Public Relation FH-USU: On Tuesday (03/09/2024). The North Sumatra Immigration Division, in collaboration with the Faculty of Law of USU, carried out Immigration Service Socialization in the Moot Court Building Hall of the USU Faculty of Law. This activity intends to increase awareness, understanding, and active participation in immigration issues and policies within the academic community so the public can better know and understand Immigration Services, including Passport Services (for Indonesian Citizens) and Stay Permit Services (for Foreign Citizens).
The Immigration Services Socialization event was opened by the Head of the Licensing and Immigration Information Division of the North Sumatra Regional Office and attended by the Dean of the USU Faculty of Law, Lecturers, and 136 USU Faculty of Law Students.
The presentation of socialization material begins with general passport knowledge associated with immigration service programs for Indonesian citizens in the form of MPaspor, Walkin, Eazy Passport, Accelerated Services, and Socialization related to the New Passport Design delivered by an Associate Expert Immigration Analyst, Junior Manerep Sigalingging. Benyamin Kali Patembal Harahap delivered the presentation on Visas and Stay Permits based on the Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights Number 22 of 2023 concerning Visas.
In the question and answer session, the participants were very enthusiastic about digging up information related to immigration services, including “What about people with disabilities, for example, those who are speech or hearing impaired who cannot be asked for information in the process of issuing a passport?” on this question, the resource person explained “that in issuing a passport, the supporting data will be examined and if necessary, it can be requested to attach supporting data and even a field check can be carried out. Next, related to the question, “What if there is an overstay of 150 days? Is it subject to a fine of 150 million?” to this question, the resource person explained that no more than 60 days are fined in the rules. Overstaying more than 60 days means deportation and pro-justitia, with the consequences of being on the ban list.