Still Queuing
By Achong Tanjong

Applicants forming a long queue as they wait their turn to register

The long queue extending outside the building

Long queues were spotted outside the Immigration, Registration of Nationals and National Registration Headquarters yesterday morning as crowds flocked to the headquarters to make their new Smart Identity Cards. The crowd comprised of local yellow IC holders, permanent residents holding the purple IC as well as foreign nationals working in the country who were waiting to renew their green Smarts ICs.

Most of the people had queued up as early as 6.00am to avoid rushing, due to the limited numbers issued by authorities. Some just managed to get a number, while many were turned away.

The number of people is limited to 200 per day, 100 each for both the morning and afternoon sessions.

Saturday was the peak day as Friday and Sunday were the Government off days.

The department said that foreign nationals who had held the Immigration Pass for more than 3 months could register for the green Smart ICs .

Courtesy of Sunday Bulletin