Immigration requirements eased<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Senior citizen tourists are invited to visit
\nIndonesia as the government eases its immigration restrictions
\nand cuts the required deposit and funds for accommodation costs
\nin half.<\/p>\n
The director general of immigration at the Ministry of Justice
\nand Human Rights, M. Iman Santoso, issued the policy on April 18,
\noverturning a 2000 decree, which was considered obsolete.<\/p>\n
Indonesian representatives abroad or other designated
\nofficials have the authority to issue an entry and stay permit
\nfor senior citizen tourists, while the proposals for visas and
\nimmigration permits can be submitted to Indonesian travel
\nagencies for older tourists or their correspondents abroad.<\/p>\n
The original minimum amount of required funds of US$2,500 per
\nmonth has been reduced to $1,500, while the amount set aside for
\naccommodation costs has been halved from $1,000 to $500 per month
\nin Jakarta, Bandung and Bali.<\/p>\n
This amount is much lower in other cities on Java, Batam and
\nNorth Sumatra's Medan, which only sets the amount at $300 per
\nmonth, while other tourist locations set the minimum funds for
\n$200 per month. --JP<\/p>",
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