Visa: Reverted to previous visa section - Visa waiver is not the same as visa on arrival
← Older revision
Revision as of 23:54, 13 June 2015
Line 308:
Line 308:
====Visa waiver====
====Visa waiver====
−
Indonesia allows visa-free entry to the citizens of
45
countries. The nationals of these countries who are going on holiday, attending conventions or engaging in similar activities are allowed to stay in Indonesia for up to 30 days without a visa. This type of visa cannot be extended, transferred or converted to any other kind of visa, nor can it be used as a working permit. Those visitors eligible under the visa waiver program have a visa issued at the Indonesian border checkpoints with that issuance subject to the discretion of the visa officer.
+
Indonesia
allows visa-free entry to the citizens of
15
countries. The nationals of these countries who are going on holiday, attending conventions or engaging in similar activities are allowed to stay in Indonesia for up to 30 days without a visa. This type of visa cannot be extended, transferred or converted to any other kind of visa, nor can it be used as a working permit. Those visitors eligible under the visa waiver program have a visa issued at the Indonesian border checkpoints with that issuance subject to the discretion of the visa officer.
The citizens of the following countries are eligible (9 other ASEAN countries and 6 other countries): [[Brunei]], [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Philippines]], [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], [[Vietnam]], [[Myanmar]], and [[Chile]], [[Ecuador]], [[Hong Kong]] SAR (Special Administrative Region), [[Macau]] SAR (Special Administrative Region), [[Morocco]], [[Peru]].
−
The
citizens of the following countries
are
eligible:
[[Singapore]],
[[Thailand]],
[[Myanmar]], [[Brunei]], [[Malaysia]], [[Cambodia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Laos]], [[Philippines]], [[Chile]], [[Morocco]], [[Peru]], [[Ecuador]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Macau]], [[China]], [[Russia]], [[South Korea]], [[Japan]], [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[New Zealand]], [[Mexico]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Germany]], [[France]], [[
the
Netherlands]],
[[Italy]],
[[Spain]],
[[Switzerland]], [[Belgium]], [[Sweden]], [[Austria]], [[Denmark]], [[Norway]], [[Finland]], [[Poland]], [[Hungary]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Qatar]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Kuwait]], [[Bahrain]], [[Oman]], and [[South Africa]].
+
Visa-free
entries
are
only
permitted
via
the
following
ports
of
entry:
+
*'''Airports:''' Juanda (Surabaya, East Java), Adisutjipto (Yogyakarta), Adi Sumarmo (Solo, Central Java), Ahmad Yani (Semarang, Central Java), El Tari (Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara), Hang Nadim (Batam, Riau Islands), Hasanuddin (Makassar, South Sulawesi), Husein Sastranegara (Bandung, West Java), Ngurah Rai (Denpasar, Bali), Kuala Namu (Medan, North Sumatra), Sam Ratulangi (Manado, North Sulawesi), Lombok International Airport (Praya-Mataram, Lombok), Sepinggan (Balikpapan, East Kalimantan), Soekarno-Hatta (Jakarta), Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (Palembang, South Sumatera), Sultan Syarif Kasim II (Pekanbaru, Riau), Supadio (Pontianak, West Kalimantan) and Minangkabau (Padang, West Sumatera).
−
Entry
through
these
port
of
entries
guarantee
a
visa
waiver:
+
*'''Seaports:'''
Bandar
Seri
Udana
Lobam
(Batam,
Riau
Islands),
Belawan
(Medan, North Sumatra), Bitung (Manado, North Sulawesi), Lembar (Mataram, Lombok), Nongsa Terminal Bahari (Batam, Riau Islands), Sekupang (Batam, Riau Islands), Sri Bayintan (Tanjung Pinang, Bintan, Riau Islands), Tanjung Balai Karimun (Karimun, Riau Islands), Tanjung Perak (Surabaya, East Java), Tanjung Priok (Jakarta), Bandar Bintan Telani Lagoi (Bintan, Riau Islands), Batu Ampar (Batam, Riau Islands), Benoa (Bali), Dumai (Riau), Lhokseumawe (North Sumatra), Marina Teluk Senimba (Batam, Riau Islands), Padang Bai (Bali), Selat Kijang (Bintan, Riau Islands), Tanjung Mas (Semarang, Central Java), Tanjung Pinang (Bintan, Riau Islands) and Tenau (Kupang, West Timor).
−
*'''Airports''': Soekarno Hatta International Airport (Jakarta), Ngurah Rai International Airport (Bali), Kuala Namu International Airport (Medan), Juanda International Airport (Surabaya), Hang Nadim International Airport (Batam)
+
−
*'''
Seaports
'''
: Sri Bintan Port, Sekupang Port and Batam Center Port (Batam), Sri
Bintan
Port
and
Tanjung
Uban
Port
(
Bintan
Island
).
+
*'''
Land crossing:
'''
the
[[Malaysia]]-Indonesia
border
crossing
at
Entikong
(
[[West
Kalimantan]]-[[Sarawak]]
).
====Visa on arrival====
====Visa on arrival====
All visitors entering Indonesia by way of visa-on-arrival (''Visa Kunjungan Saat Kedatangan'') '''must''' have a return ticket to their point of origin, or onward destination ticket on their person when passing through immigration into the country (E-tickets are acceptable), or be able to present sufficient evidence of the means to obtain one to an Immigration official. This is often checked, and visitors who are unable to fulfil this requirement may be denied entry. More commonly, the problem can be solved with a suitable "payment" (or bribe). Transit visas are available from Indonesian embassies and consulates and may be provided at the border under some (limited) circumstances. Often airlines carrying passengers to Indonesia decline at check-in for a departure to an Indonesian entry point if this proof cannot be provided.
All visitors entering Indonesia by way of visa-on-arrival (''Visa Kunjungan Saat Kedatangan'') '''must''' have a return ticket to their point of origin, or onward destination ticket on their person when passing through immigration into the country (E-tickets are acceptable), or be able to present sufficient evidence of the means to obtain one to an Immigration official. This is often checked, and visitors who are unable to fulfil this requirement may be denied entry. More commonly, the problem can be solved with a suitable "payment" (or bribe). Transit visas are available from Indonesian embassies and consulates and may be provided at the border under some (limited) circumstances. Often airlines carrying passengers to Indonesia decline at check-in for a departure to an Indonesian entry point if this proof cannot be provided.
−
[http://www.deplu.go.id/Pages/ServiceDisplay.aspx?IDP=7&IDP2=21&Name=ConsularService&l=en Visas on arrival] may be issued to nationals of [[Algeria]], [[Argentina]], [[Australia]], [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Cyprus]], [[Egypt]], [[Estonia]], [[Fiji]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Iceland]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Ireland]], [[Latvia]], [[Libya]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Maldives]], [[Malta]], [[Monaco]], [[Panama]], [[Portugal]], [[Romania]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Surinam]], [[Taiwan]], [[East Timor]] (''Timor-Leste''), [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], the [[United Arab Emirates]] for a maximum of 30 days, generally extendible once only for another 30 days at a local immigration office inside Indonesia. If you are in Bali, you cannot apply for the extension in Bandung, generally speaking.
+
[http://www.deplu.go.id/Pages/ServiceDisplay.aspx?IDP=7&IDP2=21&Name=ConsularService&l=en Visas on arrival] may be issued to nationals of [[Algeria]], [[Argentina]], [[Australia
]], [[Austria
]], [[Argentina
]], [[Bahrain]], [[Belgium
]], [[Brazil]], [[Bulgaria
]], [[Canada]], [[China
]], [[Cyprus
]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Cyprus]], [[Denmark
]], [[Egypt]], [[Estonia]], [[Fiji
]], [[Finland]], [[France
]], [[Germany]], [[Greece
]], [[Hungary
]], [[Iceland]], [[India]], [[Iran]], [[Ireland
]], [[Italy]], [[Japan]], [[Kuwait
]], [[Latvia]], [[Libya]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Lithuania]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Maldives]], [[Malta
]], [[Mexico
]], [[Monaco
]], [[Netherlands]], [[New Zealand]], [[Norway]], [[Oman
]], [[Panama
]], [[Poland
]], [[Portugal
]], [[Qatar
]], [[Romania
]], [[Russia
]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Slovakia]], [[Slovenia
]], [[South Africa]], [[South Korea]], [[Spain
]], [[Surinam
]], [[Sweden]], [[Switzerland
]], [[Taiwan]], [[East Timor]] (''Timor-Leste''), [[Tunisia]], [[Turkey]], the [[United Arab Emirates
]], the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[USA
]] for a maximum of 30 days, generally extendible once only for another 30 days at a local immigration office inside Indonesia. If you are in Bali, you cannot apply for the extension in Bandung, generally speaking.
Obtaining a visa from an Indonesian embassy or consulate before travelling is also possible and will allow you to go straight to the immigration channel for visa holders rather than the sometimes-congested VOA and Visa waiver channels at the immigration check-points. Pre-issued visas for tourism, social and business visits are normally issued for a period of up to 60 days visit duration. VOAs are not valid for employment of any sort, no matter what your employer may tell you and even if your work papers are in process, unless the Ministry of Manpower issues a special temporary work permit in the form of a letter to fill in the time gap.
Obtaining a visa from an Indonesian embassy or consulate before travelling is also possible and will allow you to go straight to the immigration channel for visa holders rather than the sometimes-congested VOA and Visa waiver channels at the immigration check-points. Pre-issued visas for tourism, social and business visits are normally issued for a period of up to 60 days visit duration. VOAs are not valid for employment of any sort, no matter what your employer may tell you and even if your work papers are in process, unless the Ministry of Manpower issues a special temporary work permit in the form of a letter to fill in the time gap.
Line 349:
Line 349:
If there is a delay in processing your paperwork (e.g.: because the company doesn't yet have a licence to operate, or hasn't yet submitted the appropriate documents and requests to the government to employ foreigners), your employer can request from the Ministry of Manpower a temporary work permit as a stopgap, this is a letter that you should also have a photocopied copy.
If there is a delay in processing your paperwork (e.g.: because the company doesn't yet have a licence to operate, or hasn't yet submitted the appropriate documents and requests to the government to employ foreigners), your employer can request from the Ministry of Manpower a temporary work permit as a stopgap, this is a letter that you should also have a photocopied copy.
+
+
===By plane===
+
{{infobox|Beware the departure tax|All travellers departing by plane must pay a Passenger Service Charge (''departure levy/airport tax'') ''in Rupiah'', so be sure to stash away enough to pay it. The amount varies by airport, but can be as much as Rp 150,000 in the airports in Bali (DPS) or Jakarta (CGK). The airport tax is included in ticket prices for Garuda Airlines flights. A new Transportation Ministry Regulation stated that the Passenger Service Charge must be collected at the same time as payment for tickets purchased on or after 1 January 2015 for domestic flights and on 1 April 2015 for international flights.}}
+
+
{{infobox|Currently suspended routes|Following the AirAsia crash in December 2014, the Transportation Ministry suspended the Surabaya-Singapore and Medan-Palembang Air Asia routes owing to procedural irregularities. Additionally and as of 15 Jan 2015, there are another 59 routes suspended that were operated by by Air Asia, Garuda, Lion Air, Wings Air, Trans Nusa and Susi Air.}}
+
Most international flights arrive at '''[[Soekarno-Hatta International Airport|Soekarno-Hatta]]''' ({{IATA|CGK}}) at [[Jakarta]], '''Ngurah Rai''' ({{IATA|DPS}}) at [[Bali]], and '''Juanda''' ({{IATA|SUB}}) at [[Surabaya]]. Many airports in smaller cities such as [[Bandung]], [[Yogyakarta]] and [[Medan]] also have international flights from [[Singapore]] and/or [[Malaysia]], which can be interesting and convenient entry points into Indonesia.
+
+
Travel to Indonesia from the Americas can take as little as 20 hours and requires at least one transit. Travel from most of Europe will take less than 20 hours, and many flights stop in [[Hong Kong]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Seoul]], [[Taipei]] or [[Singapore]] before arriving in [[Jakarta]]. Australia, though, is just 6–8 hours away.
+
+
The cost of flying to Indonesia from within the Southeast Asia and the Pacific region has reduced with the coming of [[Discount airlines in Asia|low cost carriers]] or "Low Cost Carriers" (LCC). [http://www.airasia.com '''Air Asia Group'''] flies to major Indonesian destinations, mainly from Malaysia. [http://www.tigerair.com '''Tigerair'''] and [http://www.jetstar.com Jetstar] (through its ValuAir brand] are the two carriers flying from Singapore, although not as many flights. [http://www.lionair.co.id '''Lion Air Group'''] flies to Singapore & [[Ho Chi Minh City]], and starts to be interconnected to Kuala Lumpur & Bangkok with the inception of its subsidiaries in Malaysia & Thailand.
+
+
'''[http://www.garuda-indonesia.com Garuda Indonesia]''', ☎ +62 21 2351-9999, the Indonesian flag carrier, flies to several cities in [[Southeast Asia]], [[China]], [[Japan]] and [[South Korea]], [[Australia]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and [[Amsterdam]] in the [[Netherlands]]. The airline also has extensive code-sharing agreements and this assists in providing quite good flight frequencies from airports in countries near Indonesia.
+
+
[http://www.singaporeair.com '''Singapore Airlines'''], along with its subsidiary [http://www.silkair.com '''SilkAir'''], are full service airlines that fly to many Indonesian destinations from Singapore and have excellent connections to cities worldwide. Flights to Jakarta from Singapore are among the busiest international routes in the world.
+
+
===By boat===
+
Ferries connect Indonesia with [[Singapore]] and [[Malaysia]]. Most connections are between ports in [[Sumatra]] (mostly in [[Riau]] and [[Riau Islands]] provinces) and those in [[Peninsular Malaysia]] and [[Singapore]], although there is also a ferry service between Malaysia's [[Sabah]] state and [[East Kalimantan]] on [[Borneo]]. Onward boat connections to Jakarta and other Indonesian islands are available from these ports. See the pages for each city for more details.
+
+
Ferries are frequently overloaded and each year there is at least one report of a ferry that has capsized with great loss of life. Ferries have different classes of seats, with the most expensive (and cleanest) section on top with comfortable seats and windows for a nice frontal view, followed by second class behind that in a separate room that is more cramped and dirtier with less comfortable seating, and third class is usually on the lower decks and is the worst, although different ferries may have their own organisation.
+
+
'''From [[Singapore]]'''
+
*Frequent ferries to/from the various ports of '''[[Batam]]''' (Sekupang, Batu Ampar, Nongsa, Marina Teluk Senimba and Batam Centre).
+
*Frequent ferries to '''[[Tanjung Pinang]]''' and Bandar Bintan Telani Lagoi ([[Bintan Resorts]]) on [[Bintan]].
+
*Several ferries daily to/from '''Tanjung Balai''' in [[Karimun]] Island.
+
*One daily ferry, increasing to two during weekends, to/from '''Tanjung Batu'''* in [[Kundur]] Island.
+
+
'''From Peninsular Malaysia'''
+
*Daily ferries run from '''[[Penang]]''' to '''Belawan''', the port for [[Medan]], [[Sumatra]].
+
*Daily ferries go from '''[[Port Klang]]''' near [[Kuala Lumpur]] to '''[[Dumai]]''' in [[Riau]], [[Sumatra]] and '''Tanjung Balai Asahan''' in [[North Sumatra]].
+
*Daily ferries between '''[[Port Dickson]]''', [[Negeri Sembilan]] and '''[[Dumai]]''' in [[Riau]] province, [[Sumatra]].
+
*Daily ferries link '''[[Malacca]]''' with '''[[Dumai]]''' and '''[[Pekanbaru]]''' in [[Riau]] province, [[Sumatra]].
+
*Frequent ferries go from '''Kukup''', [[Johor]] to '''Tanjung Balai'''* on [[Karimun]] Island in the [[Riau Islands]].
+
*Frequent ferries link the '''[[Johor Bahru]]''' with '''[[Batam]]''' and the capital of Riau province '''[[Tanjung Pinang]]''' at the Island '''[[Bintan]]''' in the [[Riau Islands]].
+
*Regular ferries also link '''Tanjung Belungkor''' in [[Johor]] with [[Batam]].
+
+
'''From Sabah, Malaysia'''
+
*Daily ferries link '''[[Tawau]]''' with '''[[Nunukan]]'''* and '''[[Tarakan]]'''*, both in [[East Kalimantan]] province on [[Borneo]].
+
+
Visa-free/visa-on-arrival is available at all ports above ''except'' those tagged with *, which require a visa in advance, though there may be exceptions for ''visa-free'' visitors.
+
+
Several cruise lines come to Indonesia and employ many locals, which is one way that locals enrich their families. You may take a cruise and stop at specific locations along the way with everyone else, in which case Immigration will be handled on your ship. Be sure to return to your ship at the end of such "shore leave" or risk being left behind! It may be possible to end your cruise here, in which case you'll need to visit an Immigration office after disembarking.
+
+
===By land===
+
'''From East Timor:''' The main crossing is at '''Mota'ain''' between Batugade in [[East Timor]] and Atambua, [[West Timor]].
+
+
'''From Malaysia:''' The only formal way to enter by land from Malaysia is at the '''Entikong-Tebedu''' crossing between [[West Kalimantan]] and [[Sarawak]], [[Malaysia]] on [[Borneo]]. The crossing in on the main route between [[Kuching]], ([[Sarawak]]) and Pontianak, the capital of ([[West Kalimantan]]). As the crossing is listed only as a visa-free entry point, nationalities who do not qualify for this will have to apply for visas beforehand.
+
+
'''From Papua New Guinea:''' The only recognised crossing into Indonesia is at '''Wutung''', between [[Vanimo]] in Sandaun Province in [[Papua New Guinea]], and [[Jayapura]], the capital of Indonesian [[Papua]].
+
+
''Note: It is not guaranteed that you will be able to enter Indonesia through these crossings and non-Indonesians are '''required''' to apply for visas at the nearest Indonesian Embassy or Consulate.''
===By plane===
===By plane===