To additional support in vacationers visiting, the Department of Immigration for Indonesia has launched a brand new visa system. Tourists can now apply for an e-VOA earlier than they arrive within the nation and purchase their visas on arrival.
Not solely will this support in rising the tourism sector in Bali, it’ll streamline the customer expertise and create a ‘very strategic policy’ in accordance with Acting Director General of Immigration, Widodo Ekatjahjana.
The launch of the brand new e-VOA system on Thursday, November 10, will, “ease and speed of this immigration service can increase the enthusiasm of the world community to come to Indonesia,” stated Ekatjahjana. The e-VOA system was first trialed from November 4-9 earlier than its full implementation.
The easy course of requires vacationers to go to Indonesia’s Immigration web site and proceed to use, pay an IDR 500,000 price (roughly $34). Once the cost has been processed, the shape is submitted and, “the e-VoA system can be enjoyed by foreign citizens (WNA) who will come to Indonesia for tourism, business, or visiting purposes.” stated Ekatjahjana.
Following verification, vacationers can obtain their e-VOA to current on arrival and present it on the immigration checkpoint when getting into Indonesian territory. This course of removes a layer of stress and coordination for vacationers.
While the e-VOA is an improve, many are nonetheless calling the federal government to scrap the processing price as pre-pandemic, acquiring a visa on arrival was free for 30-days for many worldwide guests. Previously, cost solely was made if vacationers wanted to increase their visa by an additional 30-days.
I Putu Winastra, DPD of the Association of Indonesian Travel Companies in Bali, can be involved over the price as free visas improve visits to Bali.
“With this launch, immigration can make a real contribution to providing policies and facilities to support the world of tourism, increase foreign investment and create job opportunities by attracting tourists or the upper class from various foreign countries,” concluded Ekatjahjana.