Applications to Amend Date of Birth in Passport in Past Five Years and Moves to Facilitate Hassle-free Travel

9 Ms Hany Soh asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in the past five years, how many applications have been received by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) to amend the applicant's date of birth in his or her passport; and (b) how can the ICA better aid Singaporeans in this process so that they are able to travel without hassle.

Mr K Shanmugam: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) does not track the number of requests to amend the date of birth in passports.

Some individuals have incomplete records of their date of birth in the national register. Such individuals may update their date of birth by providing verifiable documentary proof of their date of birth to ICA. If they do not have such proof, ICA will consider the specific circumstances that resulted in the incomplete records and advise the individual of the appropriate course of action.

If the request to amend the date of birth is successful, ICA will update the individual's date of birth in the national register, following which the individual may apply for a new passport with the updated particulars.