In Reply to: visa posted by annie on Monday, 17. March 2008 at 03:32 Bali Time:
It seems that the procedure in the UK is different from Australia.
If you apply to an Indonesian Consulate in Australia or the Indonesian Embassy in Australia, you do not need a letter from a sponsor or your employer for a 60 Day Visa Tourist Visa.
I rang the Indonesian Embassy last year in Canberra and asked what was required to get a 60 Day Turis Visa. The consular staff responded by saying that I had to supply the following:
• $A60.00 Money Order payable to Embassy of Indonesia;
• Two completed Visa Application Forms (the form can be downloaded from the website for the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra);
• A valid passport with at least six months validity;
• Two passport photographs;
• An itinerary;
• Evidence of a return ticket.
You do need a letter from a sponsor for a Sosial/Budaya Visa which can be extended up to a total period of six months.
Perhaps your contact in the UK thinks that you are applying for a Sosial/Budaya Visa.