I washed my passport
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Hi all, I forgot to take out my passport from my jeans and washed, then dried my jeans.
It looked ok (only a bit worn) but I am not sure if the biometric chip survived. Is there any way I can find out?
Thank you
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Call immigration dept.
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good job
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not really helping leh...
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There are two ways you can find out if the chip is working. The first way is to approach ICA and tell them what happened. The second way is to try travelling somewhere that will check the biometric data, if you can enter, then it works.
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sorry lah
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Just bring your passport straight to ICA and check. You don't want to be rejected travel at the airport when you have already bought your air tickets.
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why dun u google and see if there is an answer to your query.
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ICA should not make you buy a new one unless they test it, so why don't you test it? Not like Woodlands is on another planet.
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who the heck is Ailson?
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he did a copy & paste lah.
dat one canot be his english.
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Rooney is one of a kind
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Originally posted by BillGates:
Hi all, I forgot to take out my passport from my jeans and washed, then dried my jeans.
It looked ok (only a bit worn) but I am not sure if the biometric chip survived. Is there any way I can find out?
Thank you
bill gates you so rich leh! last checked you were like 3rd or 4th richest! -
lol....funny thread.
yeah, certainly don't want to risk finding that your passport isn't a-ok when u're about to travel. Though, i guess if the chip doesn't work, u can always just go join the other (non-chip) line?
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Originally posted by Siliconchip:
Rooney is one of a kind
one of a kind like what, arrogant and petty? Laugh! -
oh too bad
wala0 tis things also we all need to tell u
head to the ICA lar -
Originally posted by kengkia:
who the heck is Ailson?
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Get a new one dude.
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Originally posted by kengkia:
who the heck is Ailson?
Ailson??? not Ailson lah, it Alison, ask also ask wrongly, time to change your speck..uncle -
Go try at the nearest country, Can go malaysia, if they dun ask you to SQUAT NAKE, it will be fine to use.
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Originally posted by Rooney9:
why dun u google and see if there is an answer to your query.
Wah! So you do know how to use google!
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Ailson??? not Ailson lah, it Alison, ask also ask wrongly, time to change your speck..uncle
if i am an uncle. wun that make u an auntie? -
While the passport is wet, try to cause friction between 2 pages. If nothing happens congratulations your passport is fine!!
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Ailson??? not Ailson lah, it Alison, ask also ask wrongly, time to change your speck..uncle
see-alison-shower?
Hi Alison -- it happened to me. I decided to take my chances on a trip to Italy that began with a stop in London. I arrived at the counter at the airport and was promptly told my passport was too damaged and not valid and I would not be allowed to board the plane. After a major freak out, the agents at the British Airways counter at JFK said -- fine, you can get on the flight but you're not going to be allowed to enter the country once you land in London and they are going to put you on the next flight back which you will have to pay for.
Decided to go for it. In the airport, found a store selling crazy glue which helped a bit. I was able to enter the country, and then travel from London to Naples and then Naples to London and back to the U.S. but not without being questioned at every single point extensively. It was scary and made me uneasy every day of our trip we had to go to an airport (which is not a great experience under even the best of circumstances). Once I got back to the States I got a new passport right away. For $100 bucks I never have to worry again. Well-worth the money and effort to gather the proper documents. I would say go get a new passport, stat!
better get a new passport to allay your fears once and for all.