Alahai Passport......A Personal Guideline to Apply Passport

Yesterday went to Immigration Department. Wanna renew my 'un-expired yet' passport because it adviseable to do so if you planning to travel less than 6 months. Actually it's ok to use such passport but Malaysia won't responsible if you get stuck in the country you travel to as they might have different regulation on period passport validity. For details more about Malaysia International Passport, click here.

Just to add the condition requirement there as most people don't know or forgot (well....5 years once kan renew passport hehehe), all document such like IC, birth certificate, parent's IC etc need to bring both original and copy. The copy no need to be validated. Prepare it early because you don't want to take number and wait for hours then when come your turn the application process stuck just because you have to run down to find photocopy center. LOL! And no duty stamp need ok hahaha

Get ready with the cash or postal order for passport fees. You thought this is GIANT meh to use your credit card or debit card or even Mykard to pay. No card apalagi mau hutang. The fees personally kinda funny for me because for same number of pages:

• RM 100 for 2 years (can renew 3 times for 6 years if compare to 5 years but fees amount same)
• RM 300 for 5 years

Probably can save your time to go to immigration department and photo shop hehehe. Anyway, there are advantages of 5 years validity especially for passport renewal. Beside less hassle to keep renew it if less than 6 month you have to travel out, the balance months before expiration of your previous passport can added to your 5 years validity in your new passport. Hmmm...as for a 'local tourist' I'm not interest with these  ^_^

Then don't forget the picture. Ok, make sure the picture you bring is recent passport picture. Not when you still 10 years younger huhuhu. Background is light blue, not white because that for visa or red as errr...for whatever la :P Can wear any colour of attire because if visa picture it strictly must be all black. And please...please...please do this when you go to take the picture. Wear no contact lens unless transparent ones (Don't ask the girl at the photo shop because they know nothing. You can ask but they surely answer you don't know). Ensure your face not cover by anything including tudung, veil, hair bang etc from your forehead down to chin and your eyebrow have to be seen clearly. Ask to look and check your picture after it taken rather later your picture unacceptable and waste your money loh hehehe.

Why I sooooo concern on the picture? Because yesterday after waiting for almost 2 hours on my 3" high heels+baju kurung and in the middle I have to run with it to find photocopy center just to avoid my turn taken by others, I got soooooooooooo stress because my picture was unacceptable as my tudung cover half of my eyebrow...happadaaaa huhuhu. Gratefully, the application form still can be process just later I need to go back to send my NEW passport picture and pay the fee first before they proceed to the passport documentation.

So be prepare or we'll be share same experience hahaha