Renew your passport, what you should know?

Remember when I was on leave last week? It was due to some errands needed to be settled. So my story today is like 'cerita basi' already lah. Anyway, the first place us family went to last week was the Immigration. Why we need to be at Immigration? Of course to do our passport. Well, me and hubby are actually renewing ours, while kids are getting their own passport. We reached at Subang Airport, Terminal 3 at 10.20am, and the queue was really long. If only I knew that getting all the documents ready will make the waiting period shorter, I'm sure I will do that long time ago. I only brought all the original documents without any copy of it. And of course kids and me have no photo. If any of you plan to get a passport and want it to be ready really fast, here is the list of item needed to be brought :

• Original IC (Mykad for adult and MyKid for kids below 12 years old) (Make a copy)
• Birth Certificate for kids.(Make a copy)
• Passport size photo (colour)
• Pen (to fill your form) If you are doing a renewal, form is not necessary unless the chip in your passport is not readable (kaput already)

I don't have the copy of all our documents, so have to queue; make copy of our documents and take photo for me and kids (hubby done his part). Took about 30 mins for the whole process. After filling the form for my kids, have to que for number for document processing. Then another number to pay for the passport. Like 3 stages pulak. The whole 3 stages is first timer only.

If you only need a renewal, the process is pretty simple. You only need your MyKad, 1 photo, copy of your I/C and RM300 (if it's for your kid passport then RM150 lah) cash in your hand. Go to their renewal kiosk, and their officer will get everything done in less than 5 minutes. Best kan?

Back to my story, We got everthing done within 3 1/2 hours. If only I prepare everything in advance that day, I'm sure we won't need 3 hours to 'kou tim' our passport. See...4 passports done in 3 1/2 hours. Very fast kan..

Oh ya, if you are Sabahan and want to do a passport in penisular Malaysia, you will need longer time for it. I did mine in 2001, and lots of process was involved. The Immigration need to get an approval (which took 2 weeks -3 months) from the State Government. After you application approved, then only you can get your passport done.

Word of advice here, after you take your passport, please check it thoroughly for any mistakes whatsoever. I was lucky to spot one major mistake in my daughter's passport which is her year of birth. Adakah 2003!?? My son was not even born that year! It is supposed to be 2006. Ahaks! Ammendment was done for daughter, but not change the whole passport lah, just a note of ammendment in one of the page.

While in the immigration, (nothing related with passport making), there was this one mother with her baby (9 - 12 months look). Baby was playing and trying to stand on the chair when he/she suddenly cried. My daughter, who is so fascinated with baby..(padahal she is a baby herself), keep telling me "baby, cry-ing". The baby was hiding and crying really loud. Then I saw what the mother did. It was really unforgivable. Can you imagine she slapped the baby on her cheek?? The slaps was not the gentle one, I can hear the slapping sound even from my seat. And she gave her baby 3 slaps and made baby cry even more. Kesian i tell you!!! The baby had a very obvious red mark on her / his cheek. Kejam or not the mother?? I admit I do smacked my kids sometimes, but never on the upper part. Usually kaki, palm or bon'ts only (Especially son). *shaking head* But..who am I to judge her right? Hopefully nothing serious happend to the poor baby (mana lah tau kena abuse ka?).

Ok lah..enough with my long post, nanti tetidur pulak baca..Actually there were other places we went last week thursday, but next time lah story-story. Will tell you my experience in EPF office pulak..hehehe Now, i need to be off from office..Kids menunggu di rumah already.. : Chiao!