The main governing body with regards to the issuance of such passport(s), possession(s), withdrawal and related matters is the Directorate General of Immigration (Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi) under the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kementerian Hukum dan HAM).

[6] The Directorate General of Immigration launched a new passport design on 17 August 2024, coinciding with the 79th Independence Day celebration.

31/2013 (Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 31 Tahun 2013), ordinary passports consists of electronic and non-electronic versions.

Effective from 26 January 2011, the Directorate General of Immigration introduced ordinary electronic passports (e-passport) for Indonesian citizens.

On 19 August 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a new version of the diplomatic e-passport, which complies with the Document 9303 ICAO standard.

[20] Issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Indonesian subject(s) who is serving as civil servant on official travel.

On 19 August 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a new version of the service e-passport, which complies with the Document 9303 ICAO standard.

In Indonesian: Pemerintah Republik Indonesia memohon kepada semua pihak yang berkepentingan untuk mengizinkan kepada pemegang paspor ini berlalu secara leluasa dan memberikan bantuan dan perlindungan kepadanya.

Paspor ini berlaku untuk seluruh negara dan wilayah kecuali ditentukan lain In English: The Government of the Republic of Indonesia requests to all whom it may concern to allow the bearer to pass freely without let or hindrance and afford him/her such assistance and protection.

[1] In 2019 (shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic), the Directorate General of Immigration removed the bearer's signature column in both ordinary and electronic Indonesian passports for efficiency reasons.

On 11 August 2022, the German Embassy in Jakarta announced that Indonesian passports without a signature column could not be processed for visa applications; citing inconsistency with international norms.

[25] On 13 August 2022, the Directorate General of Immigration issued a statement saying that Indonesian passport holders who are affected by the problem could apply for an endorsement signature column in immigration offices and that they were communicating with the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the issue with the German Embassy in Jakarta.

[28] On 17 August 2022, the German Embassy in Jakarta announced that passports with the addition of an endorsement column by Indonesian immigration authorities can be processed for visa applications.

[29] Starting from October 2022, all newly issued Indonesian passports include columns for the bearer's signature.