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Is Indonesia really adding to their Visa-free list or not?
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<p>[QUOTE="tmount, post: 231515, member: 152"]</p><p><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy.png" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy.png" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/is-indonesia-really-adding-to-their-visa-free-list-or-not/"><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy-300x184.png" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy-300x184.png" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p>When I first saw @CanadianKMs tweet this a few weeks ago, I thought it was great.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Canadians and Americans now get Visa-Free access to Indonesia! Yay! <a href="http://t.co/VTdRDx4RZs">http://t.co/VTdRDx4RZs</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">— Jeff (@canadiankms) <a href="https://twitter.com/canadiankms/status/577932125522952192">March 17, 2015</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p>Well, it turns out, its not so great. I received a tweet from 2 Global Nomads today, alerting me to things not looking so bright.</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://twitter.com/tmount">@tmount</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/canadiankms">@canadiankms</a> Would have been nice, but it’s just a scam: <a href="http://t.co/L7OujvMnyW">http://t.co/L7OujvMnyW</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">— 2 Global Nomads (@paivisanteri) <a href="https://twitter.com/paivisanteri/status/588304600635060224">April 15, 2015</a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p>Well, as it turns out, even though the Indonesian government said it would waive the visa requirement for 30 countries (including the US, Canada, and the UK), it’s putting that on hold. I had to dig deep for a supporting <a href="http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/asia/1663987-indonesia-extend-visa-free-45-countries-2.html">FlyerTalk thread</a> (because, after all, someone has to have experienced a rude surprise of having to pay the Visa fee!) If you’re curious, here’s the whole list of folks that probably got excited, only to be let down:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy.png"><img src="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy.png" data-url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy.png" class="bbImage " style="" alt="" title="" /></a></p><p></p><p><strong>Why backstep on the visa-free policy?</strong></p><p></p><p>It seems that the answer is that:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The Immigration Law No. 6/2011 stipulates that the only foreigners who are allowed to enter Indonesia without visas are citizens of countries that similarly don’t require Indonesians to get tourist visas. – See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/23/free-visas-30-nations-violates-law-may-not-fly.html#sthash.vGiNhudD.dpuf</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p>In order to waive the visa requirements, or provide them free, Indonesia would have to find some way around Immigration Law No. 6/2011. This is not good for the tourism industry, which likely saw this as a way to make Indonesia more attractive as a vacation destination.</p><p></p><p><strong>What does that mean for all of us heading there with trips planned?</strong></p><p></p><p>Not a whole lot. If I had to guess, most folks probably figured they’d have to pay for a Visa anyway. The last time I went to Bali, the Visa on Arrival cost was $25 USD, per person. Looking now to the <a href="http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/indonesia.html">US State Department’s Travel page</a>, it’s now $35 USD. I sincerely hope that no one would cancel their trip for $35 USD per person, but I could totally see how it would hurt a family of 4, at a price of $140.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/is-indonesia-really-adding-to-their-visa-free-list-or-not/">Continue reading...</a></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="tmount, post: 231515, member: 152"] [IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy.png[/IMG] [URL='https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/is-indonesia-really-adding-to-their-visa-free-list-or-not/'][IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy-300x184.png[/IMG][/URL] When I first saw @CanadianKMs tweet this a few weeks ago, I thought it was great. [INDENT] Canadians and Americans now get Visa-Free access to Indonesia! Yay! [URL]http://t.co/VTdRDx4RZs[/URL] — Jeff (@canadiankms) [URL='https://twitter.com/canadiankms/status/577932125522952192']March 17, 2015[/URL] [/INDENT] Well, it turns out, its not so great. I received a tweet from 2 Global Nomads today, alerting me to things not looking so bright. [INDENT] [URL='https://twitter.com/tmount']@tmount[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/canadiankms']@canadiankms[/URL] Would have been nice, but it’s just a scam: [URL]http://t.co/L7OujvMnyW[/URL] — 2 Global Nomads (@paivisanteri) [URL='https://twitter.com/paivisanteri/status/588304600635060224']April 15, 2015[/URL] [/INDENT] Well, as it turns out, even though the Indonesian government said it would waive the visa requirement for 30 countries (including the US, Canada, and the UK), it’s putting that on hold. I had to dig deep for a supporting [URL='http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/asia/1663987-indonesia-extend-visa-free-45-countries-2.html']FlyerTalk thread[/URL] (because, after all, someone has to have experienced a rude surprise of having to pay the Visa fee!) If you’re curious, here’s the whole list of folks that probably got excited, only to be let down: [URL='https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy.png'][IMG]https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/04/Indonesia-Visa-Policy.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]Why backstep on the visa-free policy?[/B] It seems that the answer is that: [INDENT] The Immigration Law No. 6/2011 stipulates that the only foreigners who are allowed to enter Indonesia without visas are citizens of countries that similarly don’t require Indonesians to get tourist visas. – See more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/23/free-visas-30-nations-violates-law-may-not-fly.html#sthash.vGiNhudD.dpuf [/INDENT] In order to waive the visa requirements, or provide them free, Indonesia would have to find some way around Immigration Law No. 6/2011. This is not good for the tourism industry, which likely saw this as a way to make Indonesia more attractive as a vacation destination. [B]What does that mean for all of us heading there with trips planned?[/B] Not a whole lot. If I had to guess, most folks probably figured they’d have to pay for a Visa anyway. The last time I went to Bali, the Visa on Arrival cost was $25 USD, per person. Looking now to the [URL='http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/indonesia.html']US State Department’s Travel page[/URL], it’s now $35 USD. I sincerely hope that no one would cancel their trip for $35 USD per person, but I could totally see how it would hurt a family of 4, at a price of $140. [url="https://saverocity.com/taggingmiles/is-indonesia-really-adding-to-their-visa-free-list-or-not/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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