Malaysia to use QR code at checkpoints with Singapore, the report said

(April 24): One of the world’s busiest land checkpoints will become less crowded as Malaysians traveling to Singapore on factory buses can manage immigration via QR code.

Under the new system, factory bus workers will generate a QR code from a mobile application and officials will scan the code for each traveler. The new system, due to be implemented in June, will apply to immigration complexes linked to roads between Singapore and Johor, Channel News Asia reported, citing the Johor Works, Transport and Infrastructure Commission.

As part of a January agreement to establish a special economic zone between Johor and Singapore, the QR code plan will ease travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers who cross the causeway daily for work, education, business and family reasons . During busy periods, waiting times can reach hours.

It follows a similar move in Singapore, where passengers in one car could scan one QR code for approval from March, a move welcomed by travelers as it dramatically reduced the time spent on immigration approval.