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Latest visa on arrival (VOA) changes starting 1st of August 2005

The Indonesian government has extended the list of countries eligible for Visa on Arrival (VOA) and has included another 14 countries, in an effort to attract more tourists to Indonesia and to streamline the entry process.

The following additional 14 countries being granted to the VOA facility are:

Austria, Belgium, China, Egypt, India, Ireland, Kuwait, Luxemburg, Maldives, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, SaudiArabia, and Spain

The 21 countries who are already eligible for VOA are:

Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America

The facility has yet to be extended to the Netherlands and Sweden.

The minister refused to explain why the two European countries were not included on the list. But however a source said, the government was worried about the possible entry of South Maluku Republic (RMS) separatist members living in the Netherlands.

Exiled leaders of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel group are living in Sweden as asylum seekers and Indonesia has left Sweden's ambassadorial post vacant since last year.

The VOA is available for periods either 7 or 30 days.
The 7-days VOA costs US $ 10,
while the 30-days visa remains unchanged at 25 US $

For several countries Indonesia has changed its visa regulations since February 1st, 2004.

Please check out what has changed for citizens of your country.

Several citizens have to apply a tourist-visa on entering Indonesia. This "visa on entry" has a maximum validity of 30 days and is not extendable.

All citizens who cannot apply such a "visa on entry" and all citizens who want to stay longer then 30 day in the country have to apply a visa at their nearest embassy before they start travelling to Indonesia.

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