Govt promises to fix Indonesian passport woes

The Law and Human Rights Ministry and Foreign Ministry are working to solve a problem with certain Indonesian passports that has resulted in the German Embassy’s rejection of visa applicants. - (JP/Shutterstock/File)

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Law and Human Rights Ministry and Foreign Ministry are working to solve a problem with certain Indonesian passports that has resulted in the German Embassy’s rejection of visa applicants.

The passports in question lack a place for the signature of the holder, an omission that German immigration officials have objected to.