There are more than 280 approved nationals out of those registered to renew their passports with less than 14 months’ validity who can have renewal service from 12 to 16 August, according to the Myanmar Embassy in Singapore.
Among those who submitted the application to WhatsApp numbers, the embassy will provide the service to 57, 57, 57, 55 and 56 persons respectively on 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 August.
Those who seek the service must come to the embassy by 10:00 am on the appointment date and bring original passport and IC card, copies of passport data page and IC card front/back, and completed renewal forms with a photo. If a person fails to come on that date, a separate application is required, the embassy said.
Fake documents or making submission through agents won’t be allowed for extension and the embassy warned that any private service companies or agents are not permitted to provide this service and make a waiting list for submitting documents to the embassy’s WhatsApp.
For submitting to the embassy’s WhatsApp, two submissions can be made per day but the embassy reminds not to make more submission on next days, if they do, they can be moved behind the waiting list. Applicants should wait and see whether they are included in the list that would be announced on the embassy’s website in a week.
Myanmar nationals in Singapore aged 65 years and above are not required to seek reservation on the embassy’s website or WhatsApp, but the embassy will provide the passport extension service for them as a privilege and they can come in person on mornings. MT/ZN
