Post-pandemic surge in passport applications triggers lengthy delays

Sreenith Kulangarath outside the Sydney passport office where hundreds of people queued up on Tuesday to collect their new passports.

Sreenith Kulangarath outside the Sydney passport office where hundreds of people are waiting. Source: SBS News/Supplied

There's growing frustration at passport offices across the country with no end to the application backlog in sight. Pre-pandemic there were around 7,000-9,000 applications daily - while this week saw a daily record with close to 16,500 applications received.


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