Here we were again, the countless times visiting the government office at Jalan Duta and this time round was for my passport renewal.
Basically, the renewal of a Malaysian Passport is a simple process. There are a few tips and documents as below.
EARLY ARRIVAL
Though the office time starts at 8am based on the Internet, the door of the passport unit opens earlier. On 18 December, my husband and I arrived at the office before 7am and there were already 6 people queuing in front of us. When the door opened, we went in straight to the ticket counter to collect my ticket number by presenting my old passport and my identity card. We waited for a while for the officers to settle down and numbers were called slightly before 8am.
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| My ticket number |
THE RENEWAL PROCESS
My number was called about 7.55am and I went to the counter by showing my old passport and I.C.. Shortly after that, I was asked to face the camera for photo taking. I was then asked to wait to be called again for payment. At 8.05am, I was called to pay RM200 and given a receipt with a reminder to collect my new passport ONE HOUR after the time printed on the receipt which was 8.05am.
DOCUMENTS / PREPARATION NEEDED TO MALAYSIAN PASSPORT RENEWAL
1. Old passport
2. Identity Card
3. RM200 (13-59 years old) / RM100 (12 years old and below or 60 and above)
4. Wear formal and a shirt in darker colour
5. Passport photo is taken instantly at the counter
COLLECTION OF THE NEW PASSPORT
After about an hour, I was called to collect the new passport to check all the details in my new passport. The whole process from the early morning till I obtained the passport took about 2 hours, subject to early arrival. However, I believe that the renewal process has been shortened tremendously throughout these years whereby the new passport can be collected within hours, seemingly 2 to 3 hours after payment based on my experience.
