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Home Ministry ready to issue passports valid for 10 years | Scoop
The Immigration Department has conducted several feasibility studies to evaluate Malaysia's readiness to introduce these passports. – malaysiapassport.com pic, July 12, 2024
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Home Ministry ready to issue passports valid for 10 years

Countries like Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore already issue similar passports

Bernama
Updated
9:02 PM MYT

 

KOTA KINABALU – The Home Ministry is ready to issue passports that will last for 10 years.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the implementation date for issuing these passports will be announced soon after studies on the matter.

“Are we ready? Yes… after comprehensive studies, we have decided to move forward with the issuance of 10-year passports,” he told a press conference after officiating the opening of a passport office at Kota Kinabalu International Airport, here today.

Saifuddin said this initiative gives Malaysians the option to choose between passports valid for five or 10 years.

He said the Immigration Department has conducted several feasibility studies to evaluate Malaysia’s readiness to introduce such passports, following similar practices by other nations.

He noted that the move is not new, as neighbouring countries like Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Singapore, as well as the United States and Italy, also issue passports with a validity of 10 years.

On the opening of the passport office, Saifuddin said that it is the 72nd Immigration Department office nationwide and the first located within an airport.

“In Sabah, it is the seventh Immigration Department office that has been operational for the past two weeks, initially processing applications for international passports,” he said.

Saifuddin said Malaysian passport holders can enjoy visa exemptions in nearly 183 countries, placing the country in the top 12 globally, according to this year’s data from the International Air Transport Association. 

He also said that the immigration clearance lanes at Tawau Airport have been increased to six lanes to facilitate passenger transactions on the east coast of Sabah. – July 12, 2024

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