System revamp to cut queues for passports

Crowds at the passport counter Immigration department in Putrajaya

PETALING JAYA: The days of lining up for a number and queueing up to renew your passport may soon be over. Everything can be done online under an extensive revamp of the Im­­migration Department’s My Im­­migration System.

The revamp, to be implemented by next year, promises to cut the crowds at Immigration counters, making the holiday rush for passports a thing of the past.