Thread by @johanstravel

It slipped under my radar because I have PR card for #Indonesia, but signed into law mid February were new prices for visas to Indonesia. And they are high, very high, if you ask me.

#visa #expensive #visitIndonesia #tourismIndonesia #travel

The official document - in Indonesian - can be found here. I'll pick some of the highlights.
jdih.kemenkeu.go.id/download/f9811…

Not listed is the price of a visa on arrival, as this has not increased and still is 500.000 rupiah, some 33 euro per traveler. That's twice the price it was years and years ago, but that's fine.

#voa #visaonarrival #Indonesia

If you want to get a 'tourist visa' (because your passport is not on the list for a VoA) you'll have to send at least 1.5 million (that's 98 euro!!!) for a 60-day single-entry visa. There also is a 'visitor visa', which is 130 euro. Isn't a tourist a visitor?

Want to stay longer than 60 days, but still have that pesky single-entry requirement? No problem, just send 6mil (almost 400 euro) for one 180 day stay as a 'visitor'. Staying this long doesn't have a separate 'tourist' price tag anymore, because you're rich.

Really want to have a multiple-entry visa? Sure, that will be 200 euro. The document doesn't state how long one visit can be though, I'd have to look in earlier regulations. My best guess is 30 days per stay with a max of 180 days in a year.

What do I think of this as a non-tourist? Well the days I would reply to someone complaining about a 25 USD visa fee with something like "that's one meal in Bali" are gone now. These prices are outrageous and will certainly put off a number of people ...

They will simply be going to Malaysia, Thailand (free VoA for many) and Vietnam (cheap visa for many), not to spend 130 euro per traveler just to be in Indonesia, as what they are looking for can most likely be found elsewhere as well.

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