's rail, air and sea ports, as well as dozens of smaller airstrips, ports and marinas. In addition, their duties also include counter-terrorism, part of which is to detect and deter the illicit importation of radioactive and nuclear material by terrorists or criminals.[3]

  1. ^ "How MHA Works - Ministry of Home Affairs". www.mha.gov.sg. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ^ "ICA - Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore". www.ica.gov.sg. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. ^ "ICA - Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore". www.ica.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 November 2017.