Indonesia is weighing up whether to reintroduce visa-free travel for top international tourists. Visa-free travel was formally scrapped in 2023, though the legislation had been on pause since the outbreak of the pandemic. Currently, tourists from 97 countries are eligible for an Indonesian visa on arrival. This can be applied on arrival at any of …
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Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport just received a major upgrade. New auto-gates featuring facial recognition have now been installed and will be ready for use in the coming days. Indonesia’s Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly, has visited Bali Airport to check the new immigration inspection facilities. During his visit, Minister …
The Director General of Immigration for Indonesia is on a mission to elevate the services provided by the department. Director General Silmy Karim wants to establish a world-class immigration service that benefits Indonesian citizens, expats, and tourists. Over the last few months, Karim and the Department of Immigration have announced a series of new services, …
This week the Indonesian Directorate General of Immigration announced a huge new visa policy. Tourists and business people who regularly travel to Bali and across the Indonesian archipelago can now apply for a 5-year multiple-entry visa. Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration, Silmy Karim, was appointed to his post earlier this year and has quickly got …
Bali lovers have just been awarded a huge win from Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration. Indonesia’s Ministry of Immigration has announced the launch of a 5-year multiple-entry visa for tourism and business activities. The huge move comes as part of Director General of Immigration, Silmy Karim, is on a mission to modernize the Indonesian immigration …
Immigration officials in Bali are calling on tourists to start the electronic visa-on-arrival system as much as possible. While visa on-arrival will be available to arrange at Bali Airport for the foreseeable future, officials are encouraging tourists to use the e-VoA service to help reduce queues. At a special event held at the Hilton Garden …
When Indonesia’s borders reopened after the pandemic lockdown in February 2022, many Bali lovers were shocked to learn that the visa-free travel policy had been put on hold. Within a few months, the legislative changes necessary to completely scrap free travel for top tourists had been passed. In June this year, the Indonesian Department of …
The Bali Prosecutors Office has confirmed the arrest of five immigration officers at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. The five officers have been taken into police custody on suspicion of abusing the fast track system in place for foreign nationals who need additional support on arrival. The five officers were arrested on Tuesday 14th …
In July this year, the Director General of Immigration, Silmy Karim, announced that he would be establishing a dedicated Tourism Task Force to crack down on badly behaved tourists in Bali. This task force organized by the central government came in addition to localized task forces established by the provincial and regency governments in Bali. …
Bali Airport is one of the busiest airports in Southeast Asia. I Gusti Ngurah Rai International welcomes on average 18,000 tourists a day, and with an ever-increasing volume of tourists to process, the authorities are investing in new technology to help combat any potential queuing. Bali Airport is in the process of installing 90 auto-gates …
This year has seen more deportations of tourists from Bali than any other year. In previous years, tourists have been deported due to visa overstays or organized criminal activity. In 2023, an increasing number of tourists deported from Bali this year have been sent home due to disrespecting local culture and public decency laws. Speaking …
As officials in Bali are working to create new protocols to ensure that tourists are well-behaved while on vacation, some leaders are raising concerns that some digital nomads are also overstepping the mark. Bali is one of the world’s most popular destinations for digital nomads, but officials want to see a little more respect for …