Visa policy

Visa policy

From Kompas

Indonesia's tourism industry has struggled due to various
unfavorable developments such as the World Trade Center (WTC)
tragedy, the Bali and Marriott hotel bombings, the SARS epidemic,
the forthcoming 2004 general election and the presidential decree
on short-visit visas.

Presidential Decree No.18/2003 requires foreign tourists
intending to visit Indonesia (excluding those from free-visa
countries such as Europe and America) to obtain an entry visa.

Meanwhile, quite a lot of tourists visit Indonesia by
obtaining visas on arrival at airports and seaports for a period
of 60 days free of charge.

The decree therefore has put many would-be foreign visitors at
a disadvantage, and makes us all wonder where the visa revenue is
ending up.

WIRASANJAYA
Buleleng, Bali