Bali Reintroduces Visa on Arrival for Tourists from 23 Countries

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Law and Human Rights Ministry Directorate General of Immigration as of Monday, March 7, has reintroduced the visa on arrival option for tourists from 23 countries arriving in Bali. 

This policy can only be obtained by tourists who enter Indonesia through Bali’s airport I Gusti Ngurah Rai immigration facility. Fortunately, international tourists arriving through this airport are permitted to travel to other Indonesian regions through other local airport immigrations.

Citing Bisnis.com, the spokesperson of the directorate general Achmad Nur Saleh in a written statement on March 6 says “23 countries are subject to the specific tourism visa on arrival.”

Achmad said requirements that need to be met by tourists to obtain the special visa include a 6-month minimum valid passport, a return flight ticket or to continue to another country, and importantly health documents required under the Covid-19 task force policy. 

The tariff for this special tourist visa on arrival is overseen under Government Regulation No.28/2019 of Rp500,000 and is valid for a maximum of 30 days of stay starting on the first day of arrival regardless of the time of arrival and can only be extended once. 

The following are the countries where its citizens are permitted to obtain this visa on arrival:

1. Australia
2. United States
3. Netherlands 
4. Brunei Darussalam
5. Philippines 
6. Britain
7. Italy
8. Japan
9. Germany
10. Cambodia
11. Canada
12. South Korea
13. Laos
14. Malaysia
15. Myanmar
16. France 
17. Qatar
18. New Zealand 
19. Singapore 
20. Thailand
21. Turkey
22. United Arab Emirates
23. Vietnam

Read: Bali Governor Suggests VoA, Quarantine-Free Entry for Tourism Recovery

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