The world's most powerful passport is also getting more secure.

The Singapore biometric passport will be revamped with a new design and additional security features, according to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA).

New visa pages

Some of the changes include new designs to the visa pages.

The new passport will feature six of Singapore's iconic landmarks:Singapore Botanic Gardens, Esplanade, Marina Barrage, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore Sports Hub and Punggol New Town

This will replace the current images of the Central Business District skyline and the Esplanade in the older passport.

Enhanced security

Two features have been implemented for added security:

1. Window lock - The image of the passport holder inside the window, which can be viewed as a positive or negative portrait when tilted and viewed in transmitted light
2. Surface transformation - A surface transformation design in the shape of the Vanda Miss Joaquim, the national flower, which displays reflective and animation effects at different angles

Three existing features have also been improved for additional security:

• Multiple Laser Image (MLI) in the shape of the Singapore map
• Improved Diffractive Optically Variable Image Device (DOVID) design with an achromatic effect
• An embossed tactile design

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Available from Oct. 30, 2017

If you think you can't travel with your current passport, don't worry.

You don't have to renew your passport as long as it is still valid.

The new passport will be issued to people whose applications have been received by the ICA from Oct. 21, 2017 and available for collection starting Oct. 30.

Top photo by ICA

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