Yo~~let me announce for the time remaining to count down 1st, we will fly to NZ after 1 month, yeah~~!hehe...
Okay, back to the topic, today, 8 July 2009, 1 month before we depart,me and 2 of my travel mates went to renew passport and do the Extract of Driving License Records at JPJ, Johor. The process is quite smooth, first we went to Pejabat Imigresen Negeri Johor Bahagian Pasport at Kompleks Pekan Rabu, Tampoi to renew passport. Seldom JB people know that we can actually do and renew our passport at Tampoi instead of Wisma Persekutuan at JB, actually it will be much more convenience for resident at Skudai and Tampoi area to do the passport there, here is the address:
Pejabat Imigresen Negeri Johor
Bahagian Pasport
Tingkat 3, Kompleks Pekan Rabu
Batu 6, Jalan Skudai
81200 Johor Bahru
Johor Darul Takzim
Telefon: 07-2391777
Faks: 07-2363777
link for google map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Kompleks+Pekan+Rabu,+johor+,+malaysia&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.768112,79.013672&ie=UTF8&ll=1.504353,103.696454&spn=0.011025,0.01929&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A
Thanks to google map, it help us a lot in searching the place..hehe...^_^
After we submitted our application for renew passport at Tampoi, instead of waiting there for 2 hours, we went to JPJ to do the EDLR. The address for JPJ is:
Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan Negeri Johor Darul Ta'zim
Jalan Kencana Mas 1/3,
81100 Johor Bahru, Johor,
Malaysia
link for google map:http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Jabatan+Pengangkutan+Jalan+Negeri+Johor+Darul+Ta%27zim,+Jalan+Kencana+Mas+1%2F3,+81100+Johor+Bahru,+Johor,+Malaysia&sll=1.504353,103.696454&sspn=0.009674,0.013797&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FYV5FwAdPmIvBg&split=0&ll=1.542449,103.768616&spn=0.038696,0.055189&t=h&z=14&iwloc=A
thanks to google map again..hehe..
After we reached JPJ at around 10am, we went to service counter to get the information for EDLR, and we were directed to second floor and get the number there. We were called to the counter one by one after wait for awhile, and the officer was quite curious why 3 of us want to go NZ, and ask some questions to one of my travelmate as she was the first one being called. Anyway, after explain to her, she looks like satisfy with the answer and help us to proceed (maybe she just feel lonely and want to talk to people...haha...anyway, she is quite a nice person... ^_^). We didn't fill in any form but just pass her our original and photostate copy IC and license then paid for RM10 each person. Although she ask us to wait for 30minutes for them to issue the EDLR, we actually wait for about 1 hour (hmm..okay, understood and acceptable, is consider fast already..hehe...). And then, yeah~~, we got our EDLR!! The whole process is quite smooth and actually we felt lucky since we met a nice officer who is helpful and can talk easily.
After that, we went back Tampoi for the passport, the timing is just nice, we got our passport after wait for less than 20minutes, how nice, didn't waste much time in waiting. Luckily we went to do the passport early in the morning, or else we will need to wait for longer time as it has more people when we return to take our passport.
Am i done the job for passport renewal? Oh..no no..as i used my old passport to apply for NZ WHS, i need to scan the 1st page of my new passport and send the details of my passport to NZ officer who deal with me when i apply for the WHS, he will help me to update my profile in their system , or else, i might face problem at the time i go NZ.
Er...since I haven't got my camera, so i can't share my EDLR here, but it just a piece of letter stated the class of driving license i have, it is a bit different with the one that I saw at MSKY's blog, but i think maybe because it is issue in different state. Hopefully do not have any problem when we are at NZ...NZ, wait for us, hehe... ^_^
Why we need a EDLR?
hmm...maybe you will ask, why we need to do the EDLR? okay, here come the answer, thanks to MSKY, they have comprehensive info regarding to NZ WH, so to avoid their hard work is wasted, i will just copy their info and paste and share with you here...haha...(okok, i admit, i'm lazy to type again and i admit i can't type better than them..haha..thanks ya MSKY.. :P)
如何申請 Extract of Driving License Records ?
如果你要在紐西蘭或澳洲駕車,而你的駕照資料是在MyKad里,而不是另有一張駕照的話,那最好申請Extract of Driving License Records(在這簡稱EDLR)。就算是有個別一張的大馬駕照,也可以申請EDLR,這是以防萬一被警察刁難啦,因為我們的駕照后面的Classes of license是馬來文而不是英文。之前我們在紐西蘭和澳洲駕車都被警察攔過,他們都接受我們的大馬駕照,所以我們的EDLR沒派上用場。不過我們在澳洲租車時,是有給他們看啦。
另外當你在紐西蘭申請IRD時的Category B document,基本上你只要出示你的大馬駕照即可,不過如果他們要看英文的翻譯信,你就可以給他們看EDLR。其實Category B document也可以用MyKad,只需跟他們解釋IC上的最后6個號碼是生日日期即可,不過不確定是不是所有地方都接受MyKad的解釋。
for more info, please go here:
http://www.mskydream.com/travelogue/newzealand/tips/edlr.html
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