passport and visa

Passport and Visa

Passport is an official document usually issued by a county’s government that certifies the identity and nationality of its holder primarily for the purpose of international travel. A passport is containing your name, photograph, place and date of birth, signature and other personal details which you need to show when you enter or a leave country. Passport has 3 types and every passport has a different function. 1) Regular passport. This passport is the most common  form of passport, issued to citizens and othe nationals. 2) Service passport. This passport issued to government employees for work-related travel, and their accompanying dependants. 3) Diplomatic passport. This passport issued to diplomats of a country and their accompanying for officialinternatiomal travel and residence. If we want to visit U.S or flying back to U.S from another country we have to apply to CBP (Custom and Border Protection) at automatic kiosks at select airports. All travelers must have comleted CBP declaration. CBP belongs to homeland security. If we are as a U.S citizen or lawful permanent resident, we must present our permanent resident card. However, if we are not U.S citizen we must have completed I-94 arrival and departure form. As an Indonesia citizen we must completed both of them. Here are the process to visit U.S. 1) Passport controlling processing. 2) Baggage claim. Carousels or conveyor belt is media to take your baggage. If you bring over limits things, you may owe duty. 3) Final Checkpoint. To screening and checking your baggage when you transit to another country do by transportation security administration officers.

Visa is an official document or a stamp put in your passport which allows you to enter or leave a particular coumtry. In Indonesia we have 6 diffenet visas. 1) Transit Visa; a transit visas shall be issued to a foreign national. The validity is 14 days, calculated from the date of admission. 2) Visit Visa; this visa issued to a foreign national to visit Indonesia for the purpose, such as a tourist visit, an offocial government visit, a business visit, a sicio-cultural visit. The validity is 60 days, calculated from the date of admission to Indonesia. 3) Limited Visa; this visa is for visit that is related to work and to other purpose such as invesment, research, family unificationvor repatriation. 4) Diplomatic and Service Visa; this visa only be issued to the bearer of a Diplomatic passport or service passport for the purpose of conducting diplomatic duties/assignment in Indonesia. This visa is valid if presented within 3 months after the date of issuance. 5) Visa fee 6) Multiple Visa. In USA there are 2 types of visa. 1) Non-immigrant visa 2) Immigrant visa. All travelers entering the U.S (by air or sea)  under the visa waiver program are required to hold a valid ESTA. ESTA stands for Electronic System for Travel Authorization. ESTA is an online application system developed by the U.S government to pre-screen travelers before they are alllow to board an airplane or ship bound for the United States. U.S-bound travelers are recommended to apply for a Travel Authorization at least 72 hours prior departure.