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Getting an Indonesian Passport (Mengurus Sendiri) Part 3

Let's just ignore the fact that the previous post was more than 8 months ago (!!!) and continue with what I should have finished then. The picking up of the passport was rather uneventful, except for the part that my friend got kicked out of the immigration office :P

The day I was supposed to pick up my passport I called up my Lao friend (who lives in Jakarta) if she wanted to come with me to pick up my passport. I warned her that it would be a boring trip with heavy traffic and long waits at the immigration office, but I'd love company. Without hesitation she said yes (what a good friend!) and off we went to Mampang with Kiki on the back seat.

So it happens that that day she was wearing a sack dress above her knees. We parked in the basement and took the elevator out. As soon as we got out of the elevator on the 2nd floor, the security guard stopped her and told her that she wasn't allowed inside because her dress was too short. Seriously! It wasn't even higher than the mid-thigh. So being a good sport, she went back in to the elevator and waited for me at a cafe down in the basement. Sigh.

Thankfully the wait wasn't too long, within 5 minutes I received my passport, got photocopies done, and submitted the copies as required. Phew! 

In 2017, I hope to get an e-passport done. Ciao for now!

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