Kapanlagi.com - Everyone loves vacations, from children to adults, who plan to vacation at least once a year. Vacations are the most anticipated thing because they are fun and can help relieve the burden of everyone's mind. Working, going to school, or other repetitive activities can cause boredom and sometimes even stress. Did you know that going on vacation can actually make people healthier and happier? Vacations will also improve performance because your mind and soul will be recharged. So plan your vacation as often as possible. You don't need a long vacation, even a short trip on weekends can be beneficial for your physical and psychological well-being.
In fact, psychologically, vacations have a positive impact on our bodies, both physically and mentally. For example, vacations can reduce stress levels. According to a study, traveling to forests or mountains can help reduce stress levels because it can lower stress hormone levels and decrease blood pressure. Additionally, the benefits of vacations are that you will create memories during the vacation that will enhance intelligence and activeness, and negative emotions from difficult times will be replaced with beautiful memories during the vacation.
So, have you made vacation plans for this year? It doesn't have to be expensive or far, just find your favorite place to visit for your vacation plans this time. But if you want to travel abroad occasionally, for example. When choosing to vacation abroad, make sure you have a passport to enter the desired country. Now, there are several types of passports that you need to know. Types of passports are adjusted to individual needs. But before discussing the types of passports available in Indonesia, first understand the definition, requirements, and procedures for making a passport.
1. Definition of Passport
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A passport is an official document that contains the identity of a person issued by an authorized institution or official in a country and is valid for use as identification when a person will travel, work, or study between countries.
Generally, a passport is an international ID card that allows you to enter any country according to your destination. Without a passport, you are not allowed to enter a country. In Indonesia, there are several types of valid passports such as regular passports, official passports, diplomatic passports.
2. How to Make a Passport
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Currently, you can make a passport online, so you will choose a date to make a passport through an Online Passport Service application that can be downloaded for free from the play store. After selecting an available date in the application, you can prepare the required documents such as ID card, family card, birth certificate, last diploma, and a 6000 stamp
When the date for making your passport arrives, you only need to bring all the aforementioned documents to the immigration office, and then there will be immigration staff who will assist you. Don't forget to dress neatly and apply makeup because the passport photo will be taken on the same day.
After taking the photo and a brief interview, you only need to pay the passport production fee according to the type of passport you choose and wait for the passport collection according to the schedule provided by the immigration staff.
3. Types of Passports
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Now for those of you who plan to make a passport in the near future, first understand the types of passports that are valid in Indonesia along with their uses:
-Regular passport
Regular passports generally have green covers that are commonly owned by the general public for traveling abroad. Passports can have either 24 or 48 pages, depending on the needs. In addition, each passport has a validity period of five years. This means that when approaching the expiration date, passport holders can directly renew their passports.
-Official passport
The next types of passports are official passports. These passports have blue covers and are issued to civil servants and government consultants assigned to travel abroad.
-Diplomatic passport
Diplomatic passports are made for individuals assigned to diplomatic travel. These passports are black and issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to diplomats.
After knowing the types of passports that are valid in Indonesia, you should also know that passports come in two forms, namely regular passports and e-passports. The main difference is that e-passports have a chip containing fingerprint and facial scan data. This chip is located on the passport cover. With this chip, the security of the passport is more guaranteed and it is very difficult to counterfeit compared to regular passports that only contain basic information of the passport holder.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.