Tegal demands immigration office

Tegal demands immigration office

SEMARANG, Central Java: The provincial justice office here has
asked the central government to open an immigration office in
Tegal mayoralty to improve services to local residents who are
planning to travel overseas.

The office's information service officer, Wiwik Murniati, told
Antara on Wednesday passport applicants in the western part of
the province had complained about the long distance they were
forced to travel to reach the nearest immigration office.

"It takes them up to four hours to reach Semarang, meaning
they waste a great amount of time for unnecessary things.
Efficiency is the only reason for our demand for an immigration
office in Tegal," Wiwik said.

The office has forwarded its request to the Ministry of
Justice, but so far has not received a response.

The ministry recently opened immigration offices in the
Central Java towns of Surakarta and Cilacap. (amd)