PETALING JAYA: The Immigration Department’s online appointment system (STO) for the application and renewal of passports at its Kuala Lumpur office is full until the end of May, prompting widespread frustration among the people.
As of yesterday morning, the earliest date available as shown on the STO is May 26, all the way to July 18.
A check on the website showed that for the 7.30-8.30am time slot, the available dates start from July 8 to July 18.
For the 10.30-11.30am and 11.30am to 12.30pm slots, no dates are available.
No dates are available for the 2.45pm to 4pm slots as well, while dates for the 2pm to 4pm slot begin from May 30.
For the Selangor office at Shah Alam, the earliest date available is May 17, all the way to July 18.
Meanwhile, the available dates for renewal and application of passports at UTC Shah Alam starts from May 25 until July 18.
STARPICKS Taylor’s continues to pave the way in rankings No passport application and renewal date is shown for the Putrajaya office.
Netizens have been complaining about the STO being fully booked for months.
Facebook user Ali Rahmat said he had been trying for two months to get an appointment.
“What do I do? I have been trying for two months but it always says all the dates are booked.
“Is there another way to make an appointment?” he commented on the department’s page.
User Robby Tom asked if he could walk-in instead.
“The appointment is full until May,” he said.
Another user Dexter YP Koh, shared a story of his renewal on April 6, which started at 9.15am, but got delayed after his old identity card (IC) was not accepted.
“After queuing for almost an hour, an officer at the counter said he could not process my online passport application because my IC was of the old version, and asked me to get it renewed before coming back again,” he said in his Facebook post.
“Why don’t they put this requirement on the website, so I can prepare in advance and not stand in a queue just to be told this!”
After getting his new IC, Koh was again delayed because his photo in the IC was deemed to be “too white”, and had to wait another hour.
He also narrated that he met with an elderly couple who were seeking to travel to Singapore for medical treatment and wanted to renew their passports.
“Officer turned them away as they didn’t have an online appointment. Not every 80-year-old has digital knowledge la ...,” he said.
Elsewhere, many people applying for a passport online ended up having to go to the Immigration Department in person to complete certain procedures, prompting them to express their frustration, and saying the department should come out with a clear list of instructions on their website.
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airasia Super App partners Trip.com to expand its hotel inventory
Following its enlisting Google’s help to further push its airasia Super App, AirAsia has partnered with China’s leading online travel agent, Trip.com “to strengthen its position” as an OTA.
With this tie-up the super app has over 1.2 million additional hotels from 200 countries and regions added its inventory, providing travellers with more choice in accommodation.
Amanda Woo, CEO of airasia Super App, said the partnership would expand the superapp’s capabilities as an OTA and strengthen its travel ecosystem. “We look forward to serving all of our new and existing super app users with more travel deals through this partnership with Trip.com.”
Yudong Tan, CEO of Trip.com Group Flights Business Unit added the expansion of its collaboration with AirAsia would support the growth of the travel market across the region, and “provide travellers with over 1.2 million additional accommodation options through the airasia Super App channel.”
To expand its reach and increase its offerings the super app has entered into similar partnership with MG Group, WebBeds and Travelport “as part of a continued strategy to become the leading OTA and preferred travel and lifestyle app of choice in ASEAN”.
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