Indonesia Introduces e-Visa-on-Arrival For Nationals Of 26 Countries

Indonesia, which was in sizzling water this summer season for hours-long immigration strains at its Bali Airport, has launched a brand new e-VOA service to hurry up the entry course of.

Indonesia already teamed up with VFS International final month to supply visa-on-arrival with expedited immigration clearance and meet & greet for a hefty charge (learn extra right here).

You’ll be able to entry Indonesia’s web page for e-VOA right here.

Do not forget that guests from Asean international locations don’t want visas to enter Indonesia. This new e-VOA is just accessible if you happen to enter Indonesia by means of Jakarta or Bali airports. The worth of the e-VOA is 500,000 IDR ($32) + bank card charge.

You want the next info for the e-VOA software:

• Full biodata web page of passport with no less than 6 months validity from the date of your arrival to Indonesia (format JPG/JPEG/PNG with max. dimension of 200 Kb);
• Passport dimension {photograph} (format JPG/JPEG/PNG with max. dimension of 200 Kb);
• E-mail tackle; and
• A sound Mastercard, Visa, or JCB bank card.

Legitimate e-VOA functions of coming into Indonesia:

• Tourism
• Authorities Visits
• Enterprise Assembly
• Items Buying
• Transit

The e-Visa-on-Arrival eligible nationals:

1. Australia
2. Argentina
3. Brazil
4. Belgium
5. Canada
6. China
7. Denmark
8. France
9. Germany
10. India
11. Italy
12. Japan
13. Mexico
14. Netherlands
15. New Zealand
16. Republic of Korea
17. Russia
18. Saudi Arabia
19. South Africa
20. Spain
21. Switzerland
22. Timor Leste
23. Turkiye
24. Ukraine
25. United Kingdom;
26. United States of America

Indonesia Immigration Announcement:

Visa-on-Arrival with expedited immigration clearance:

Indonesia Now Sells Visa-On-Arrival & Categorical Immigration On-line

My Bali Entry Expertise in Might:

Getting into Indonesia By means of Bali In Might 2022

Sebastian’s Reporting from Bali:

Bali Airport Has Turn into A Nightmare With Up To 5 Hours Immigration Lineups!

Again Dwelling After One Week In Bali, What Was All The Buzz About!?

Conclusion

Many nationals didn’t require any visas to enter Indonesia earlier than the pandemic.

It might be the best time for Indonesia to take away this VOA and e-VOA, that are nothing greater than a money seize from the nation’s authorities.

I doubt that this accelerates the immigration clearance on the airport as a result of the precise immigration and never the VOA counter, the place you purchase the sticker, is the bottleneck.

Phrases of Indonesia eVOA:

• www.molina.imigrasi.go.id is a authorities portal run by the Directorate Normal of Immigration Ministry of Regulation and Human Rights.
• e-VOA is a single-entry visa which is legitimate for 30 days keep in Indonesia with the aim of Tourism, Authorities Go to, Enterprise Assembly, Items Buying, or Transit solely.
• The validity interval of e-VOA is completely different from the interval of keep in Indonesia. The validity interval of e-VOA is 90 days, as acknowledged on e-VOA. If foreigners holding e-VOA come to Indonesia after the 90 days interval, they need to apply for a brand new e-VOA, visa on arrival on the airport, or different sorts of visas.
• Holders of passports of those following international locations are eligible to use for e-VOA:
  1. Australia
  2. Argentina
  3. Brazil
  4. Belgium
  5. Canada
  6. China
  7. Denmark
  8. France
  9. Germany
  10. India
  11. Italy
  12. Japan
  13. Mexico
  14. Netherlands
  15. New Zealand
  16. Republic of Korea
  17. Russia
  18. Saudi Arabia
  19. South Africa
  20. Spain
  21. Switzerland
  22. Timor Leste
  23. Turkiye
  24. Ukraine
  25. United Kingdom;
  26. United States of America
• Holders of journey doc apart from passport (Laissez Passer, Titre de voyage, Journey Doc, Doc of Id, Certificates of Id, Alien Passport, Alien Journey Doc, Emergency Journey Doc, Emergency Passport; or Non permanent Passport) aren’t eligible to use e-VOA.
• Foreigners holding e-VOA are allowed to land at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta and Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali.
• The e-VOA charge is IDR 500.000,00. Please notice that each cost by way of Debit/Credit score Card will incur further charges in accordance with the monetary establishment’s rules.
• Every traveler should maintain a separate e-VOA, together with infants and youngsters (even when youngsters/infants are included of their dad or mum passports).
• Foreigners who want to enter Indonesia should maintain a passport with an expiration date no less than 6 (six) months from the date of arrival (In accordance with the article 22 (1) b Minister of Regulation and Human Rights Regulation Quantity 44 of 2015).
• As soon as the e-VOA is processed, not one of the info could be modified. The data in your e-VOA have to be precisely the identical as the knowledge in your passport. In any other case, your e-VOA will probably be invalid and there will probably be no refund. In accordance with article 106 Minister of Regulation and Human Rights Regulation Quantity 44 of 2015, Immigration Officer on the ports of entry reserves the best to disclaim entry into Indonesia to a foreigner who present incorrect info within the visa software.
• The paperwork to request an e-VOA are as follows:
  1. Full biodata web page of passport with no less than 6 months validity from the date of your arrival to Indonesia (format JPG/JPEG/PNG with max. dimension of 200 Kb);
  2. Passport dimension {photograph} (format JPG/JPEG/PNG with max. dimension of 200 Kb);
  3. E-mail tackle; and
  4. A sound Mastercard, Visa, or JCB bank card.
• Earlier than submitting e-VOA, you could create an Account by “Essential Web page > Apply > Register” (please notice that every evoa have to be submitted by the respective account) and carry out:
  1. Fill in information and importing paperwork;
  2. Obtain verification e-mail; and
  3. Activate the Account by clicking “activate” on the verification e-mail which have to be confirmed inside one hour.
• After logging in to your account, you possibly can apply for e-VOA by clicking “Essential Web page > Apply” after which carry out:
  1. Information Filling:
     1. 1)   Visa sort,
     2. 2)   Arrival info, and
     3. 3)   Residence info in Indonesia;
  2. Fee; and
  3. Granting e-VOA.
• After finishing the “cost affirmation” web page, you could proceed with the cost inside 120 minutes. In any other case, the system won’t settle for cost, and you have to to create a brand new request.
• You’ll be able to solely make cost by Mastercard, Visa, and JCB bank card. The cardboard is just not required to be underneath your identify. Kindly ensure that your card has a “3D Safe System” and is open to worldwide transactions.
• After finishing the cost course of, your e-VOA will probably be accessible in your Account. Immigration Officers on the ports of entry can confirm your e-VOA of their system. Nonetheless, you’re suggested to maintain your e-VOA with you both as a softcopy (on pill computer, smartphone and so forth.) or as a hardcopy in case of any failure within the system.
• You solely must do the Account creation as soon as. Should you forgot your password you possibly can choose “Essential Web page > Forgot Password”.
• Kindly inform the e-VOA Help Desk (livechat at www.imigrasi.go.id or sending e-mail to visa@imigrasi.go.id or humas@imigrasi.go.id) do you have to encounter any suspended or unsuccessful transactions through the request process. Please don’t create a brand new request or make a brand new cost except in any other case suggested. The Ministry won’t be liable for further funds and no refund will probably be granted in case of such unfinished transactions.
• There are quite a few web sites which declare to help customers in receiving Indonesian e-VOA in return for a service cost. These web sites aren’t endorsed by or related to the Indonesian authorities. Subsequently, we can’t be held liable for any misuse of data or failure of service on their aspect.