Singaporeans put off travel plans as surge in passport applications leads to longer processing time


SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): 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 other people here who have amended plans and put hotel and flight bookings on hold, amid an overwhelming spike in passport applications.

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