PHILIPSBURG–The public can now book their appointments for passports, identification cards, drivers’ licences and other services online thanks to an online appointment system the Public Service Centre (PSC) Department and the Civil Registry Department (CRD) have launched.
“The general public can now book their appointments for the products and services of the Civil Registry Department by making use of this new online booking service from any location, at their convenience and at any time and on any day of the week,” it was stated in a press release over the weekend.
Appointments can be booked by vising the webpage
http://appointments.sintmaartengov.org/services and follow five easy steps to make an appointment online.
The steps are: Select the theme and service, quantity of persons, location, date and time, and finally, complete their personal information. More information is provided on the online site.
The Civil Registry Department offers a list of services such as passports, ID cards, drivers’ licences, registration forms, registering of births and marriages, address change, amongst a host of other governmental services for the citizen.
The Public Service Centre and the Civil Registry Department urge the public to use the online appointment service and to provide feedback or forward inquiries to the email address
onlinebooking@sintmaartengov.org .
The release said no other government department currently offers this service option. “However, government is working diligently to add this online appointment option within short to other departments,” the release said.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/80689-civil-registry-dept-starts-online-appointment-system
Except it doesnt work: “We are sorry
At this time it’s not possible to make an appointment. Please contact us by phone or email to make an appointment. Our sincere apologies for this inconvenience.
If you have any questions about your appointment, please contact the Civil Registry Department on +1-721-542-0652”
This is at 12:23 on Monday the 17th of Sept 2018…
It was too good to be true apparently, thanks for the heads-up!