RI eases immigration rules

RI eases immigration rules

JAKARTA (JP): The Ministry of Justice has issued a decree to
allow visitors to enter Indonesia without a visa through five
airports and 12 seaports, an official said on Wednesday.

Director General of Immigration M. Mudakir said in a statement
that the decree issued on June 22 aimed at luring more visitors
into the country.

Visitors who enter the country through the airports and
seaports under the so-called Visa Free Brief Visit program may
stay in the country for a maximum two months for traveling,
convention and business talks, Mudakir said.

The five airports are Halim Perdanakusuma (Jakarta), Sultan
Mahmud Badaruddin II (Palembang), Adi Sucipto (Yogyakarta),
Juwata (Tarakan, East Kalimantan), Morpah (Merauke, Irian Jaya).

The 12 seaports are Kuala Langsa (Langsa, Aceh), Sabang
(Sabang, Aceh), Pekanbaru (Pekanbaru, Riau), Bengkalis
(Bengkalis, Riau), Tarempa (Tarempa, Riau), Sungai Guntung and
Kuala Elok (Tembilahan, Riau), Teluk Bayur (Padang, West
Sumatra), Sampit (Sampit, Central Kalimantan), Malundung
(Tarakan, East Kalimantan), Nunukan (Nunukan, East Kalimantan).

Prior to the issuance of the decree, the government had opened
tens of airports and seaports cross the country as entry points
for visitors without visas.

Thus far, the government has made the visa-free program
available for visitors from 48 countries.(jsk)