Friday, August 26, 2016

Visit to Indonesia - Visa Free Facilities

I have blogged about Visit to Indonesia some time ago but due to new regulation, my past blog is no longer relevant so i deleted it.

Good news is... We are opening up the portal of Free Tourist Visa!!! I'll just copy + paste from here onwards ^_^. Hope this is useful

By Presidential Decree of 21 of 2016 dated on 2 March 2016 on Visa Free, replacing Presidential Regulation Number 104/2015 on Amendments to Presidential Regulation Number 69/2015 on Visa Free, Indonesia now provides special Short Stay Visa Free facilities for tourists who are nationals of a total 169 countries who wish to travel to Indonesia.
Tourist Visa Free Facilities are valid for 30 days, are non-extendable and cannot be transferred into any other type of of stay permit.
The visa exemption facility can be used for tourism, family visit, social visit, art and cultural, government duty, to deliver a speech or attend a seminar, international exhibition,meetings with head office or representative office in Indonesia, or transit.
The following are the Countries granted Visa Free Facilities according to Presidential Decree No. 21 of 2016:
  1. Albania
  2. Algeria
  3. Andorra
  4. Angola
  5. Antigua and Barbuda
  6. Argentina
  7. Armenia
  8. Australia
  9. Austria
  10. Azerbaijan
  11. Bahamas
  12. Bahrain
  13. Bangladesh
  14. Barbados
  15. Belarus
  16. Belgium
  17. Belize
  18. Benin
  19. Bhutan
  20. Bolivia
  21. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  22. Botswana
  23. Brazil
  24. Brunei Darussalam
  25. Bulgaria
  26. Burkina Faso
  27. Burundi
  28. Cambodia
  29. Canada
  30. Cape Verde
  31. Chad
  32. Chile
  33. China
  34. Comoros
  35. Costa Rica
  36. Croatia
  37. Cuba
  38. Cyprus
  39. Czech Republic
  40. Denmark
  41. Dominica (Commonwealth)
  42. Dominican Republic
  43. Ecuador
  44. Egypt
  45. El Salvador
  46. Estonia
  47. Fiji
  48. Finland
  49. France
  50. Gabon
  51. Gambia
  52. Georgia
  53. Germany
  54. Ghana
  55. Greece
  56. Grenada
  57. Guatemala
  58. Guyana
  59. Haiti
  60. Honduras
  61. Hong Kong
  62. Hungary
  63. Iceland
  64. India
  65. Ireland
  66. Italy
  67. Ivory Coast
  68. Jamaica
  69. Japan
  70. Jordan
  71. Kazakhstan
  72. Kenya
  73. Kiribati
  74. Kuwait
  75. Kyrgyzstan
  76. Lao, People’s Democratic Republic
  77. Latvia
  78. Lebanon
  79. Lesotho
  80. Liechtenstein
  81. Lithuania
  82. Luxemburg
  83. Macao
  84. Macedonia
  85. Madagascar
  86. Malawi
  87. Malaysia
  88. Maldives
  89. Mali
  90. Malta
  91. Marshall Islands
  92. Mauritania
  93. Mauritius
  94. Mexico
  95. Moldova
  96. Monaco
  97. Mongolia
  98. Morocco
  99. Mozambique
  100. Myanmar
  101. Namibia
  102. Nauru
  103. Nepal
  104. Netherlands
  105. New Zealand
  106. Nicaragua
  107. Norway
  108. Oman
  109. Palau
  110. Palestine
  111. Panama
  112. Papua New Guinea
  113. Paraguay
  114. Peru
  115. Philippines
  116. Poland
  117. Portugal
  118. Puerto Rico
  119. Qatar
  120. Romania
  121. Russian Federation
  122. Rwanda
  123. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  124. Saint Lucia
  125. Saint Vincent and Grenadines
  126. Samoa
  127. San Marino
  128. Sao Tome and Principe
  129. Saudi Arabia
  130. Senegal
  131. Serbia
  132. Seychelles
  133. Singapore
  134. Slovakia
  135. Slovenia
  136. Solomon Islands
  137. South Africa
  138. South Korea
  139. Spain
  140. Sri Lanka
  141. Suriname
  142. Swaziland
  143. Sweden
  144. Switzerland
  145. Taiwan
  146. Tajikistan
  147. Tanzania
  148. Thailand
  149. Timor Leste
  150. Togo
  151. Tonga
  152. Trinidad and Tobago
  153. Tunisia
  154. Turkey
  155. Turkmenistan
  156. Tuvalu
  157. Uganda
  158. Ukraine
  159. United Arab Emirates
  160. United Kingdom
  161. United States
  162. Uruguay
  163. Uzbekistan
  164. Vanuatu
  165. Vatican City State
  166. Venezuela
  167. Vietnam
  168. Zambia
  169. Zimbabwe
Nationals of the 169 countries can enter and exit Indonesian Territory through Immigration Checkpoints in airports, seaports and land borders.
For details and enquiries please contact the Indonesian Embassy in your home country.
If the 30 days of Visit Visa Exemption facility feels insufficient, visitor still can apply for Visa on Arrival (given for 30 days and extendable for another 30 days) or Visit Visa.
Visa-on-Arrival:
The Indonesian Government extends Visa on Arrival (VoA) to nationals of 61 countries which can be obtained at designated entry airports and sea ports. Visa-on-Arrival are valid for 30 days and are extendable with another 30 days to be applied at Immigration offices in Indonesia. Visas cost US$35
Please note that starting 26January 2010, the 7-day Visa-on-Arrival has been discontinued.
Exception to this is the Special Economic Zone in the Riau Islands province, where the 7-day Visa on Arrival (VoA) can still be obtained at the seaports on the islands of Batam, Bintan -including Tanjung Pinang and Bandar Bentan Telani -  and Karimun. The7-Day VoA Visa fee is US$ 15.
Countries extended Visa-on-Arrival facility are:
1. Algeria, 2. Australia, 3.Argentina, 4.Austria, 5. Bahrain, 6. Belgium, 7. Brazil, 8. Bulgaria, 19. Canada, 10.Cyprus, 11. Denmark, 12. Egypt, 13. Estonia, 14.Fiji, 15. Finland, 16.France,17. Germany, 18.Greece 19.Hungary, 20.Iceland, 21.India, 22.Iran, 23. Ireland,24.Italy, 25. Japan, 26.Kuwait, 27. Lao PDR, 28.Latvia, 29.Libya, 30.Lithuania, 31.Liechtenstein, 32. Luxemburg, 33. Malta, 34. Maldives, 35.Monaco,36. Mexico, 37. New Zealand, 38. the Netherlands, 39. Norway, 40. Oman, 41.Panama, 42. The People’s Republic of China, 43.Poland, 44. Portugal, 45. Qatar, 46. Rumania, 47.Russia, 48.South Africa, 49.South Korea, 50.Switzerland, 51.Saudi Arabia, 52.Spain, 53.Suriname, 54.Sweden, 55.Slovakia, 56.Slovenia,57.Taiwan, 58. Tunisia. 59. the United Arab Emirates, 60. the United Kingdom,61. The United States of America.
You may find information on Indonesia embassies and consulates contact details at the Ministry of Foreign Affair website on the following direct link: http://www.kemlu.go.id/ 
More Information on immigration available at: http://www.imigrasi.go.id 


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