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Passport Printing Machine Malfunction Causes Further Delays for Israelis
A malfunction in a biometric passport printing machine is causing significant delays for Israelis seeking new passports, extending wait times to approximately eight weeks. An expert technician from Germany has been called in to repair the machine, with authorities hoping to resolve the issue within three weeks.
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What happened
- 01A printing machine malfunction has extended Israeli passport wait times to about eight weeks.
- 02An expert technician from Germany is working to fix the faulty passport printing machine.
- 03Obtaining passport appointments has been extremely difficult for Israelis since the pandemic.
- 04The Population and Immigration Authority hopes to resolve the backlog within three weeks.
The delays exacerbate existing difficulties in obtaining appointments, which have been a major challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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