SINGAPORE: Singapore passports issued from 1st April will have their validity period reduced from the current ten to five years.
The passport fee will also be cut from $70 to $60.
Those who submit their applications online, post or through the deposit boxes, will enjoy a further $10 rebate and need only pay $50.
ICA said the validity period of new passports is being reduced so that new technologies can be incorporated more rapidly.
One such new technology is the biometric passport.
But the ICA reminds Singaporeans that there is no need for a mass conversion of non-biometric passports to biometric passports when it begins in October.
This is especially so for Singaporeans who do not intend to travel to the US. - CNA
Dun think I need to change as I dun go to USA
Wait until passport no place for the immigration stamp, then i'll go to apply for new one.