Travel Requirements During The 2021 Homecoming Ban

Chairman of the Task Force on Handling COVID-19, Doni Monardo (Photo: Dok BNPB)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Task Force on Handling COVID-19 Doni Monardo allows several parties to travel in the situation of the 2021 homecoming ban. The condition must have an in-and-out permit (SIKM).

This is stated in Circular Letter No. 13 of 2021 concerning The Elimination of Eid Al-Fitr Homecoming in 1442 Hijri and Efforts to Control The Spread During the Holy Month of Ramadan 1442 Hijri.

"People's travel during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr is excluded for logistics distribution service vehicles and travelers with urgent needs for non-muslim interests", Doni said in SE, quoted on Thursday, April 8.

The excluded reasons are for work/ business trips, sick family visits, funeral visits of deceased family members, pregnant women accompanied by one family member, and the interests of childbirth accompanied by a maximum of two people.

Then, people traveling across cities/districts/provinces/countries during Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr must have a printout written travel permit or SIKM as a requirement to travel.

The requirement to make SIKM for employees of government agencies, BUMN/BUMD, TNI soldiers, and members of the National Police is to attach a printout of a written permission letter from echelon II-level officials equipped with an official's signature and identity of prospective travelers.

"For private employees attach a print out written permission letter from the head of the company that is equipped with the signature of the head of the company as well as the identity of prospective travelers," he said.

Then, informal sector workers attach a print-out written permission letter from the head of the village equipped with a wet signature/electronic signature of the head of the village as well as the identity of prospective travelers.

Meanwhile, for the general public non-workers attach a print-out written permission letter from the head of the village equipped with a wet signature/electronic signature of the head of the village as well as the identity of prospective travelers.

"SIKM applies individually, applies to one round trip, and is mandatory for adult travelers aged 17 years and above," he explained.

In addition to SIKM, all travelers who are allowed to travel must also attach negative results of COVID-19 tests using either PCR, rapid test antigen, or GeNose C19.

This screening is done at the arrival gate or control post located in the rest area, the border of the big city, checkpoints, and agglomeration area sealing points by members of the TNI/Police and local governments.