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Singaporeans put off travel plans as spike in passport applications causes delays

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Mr Mohd Shariff submitted an application for his wife's new passport on April 6, intending to travel to Kuala Lumpur on Vesak Day on May 15 with his family. But they had to put their plans on hold when she could not get her travel document on time. He is among Singaporeans...

ICA said on May 11 that the average waiting time for passport processing is at least six weeks from the time of application.

Some with travel plans are playing it safe. A month before his trip to Thailand in June, polytechnic student Nigel Tan, 18, realised his passport had expired last November. He noted that air tickets to Bangkok have gone up in price"so if my passport is renewed, it will cost a lot more to book a flight. It is also possible that my passport does not get renewed in time and I just cannot go for my trip".

"It has been more than two years since I have travelled so it's something I look forward to," he said.

 

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