The Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Affirms Indonesian Passports Ratification Of Assessed And Applicable Signatures To Any Destinations State

Illustration - Officer documents handed over passports to residents (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights emphasized that Indonesian passports with valid signatures are valid and apply to any destination country.

"The public can immediately come to the relevant immigration office to be ratified by the appointed head of the office or immigration official," said Director of Traffic Immigration of the Directorate General of Immigration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Amran Aris, quoted by Antara, Sunday.

He stated this following a notification by the Dutch Royal Embassy in Jakarta regarding the application for visas to the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg.

Through its official website, the Dutch Embassy in Jakarta said that starting October 10, 2022, all Indonesian citizens can apply for visas to the three countries using Indonesian passports with signature endorsements.

The mechanism for ratification of the signature has been regulated in the Circular Letter of the Directorate General of Immigration Number IMI.2.UM.01.01-3.3773 dated August 12, 2022. "The policies issued by the governments of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Belgium and Luxembourg are in line with the technical policies issued by the Directorate General of Immigration," he said.

He said a similar mechanism also applies to Indonesian citizens abroad. They can get a signature at the Indonesian embassy or consulate general of Indonesia in friendly countries. "The determination of this signature is free of charge," he said.

Indonesian passports have been registered and recognized by ICAO, the world's aviation agency under the United Nations so that the state documents are valid for Indonesian citizens to travel to all countries in the world.