Why are visitors to Singapore still required to complete an immigration card? This practice has been abandoned in many countries, including Malaysia. The visitors passports are scanned and most of the required information can already been obtained from this exercise.
I can think of two reasons for continuing this practice:
a) To collect data for tourism
b) To warn visitors about the severe penalty for drug offences.
Both of these goals can be achieved in more convenient ways, for example:
a) Give a flyer to visitors passing through immigration to warn them about the penalty.
b) The tourism statistics can be obtained through other sources, e.g. occupancy of hotel. Alternatively, a more reliable statistical profile can be obtained through a separate representative survey.
Let us get rid of the immigration card.
I can think of two reasons for continuing this practice:
a) To collect data for tourism
b) To warn visitors about the severe penalty for drug offences.
Both of these goals can be achieved in more convenient ways, for example:
a) Give a flyer to visitors passing through immigration to warn them about the penalty.
b) The tourism statistics can be obtained through other sources, e.g. occupancy of hotel. Alternatively, a more reliable statistical profile can be obtained through a separate representative survey.
Let us get rid of the immigration card.
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