Photo / 123rfThe demand for passports is around 30,000-40,000 a month at the moment. Photo / 123rfBy RNZKiwis keen to travel overseas are being warned they may have to wait roughly three times as long as normal for passports to be processed. Service delivery and operations deputy chief executive Maria Robertson told Nine to Noon there hadn't been a backlog like this since 1992. For those who needed travel documents in an emergency, a passport could be delivered within three days. Internal Affairs hoped to have the wait for a passport renewal reduced within 10 days by July this year, she said.

Source: Stuff April 28, 2022 16:15 UTC