THE Immigration Department will set up a special team comprising officers from several states to process and approve online passport applications and renewals in the Klang Valley.

Immigration director-general Khairul Dzaimee Daud said the move is among measures to be implemented to overcome congestion due to the sharp increase in applications and renewals of Malaysian international passports.

He said the officers will be stationed at the Immigration Department offices in the Klang Valley next week after its implementation in Johor Baru recently showed its effectiveness in speeding up the process.

“It seems that it has succeeded and the formula (in Johor Baru) will be used for the Klang Valley,” he said in a press conference in Putrajaya today.

Khairul said the department is in the midst of gathering officers from several states to join the team in the Klang Valley. – Bernama, June 10, 2022.