PJ Passport Extension Completed Within a Day, Says Myanmar Embassy in S’pore

THE Myanmar Embassy in Singapore has announced that individuals looking to extend their PJ passports (passports for employment) or change their current passports to PJ with less than 14 months of validity can complete the process within a day after schedul­ing an appointment. This initiative is aimed at ensur­ing a smooth extension of residency permits. Monks holding a PR passport (re­ligious passport) with less than 12 months of validity do not need to make an ap­pointment and can receive their service within a day. For those with PE (student passport), PT (dependent passport), and PS (seafar­er passport), appointments via WhatsApp are not nec­essary. However, applicants must submit the required documents corresponding to their passport types to the embassy’s email: con­sular.mm@mesingapore.org.sg, starting from 19 August. Those who have already received approval from the relevant ministry for a passport extension will find announcements on the embassy’s Facebook page and website. Addition­ally, services for applying for newborn passports, lost or damaged passports, and approval letters can be accessed through walk-in services, provided all nec­essary documents are sub­mitted without the need for an appointment. Applicants seeking leave approval can visit the embassy between 2 pm and 4 pm daily, while other services are available before noon, according to the embassy. — MT/ZS