The Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) began operating on 1 April 2003 with the merging of Singapore Immigration & Registration (SIR) and the checkpoint operations of the Customs & Excise Department (CED). To meet emerging security
challenges, part of CED joined SIR to form ICA.
SIR was formed earlier on 1 April 1998 when Singapore Immigration (SI) and the National Registration Department (NRD) merged. ICA is thus made up of three departments - SI, CED and NRD.
Each has a vibrant past interwoven with Singapore's historical growth stretching back to the early 19th century when Singapore was a Straits Settlement under the British. Learn more about the departments - their activities, achievements
and milestone events - and discover their significance in shaping Singapore into what it is today