The Immigration Department has begun releasing passports that had been held up in a backlog after technical problems were resolved.
Officials said the issues that had delayed processing have been fixed and that work is now progressing on applications that were pending. The department has not specified the exact number of passports affected or a full clearance timeline.
Passport services have faced intermittent delays in recent months, prompting public complaints. The latest update indicates that normal processing is resuming.
Applicants are advised to check the status of their applications through official channels as the backlog is cleared.
