China News Service, September 22. According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao, local citizens and permanent residents of Singapore can collect passports and ID cards from 27 designated post offices across the island for free from October 1, local time, without having to pay for the new post. Extra cost.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore announced in May this year that in order to reduce the frequency of citizens' renewal of their passports and improve convenience, those aged 16 and above who apply for or renew their passports from October 1st will extend their passport validity to 10 years.
In line with the above plan, on September 22, local time, the Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau of Singapore issued a statement announcing that local citizens and permanent residents can collect passports and ID cards at 27 designated post offices from next month without paying additional fees. Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau Will bear related costs.
At present, the public who choose to pick up their passports and ID cards at the post office need to pay an extra 6 to 12 yuan.
After receiving the notice that the certificate can be collected, the public only needs to go to the website of the authorities to select a place for collection and make an appointment.
However, local residents who have not previously passed the authority’s biometric verification still need to go to the Immigration and Checkpoints Bureau to collect their documents after receiving the notice.
(Li Simiao)