Good morning fellas! 

On the sunny Sunday of 15th March 2015, #BR went to renew their passports (yes! we are going to travel this week!) Since we both work full time on weekdays *(7 am - 7 pm), ** not our working hours, but our hours out from the house :) We can only renew our passport either after 7 pm on weekdays or on weekend. 

This is the time where we truly thankful and grateful for the launch of UTC. Currently the account is suspended :) but we will just keep it here until gov update the site. UTC is the abbreviation for Urban Transformation Center. It is one of the efforts and initiatives of the Malaysian government to urban communities provide a centralized location for core government agencies, public amenities and services of private sectors.

Bearing the sentence from IMI >Please visit UTC for passport issuance on weekends< we went with full of hope to renew our passports since this is the only free time we have before go to trip.

So we took the LRT from Kelana Jaya - Damai. Cost us RM 2.40 each and around 40 minutes ride. The weather is so nice, we are both in such a great mood going there. We arrived at Damai and there is a footbridges available connecting the LRT station to Mini UTC Keramat. We arrived at IMI around 5 pm. We were being served nicely by the officers. They completed the service of details and taking our pics for the new passport around 15 minutes. Shortly after, we being called to make payment (5.30 pm). 

Starting 15th January 2015, IMI imposed one type of renewal, that is RM 200 for 5 years. 

Regular (13 y/o - 59 y/o): RM 200

Elderly (60 y/0 and above): RM 100

Children (12 y/o and below): RM 100

Students studies abroad (21 y/o and below) : RM 100

Pilgrims: RM 100

OKU: Free

Information is updated here. 

Why Mini UTC Keramat? Because it is a newly setup UTC (means less people come here). The establishment of Mini UTC Keramat at the Keramat Mall was on 8 June 2013 and is fully operational by the December 2014. Easy access (LRT, bus), lots of car parks and a bit quiet. You can lepak here but since not many stalls are open, the beverages price is ridiculous. We both only drink iced Nescafe and it cost us RM 5 for 2. *sigh*

Our new passports completed exactly 1 hour after (6.30 pm). FAST! THUMBS UP! We went to continue our Sunday trip to Masjid Jamek :)

Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia

Cawangan UTC Keramat, KL

Monday - Sunday: 8.30 am - 10 pm

Breaks: 7 pm -9 pm

Friday Prayer Break: 12.15 pm- 2.45 pm

-R