Kuala lumpur: The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) will temporarily close passport service counters at 71 passport issuance offices nationwide in phases to facilitate system maintenance. In a social media post, JIM announced that passport applications submitted over the counter, applications via MyOnline Passport, and passport printing services at the affected branches would be unavailable during the closure period.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the temporary closure will be implemented in several phases, with Phase 1 scheduled from June 26 to 30. The offices involved in Phase 1 include the Immigration Headquarters in Putrajaya and passport issuance offices in Jalan Duta, Melaka, Kelana Jaya, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Furthermore, the closure will impact nine Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) offices, namely UTC Pudu Sentral (Puduraya), UTC Selangor, UTC Johor Bahru, UTC Pasir Gudang, UTC Seremban, UTC Ipoh, UTC Kedah, UTC Sungai Petani, and UTC Seberang Perai.