Immigration director-general Zakaria Shaaban said the department is prepared to be audited over the issuance of Malaysian passports with validity periods exceeding 10 years, amid concerns over the affected documents.

The New Straits Times reported Zakaria as saying that the issue was limited to the systems of two airlines, which he declined to name, and did not involve foreign immigration authorities rejecting Malaysian passports.

“There was confusion that our passports were...