DDHK.ORG - Since the beginning of 2021, the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI) Hong Kong introduced a new online passport booking system called the e-Passport Service of the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong. This service application can be downloaded on Google Play for Android users and on the App Store for iOS users.
"For passport making services in Hong Kong, you must first book online through the e-Services Papsor of the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong," said Young Consul for Immigration at the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong, Bayu Dewabrata, to DDHK News, Thursday (10/6/2021).
This online booking system is claimed to have several advantages over the online booking system previously used by the Indonesian Consulate General. Among them, already connected to BNI payment data, can be downloaded from Android and iOS, where previously it was only possible from Android, as well as easier and more flexible registration and booking procedures. "In essence, it is easier for Indonesian citizens in Hong Kong," said Bayu.
Then, what if there are Indonesian citizens who can't or are still confused about how to book online from their cellphone? Bayu explained that the time for making passports was carried out with a quota system, with a certain amount per day. If the quota is full for the next few months, and the validity period of the old passport is almost up, the applicant can come directly to the 3rd floor of the Indonesian Consulate General to get official assistance.
"Later, the officers will look for the schedule, they will try to help them so they don't run out of passport validity. We have also distributed brochures and published videos on how to use this application,” said Bayu.
However, he emphasized that the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong did not open a walk-in service or came directly without booking online. “Unless, urgent. For example, if the passport is already dead, the officer will assist you later, using the system at the Indonesian Consulate General. If you apply for a normal passport, you must book online," he said.
Payments are still made through the BNI Remittance counter, which is located directly across from the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong. This system, said Bayu, is already connected to BNI.
“The cost, if it is for making a passport, is HK$210. This is already paperless. The receipt is electronic too. For payment, all you have to do is show the QR code to BNI," said Bayu.
6 Steps for Online Booking
On January 26, 2021, through his official Facebook account, the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong posted a video tutorial on how to access the latest online passport booking application through the e-Services Passport of the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong. There are 6 easy steps that applicants must take to make a passport.
First, Download the e-Services Passport of the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong, on the Play Store for Android phones or on the App Store for IOS.
Second, registration. On the APPLICANT REGISTRATION page, applicants are asked to fill in the Full Name, Mobile Number, and Passport Number fields, then click REGISTER. If you have ever registered, just click on the blue CLICK on the top right of the APPLICANT REGISTRATION page.
Third, Select the Online Booking menu. Once registered, the applicant is asked to click the Online Booking button.
Fourth, Enter the expiration date of the passport. Applicants are asked to enter the expiration date of the passport, then select the date of arrival to the Consulate General. After that, click BOOKING.
Fifth, The QR code will be visible if the booking is successful. There you can see the history column to find out the arrival schedule, complete with information on the arrival date and service hours. For service hours, there are two sessions. Morning, 9.30:12.30-14.30:16.30. While the afternoon session, XNUMX-XNUMX.
Sixth, Come according to the date you have chosen. save the QR code displayed by the system and show it to the officer or scan it on the queue printing machine when you come to the Consulate General.
Indonesian citizens who wish to apply for a passport are reminded, "Don't forget, come to the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong according to the service date you have chosen," the message in the video reads.
"Let's make passports online so that they are easy and fun," said the Consul for Immigration at the Indonesian Consulate General in Hong Kong, Chicco A. Muttaqin, who appeared at the end of the video.. [DDHKNews]
