PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department will be upgrading its international passport issuing system with new safety features, in stages nationwide.

As such, this will lead to delays in the issuance of international passports at some Immigration offices.

Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Sakib Kusmi said they are already in the midst of upgrading works at all of its offices in Malaysia.

“In line with the upgrading work, there will be some technical changes to the system.

“As a result, there will also be several closures to our passport offices for a period of time.

“Thus there will be delays in the issuance of passports ?at some of the offices,” he said in a statement today.-nst