In Reply to: cost posted by luving_bali on Friday, 23. October 2009 at 17:12 Bali Time:
There is another reason why the issue of Indonesian passports is currently being delayed.
For the first time, the Saudi Arabian government is refusing to accept Haj pilgrims travelling on special Haj passports issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Religion,
The Saudi Arabian government is now insisting that all the 200,000 Indonesian Haj pilgrims travel on ordinary Indonesian passports issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Immigration.