First published 10/11/2026, 2:33:15 PM UTC · Last updated 10/11/2026, 2:33:15 PM UTC

Home Affairs to digitise asylum applications to speed up processing

Home Affairs is developing a biometric platform to process asylum applications, with operations expected to begin by 10 November 2026. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing beyond the supplied account.

Illustrative image: Putrajaya, Malaysia: Kementerian Dalam Negeri (Ministry of Home Affairs); main building in Block D1 — CEphoto, Uwe Aranas/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Why it matters

The proposed platform would change how asylum applications and applicant identities are processed, but it is not yet operational.

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Categories: politics-and-governance, technology

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Home Affairs to digitise asylum applications to speed up processing

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