Australia welcomes Indonesian tourists

Australia welcomes Indonesian tourists

I wish to clarify a number of points in your article RI
ponders fees for visas on arrival of Nov. 3. 2000 edition.

Australia welcomes Indonesian tourists and encourages genuine
tourists to travel to Australia. Nine out of ten visa
applications are approved and most take between two to three
working days to process (business visas are normally done
immediately).

The application fee for a tourist visa is currently Rp
310,000. As the fee is non-refundable, applicants should provide
as much information as possible to help ensure success. It is
particularly important that all of the questions on the visa
application form be completed accurately. Further information on
Australia's visa requirements is available from our webpage:
http:///www.austembjak.or.id or the Visa and Immigration Section
of the Australian Embassy which is open between 8:30 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday.

There is a lot of interest from people wanting to go to
Australia in the coming months so we encourage people to apply
for their visa now as we are quickly approaching our peak season.

JOSE ALVAREZ

Counsellor (Immigration)

Australian Embassy

Jakarta