None of the traveler who wants to lose your passport while on holiday abroad. Good because kecopetan, negligence, or less alert. If you experience this, do not panic, there are a few things to do before you go back to Indonesia and take care of a lost passport.
Quoting the website of the Directorate General of Immigration Indonesia, imigrasi.go.id, the first thing to do if you lose your passport abroad is reported to representatives of Indonesia (Embassy / Consulate General) in the country. Parties Embassy will issue travel documents Laksana Passport (SPLP) is functioning as a temporary passport.
To make SPLP, you must meet several requirements demanded by the local Embassy. Among them:
1. The identity card of Indonesia (including ID cards, birth / marriage certificate / card Family)
2. Letter from the loss of the nearest police station
3. A copy / photocopy of passport (if any)
4. SPLP application form completed and signed
5. 2 (two) pieces passport size photographs with light background color
6. Paying the cost of making SPLP, in some countries at U.S. $ 5 (about USD 45,000).
All requirements must be taken to the local Embassy when applying for SPLP. The length of the process depends Embassy in each country, ranging from 1 day to several weeks. If you can not show an identity card, SPLP publishing process will take a long time because checking identity and citizenship status.
If SPLP have been published, you can breathe easier and get back to Indonesia to take care of the loss of your passport at the Immigration Department in your city.
Well, in order to minimize the risk of loss, you'll want to visit to the Embassy upon arrival in the country bersangkutan.Hal is called "Self Report". This is best done when you live in a country of more than 1 week.
By performing Self Report, it will be easier for the Indonesian representative in the country concerned to anticipate things that are not desirable. When a lost passport, for example, the manufacture of SPLP will be faster because the data you have listed there. Including if you are affected, RI representatives will be faster to provide assistance and contact your family in the country.
When doing the Self Report, just show your passport along with 2 pieces passport size photographs with light background color. After that, just fill out and sign the form. Local Embassy officer will affix the stamp on your passport Self Report. You do not have to spend any money to do the Self Report. An easy way to minimize risk is great, is not it?
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