Training Agency
Immigration & Checkpoints Authority,Ministry of Home Affairs
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The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is a government
agency under the Ministry of Home Affairs. ICA comprises the
former Singapore Immigration & Registration (SIR) and the
former Customs & Excise Department (CED), which performed
enforcement work at the various checkpoints. The major objective
of the merger is to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex
security landscape by enhancing the overall checkpoint command
and control; hence, resulting in tighter checkpoint security and more
effective utilisation of resources. Operational since 1 April 2003, the
mission of ICA is to ensure that the movement of people, goods and
conveyances through the checkpoints is legitimate and lawful. ICA
administers and upholds the laws on immigration, citizenship and
national registration fairly and effectively.
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