2.8m passports issued post-Covid, no applications rejected - minister

BernamaPublished: Apr 8, 2023 2:55 PM

The Immigration Department has issued 2.8 million passports post-Covid-19, said Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

He said of that number, 45 percent applied for passports online which only took three minutes, after which applicants could collect their passports after two to three days.

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