Bali Entry Visa Requirements

By: Ben McLeen Click author's name for more of his/her articles

It is vital to pay attention to the Bali visa requirements outlined below and also contact your local Indonesian embassy before going to Bali to see if there has been any change in the visa necessities as Indonesian nations can be terribly strict with regards travelers who over stay their visa date. Finishing of your holiday by landing up in a Balinese or any Indonesian jail for a foreigner can be a nightmare come true. With so many Bali tours available when on holiday in Bali it is very easy to be persuaded to stay longer that you at first intended, but it is really not a good idea.

Even though these nations are quite forgiving to the western way of doing things, you will be imprisoned if you cannot pay the large fine that will be imposed for overstaying. Overstaying your visa is charged at US$20 a day for over stays up to 60 days, anytime over 60 days are your will be liable to 5 years imprisonment or a fine of IDR. Twenty-five million. If you do plan to stay longer than your visa permits, then you can fly to a near by country like Thailand or Vietnam reasonably cheaply and re enter Bali to renew your visa.

Before you enter Bali make sure you are familiar with the different cash denominations. The local currency utilized in Bali is the Indonesian Rupiah IDR, The Indonesian Rupiah cash denominations are :

Paper Notes : 100, 500 , 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000.
Coins : 25, 50, 100, 500, 1000.

Short term visa free entry of 30 days is available to people holding passports of the following 11countries : Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Your passport must be valid for at least six months from the date of entry into Bali and you will have to show an onward of return ticket.

Short term visa on arrival ( VOA ), seven day or thirty day visas are available for the following countries at a cost of $10 and $25 respectively. Once again a passport with more than half a year left on it and a return ticket must be shown to get the visa. The countries are : Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, RRC, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Russia, SA, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Suriname, Taiwan, Holland, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain and the United States of America.

All the other countries mentioned below will have to contact the Bali consulate in their country to get previous permission to enter Bali. Without a visa in advance you won't be permitted to go into the country. The nations are Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.

Apart from the short term visas that are available, there are other more long term visas that can be applied for before travelling to Bali. It is better to sign up for these visas in your own country, although they may be a little more expensive they will often be processed faster. You may find a Balinese consulate in most nations that you can apply through. Some of the most common long-term visas that people make an application for are, business visa, social-cultural visa, job visa and limited stay permit ( KITAS ).

When you first arrive at one of the Bali hotels that you have chosen to stay in contact your local government agency and tell them you have arrived and once again when you leave. This is advised by all governments and it is solely to make sure that you are safe and that they will know if you have not left on the cutoff date. This way at least you would be approached in the event you forget when you're intended to leave, you'd be shocked how often this happens.

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