How to Make a New Passport, Terms, and Fees (Online and Offline)

Following the announcement that the COVID-19 Health Emergency status had been revoked by WHO on Friday, 5 May 2023, you can start planning your international vacation right away. But first and foremost, do you have a passport? Alternatively, is your passport still valid?

A passport is required for anyone traveling overseas. The passport itself will be an important identity when you travel abroad, for various matters. As a result, anyone who wishes to travel lawfully abroad should read this brief guide.

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Requirements for Making a New Passport

There are several conditions that you must prepare when you are going to make a passport. According to an article on Indonesia.go.id, the following items must be presented or prepared for creating a new passport:

• e-KTP and its photocopy
• Birth certificate
• Stamp of duty
• Marriage Certificate for those of you who are married
• The most recent diploma or baptismal certificate is both an original and a photocopy; this file can be selected because it contains information on the name, place, date of birth, and parents' names.
• Family Card and its photocopy

For those of you who want to extend the validity period of your passport, you must meet the following conditions:

• Old passport
• e-KTP and its photocopy
• Certificate for those who do not have e-KTP

The files that must be prepared are rather simple, aren't they? After you have completed all of these steps, you can proceed to the following part to learn how to make a passport.

How to Make a New Passport Offline and Online

Nowadays, you can create a passport in two different ways. The first method is the manual method, which has been used to create this important file, and the second is the online way, which is an innovation from the institution responsible for making this passport.
Then which one would you choose?

How to Make an Offline Passport

Here are the steps you can take to make a passport manually.

1. Fill in the data application provided at the application counter and attach the required documents earlier
2. An Immigration Officer will be appointed to check the documents that complete these requirements
3. If complete, the appointed official will provide a receipt for the application and payment code
4. If it is incomplete, the official will return the documents and the application will be considered withdrawn

Before moving on to the following phase, which is identical to how to make it online, let's have a look at how to make a passport online first.

How to Make a Passport Online

1. Download the M-Passports app from the Playstore or the Appstore.
2. Register and log in to the application, you will find a page asking you to fill in your email address and password
3. Following your entry, you will receive an OTP code over the email address you provided previously. Fill in this OTP in the supplied column and accept all the terms and conditions that show on the screen.
4. Click the 'Submit Application' button in the Home section. Complete the questionnaire completely and attach the required file photo. When you are finished, you will be shown a summary of the personal data that you have entered.
5. You can add another applicant by clicking "Add Applicant," or you can finish entering data by clicking "Continue."
6. Choose the immigration office you will visit to process your passport. Check that the location setting on the device you're using is turned on.
7. Determine your arrival date and pay attention to the available quota on that date.
8. After all data and file filling operations are completed, information about the passport application will appear, which may be clicked to obtain billing information in PDF format.
9. This payment must be done immediately after submitting your data via the payment channels offered (bank tellers, ATMs, Post Offices, Indomaret, and marketplaces such as Tokopedia and Bukalapak).

Steps to Completing a Passport Offline and Online

The following step is the same whether you do it online or the traditional way.

1. After you have completed all the necessary paperwork and payments, you will be photographed and fingerprinted.
2. Once completed, you will be interviewed for the purpose of obtaining a passport.
3. The following phase is verification, followed by file adjudication to ensure that no data is wrong or submitted in duplicate in an inappropriate location.
4. Following this, the passport will be processed, which could take up to four days after the interview and all other steps have been completed.

Isn't it simple to get a passport these days?

Passport Issuance and Making Fees

Now, related to the cost that must be prepared, for non-electronic passports, the fee to be paid is Rp. 350,000 per passport. As for electronic passports, the cost will be Rp 650,000. For those of you who want to make a passport quickly and without waiting long, you have to spend Rp1,000,000 per passport. This quick passport can be issued on the same day as the interview.

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A glimpse of how to make a passport earlier can hopefully be useful information for you. If you feel confused, you can go directly to the page of the government institution or institution responsible for making passports to get detailed and complete instructions.

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Source:

• https://www.imigration.go.id/id/request-passports-baru-untuk- Masyarakat-ber-umum/
• https://indonesia.go.id/categories/keimigration/147/bikin-paspor-baru?lang=1
• https://www.cimbniaga.co.id/en/inspirasi/gayahidup/conditions-create-passport-online\
• https://travel.kompas.com/read/2023/01/06/103100127/condition-dan-panduan-lengkap-cara-bikin-paspor-tahun-2023?page=all
• https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20230201152901-4-410120/begini-tata-cara-pembuatan-dan-perpanjangan-passport-tahun-2023
• https://www.bhinneka.com/blog/benefits-e-procurement/#:~:text=E%2DProcurement%20dapat%20cuts%20 additions, phone%2C%20 to%20stamps%20or%20stamps.