In Reply to: Visa to Indonesia posted by Bintang Kecil on Saturday, 19. March 2005 at 21:11 Bali Time:
Jero said his office and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights were discussing the review of the government's visa policy to enable more countries to benefit from the visa-on-arrival, which, over the last year cost US$25 for a 30-day visa.
"The new visa policy will include 16 more countries on the visa-on-arrival list and will extend the stay period from the current three days to one week (for a $10 visa) and from 30 days to 60 days (for a $25 visa)," he explained.
Of the 16 countries, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Austria, Ireland, China, India, Kuwait and Egypt are included, which means those citizens do not have to go to an Indonesian Embassy in their home country to apply for a visa.
Currently, tourists who are nationals from the United States, Australia, South Africa, Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, the United Arab Emirates, Finland, Hungary, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Germany, Canada, South Korea, Norway, France and Taiwan are eligible for the visa-on-arrival.