The Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Jakarta announced this Wednesday the issuance of the first machine-readable passport, delivered to its holder, following the installation of a production unit for this type of passport within its consular service by a delegation from the Ministry of Interior.
This new unit will allow members of the Tunisian community to submit their applications for issuing and renewing passports directly with the Tunisian Embassy in Jakarta, in shorter processing times and by appointment, according to a post on the diplomatic mission’s official page.
The embassy noted that the establishment of this unit, under the supervision of the Ministries of Interior and Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, falls within the framework of implementing the national program aimed at further improving consular services and bringing them closer to Tunisian community members abroad.
This arrangement will particularly benefit Tunisians residing in the countries comprising the Jakarta diplomatic district, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Australia and New Zealand.
It will also concern Tunisian nationals established in the island-nation countries and territories covered by the Tunisian consular representation, notably Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, East Timor, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.
In its communiqué, the embassy expressed its thanks and appreciation to the services of the Ministry of Interior, notably the General Directorate of Borders and Foreigners as well as the Ministry’s IT Center, and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, in particular the General Directorate of Consular Affairs, for their contribution to the realization of this project.
The embassy emphasized that this initiative should help improve the quality and speed of consular services for Tunisians residing in the countries under its diplomatic district.
