Indonesia: Some Visa Requirements Waived

Jakarta – Indonesia will waive visa requirements for tourists from China, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Russia as well as introduce third-country visas next year.  These regulations have been changed in order to help boost tourism arrivals to Indonesia and achieve 20 million arrivals by 2019; Tourism Minister Arief Yahya is expecting 500,000 arrivals from the five target markets alone as a result of the visa-free facility.

Currently, tourists from China, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Russia must obtain visas on arrival to enter Indonesia.  On the third-country visa programme, Indroyono said travellers who have gained entry to Singapore and Malaysia will be granted visa-free access to Indonesia. – Photo: AT/hz