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help with new Indonesia Tourist Visa question
(rod) wrote in message . com...
Hi, I have visited Indonesia several times before, the last time about two years ago. For US citizens they just stamped the passport with a 60-day visa and gave a card to return when we left. I always had a return ticket but it was never checked. I have read on some websites about the new policy which went into effect Feb. 1 this year. The policy is that, the citizen of a country that don't grant an Indonesian a free visa to enter that particular country will have to get a visa with a 25 USD fee to enter Indonesia. Countries that granted an Indonesian a free visa to visit to their countries (and by therefore the citizens of these countries are granted a free visa to enter Indonesia) a - Brunei - Malaysia - Philippines - Singapore - Thailand - Vietnam - Hong Kong - Macao - Morocco - Chile - Peru The citizens of the following countries can get their visa once they arrived at some of the major ports of entry in Indonesia: - Australia - Argentina - Brazil - Canada - Denmark - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Japan - New Zealand - Norway - Poland - South Africa - South Korea - Switzerland - Taiwan - United Kingdom - United Arab Emirates - United States of America The citizens of the countries not listed above will need to arrange a visa at the nearest Indonesian embassy or consulate. http://www.indonesia.nl/articles.php...&art_cat_id=29 They basically say I would go to a counter and pay $25. It's unclear whether I could pay this in USD or must change money at the unfavorable rates at the airport. The payment is in USD currency, and NOT in any other currency. If you got 25 USD, you basically can use that at the visa counter at some of the major ports of entry. Of course, if you don't wish to paid at the visa counter once you arrive in Indonesia, you could always arrange the visa at the embassy or consulate before you arrive in Indonesia. I want to go again soon, but in recent weeks I have heard of a couple horror stories that a US citizen went there and was shaken down. In both cases the immigration person made the US citizen pay $100 instead of $25, and he was forced to agree to pay to stay in an expensive hotel on a list of hotels phoned-to by the immigration person, because he didn't have a hotel confirmation prior to arrival. Err... If one want to harass someone, someone surely will think first. If you look like a rich person, someone will want a share of your money. If you look like a person easily fooled, someone will want to fool you. If you look like a person that can be easily harassed, someone will want to harass you. Then of course, if someone want to harass someone, they need to find the right situation for it. I have searched the newsgroups and cannot find any posting of a horror story like this. I would think if it was happening a lot then by now someone would have posted the experience. When I heard the first story I was skeptical, but then I heard a second story so now I'm very worried. Now you know on how terrorists and terrorism work, it's not through the incidents, but instead it's through the stories (that sometimes labeled as 'news'). See? One can be terrorized everywhere. Would it do any good to print out the new rules showing the fee is only $25, and showing the absence of any requirement to have a prior hotel reservation, to take with me to show the immigration person? Contact the nearest Indonesian embassy or consulate, they will provide you with enough information to satify you about the new rules. They also can arrange a visa for you. Thanks in advance for any advice, Rod |
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