(BERNAMA): Singapore will stop accepting the Malaysian collective travel document (MCTD) at its international entry points, effective from Jan 1,2021. “This is to strengthen the security and efficiency of immigration clearance at Singapore’s checkpoints, ” said the republic’s Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) in a statement Wednesday (Feb 5). According to the ICA, the MCTD is a travel document issued by the Immigration Department to groups of five to 20 Malaysian nationals, in lieu of passports. However, the ICA said the MCTD poses security concerns as it facilitates the sharing of one travel document by multiple unrelated travellers. Other than the MCTD, the ICA said it does not accept any other countries’ collective travel documents.

Source: The Star February 05, 2020 03:56 UTC