Indonesia Visa on Arrival now extended to 63 countries

Jun 19th 2007

Starting 28 May 2007, the government through Ministerial Decree by the Minister of Law and Human Rights, has extended Visa on Arrival (VoA) facilities to another 11 countries, bringing to a total of 63 countries, whose nationals may enter Indonesia by taking Visa on Arrival, reports Bisnis Indonesia.

The additional 11 countries are : (1) Algeria, (2)the Czech Republic, (3) Fiji, (4) Latvia, (5) Libya,(6) Lithuania, (7) Panama. (8) Romania, (9) Slovakia, (10) Slovenia, and (11) Tunisia.

(To check the complete list of countries provided with VoA, please open www.budpar.go.id and click “Regulations” on right hand side of the page). Purpose of visit may be for tourism, social visit, business purposes, or government duties.    

Visa on Arrival costs US$ 10 for a stay of 1-7 days; and US$ 25 for a stay of 8 – 30 days. These are non-extendable, and may not be changed into any other immigration permit.

While, according to the Department of Culture and Tourism,  Free Visas for Short Visits (BVKS) apply to nationals from (1) Brunei Darussalam; (2) Chile. (3) Hong Kong SAR, (4) Macao SAR; (5) Malaysia, (6) Morocco; (7) Peru; (8) The Philippines, (9) Thailand; (10) Singapore, and (11) Vietnam.