Visa Policy to INDONESIA

Tourist visas are only intended for tourists who are visiting Indonesia, not for expatriates intending to work and live for an extended period of time. Tourist visas will be needed by friends or family coming to visit you during your stay in Indonesia. There are 3 categories of tourist visa system.

Pay-for-visa-on-arrival (VOA) system for citizens of 52 nations

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, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, People's Republic of China, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Suriname, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

The cost of the 30-day (only) tourist visa is US$25/person for a 30-day visa and US$10/person for a 3-day visa.

Visitors from countries with visa-on-arrival facility will have to go to a special counter to have their passports stamped with the on-arrival visa before going to the immigration clearance desk. The VOA visa is NOT EXTENDABLE OR RENEWABLE. A visa issued on arrival can be extended only in extraordinary circumstances such as natural disasters, accident, or illness. If you want to stay in Indonesia longer than the 30 days you must exit and re-enter the country on a new tourist visa.

Visa purchasing takes 15-30 minutes per applicant, depending on the number of persons applying. Payment counters, a bank counter, and a money changer have been set up to process payments. Passport must be valid for at least six months from the date of arrival. Payment must be made on arrival. An onward or return trip ticket must be shown on arrival.

The visa on arrival facility is only available at the following international gateways:

Airports:
Medan, Pekanbaru, Padang, Jakarta, Surabaya, Bali, Manado, Halim Perdana Kusuma in Jakarta, Adisucipto in Yogyakarta, Adisumarmo in Solo, Selaparang in Mataram, Lombok, Sepinggan in Balikpapan, Kalimantan, Hasanudddin in Makasar, Sulawesi, and Eltari in Kupang, Timor.

Seaports:
Batam, Tanjung Uban (Bintan), Belawan (Medan), Sibolga (Sumatra), Dumai, Teluk Bayar (Padang, Sumatra), Padang Bai (Bali), and Jayapura (Papua), Teluk Bayar in (Padang, Sumatra), Bitung, Tanjung Balaikarimun, Tanjung Mas (Semarang),Tenau (Kupang), Pare Pare (Sulawesi), Bintang Pura (Tanjung Pinang), and Soekarno-Hatta (Makassar, Sualwesi)

Visa-free facility is granted to the citizens of 11 countries whose governments extend visa free facility to Indonesian nationals would continue to enjoy short visa-free stays.

Included in the 11 countries and administrative districts that are granted the 30-day visa-free facility are:

Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Hongkong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Visitors with the visa-free facility will be able to proceed directly to the immigration clearance counter after deplaning. Passport must be valid for a minimum of six months from the date of arrival. Onward or return tickets must be shown on arrival.

Citizens of other countries not on the visa on arrival or visa free lists will be required to apply for a visa overseas (in their home country) before entering Indonesia.

Citizens of any country wishing to stay more than 30 days must also apply for an appropriate visa (cultural visit or business) at their nearest Indonesian Embassy or Consulate before traveling to Indonesia.

Tour Agents are able to arrange express handling for groups at no additional charge by presenting the completed immigration cards, passports and applicable visa fee. Passengers who overstay their visa period for a short period of time can be processed immediately at the airport by paying US$ 20 for every day they overstayed their 30-day visa. Airlines that experience technical difficulties or delayed flights can apply for their passengers to be exempted from paying any overstay penalties.

The current tourist visa policy cuts the length of stay for tourist visas from the previous 60 days to 30 days. It is NO LONGER possible to stay in Indonesia more than 30 days on a tourist visa.

Caution (30-day counting)
The way they immigration officials count the 30-day period is: you arrive on the 1st day with, for instance, a 30-day visa, and you must leave on the 30th day (not the 31st or the first of the next month, as you might think). This is actually their policy for how to count the days. and, after getting burned once and learning my lesson, I see their point and follow their definition of 30 days.

If you want to stay in Indonesia LONGER than 30 days, you must leave the country and re-enter on a new tourist visa. People commonly fly to Singapore or Timor for this. There is no stipulation on the time you must stay outside Indonesia, in fact, you can return the same day if you want and be issued a new visa upon your arrival in Indonesia.

Overstaying your Visa

Overstaying a tourist visa (or any visa) is a serious offense in Indonesia. You will be blacklisted (can not enter Indonesia again for a year or more) and fined $20-30/day for every day you overstayed your visa and then deported once you have paid the fine. The maximum fine for overstaying a visa (more than 60 days) is Rp 25 million and 5 years in jail. You will be kept at the immigration quarantine until you have paid the fee and/or the decision has been made to deport you. Please take this seriously as this is not one of those problems that you can easily bribe your way out of.

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Museum Pos Indonesia , Museum And Education

Museum Pos Indonesia , Museum & Education Jl. Cilaki No. 73 Bandung - 40115 West Java, Indonesia
phone	: +62 22 42061
GPS Coordinate : 6o 54’07.44” S 107o 37’10.82” E Description : The existence of museum Pos Indonesia, which located not far from Gedung Sate, not loses from the journey of histories Pos Indonesia enterprise. Present since the east, exact on 1933 namely Museum PTT (pos telegraph and telephone) placed right wings under PTT office. This building established on July 27 1920 with wide of the building 706 meters, designed by Architect Ir. J. Berger and Leutdsgebouwdienst with Italian architecture from renaissance and colleted of stamps from any country. Because of break out the World War II at final 1941, period of Japanese, and independent revolution, cause Museum PTT not be interest, although the existence nearly forgotten. For doing their function as a museum, on 1980 management of Housing Post and Gyro formed a unit to rekindle again the existence of Museum PTT. Coincide of the birth day Postal to 38, on September 27, 1983 this museum opening by tourism and telecommunication ministry, Achmad Tahir and namely Museum Pos and Gyro. As one of unit technique organizer of Housing Post and Gyro, museum Pos and Gyro collected some goods which has histories value in journey of Post Indonesia enterprise since the east, Japanese period, independent period, until now, form of picture, market, painting, catalog, also other post tools. According with the journey and development of post enterprise, since June 20, 1995 name and status of the enterprise exchange from public enterprise Pos and Gyro exchange became PT. Pos Indonesia (Co-partnership), so name of Museum Pos and Gyro change became Pos Indonesia. Character and their function doing by Museum Pos Indonesia continually, beside as place for collection, also included research facilities, education, documentation, information serve, and as special tourism object. Museum Indonesia opens for public free every day on 09.00 – 16.00 WIB, except on vacation closed. Before enter the museum, available a sculpture has size a part of human body, which is sculpture of Mr. PTT.RI the late Mr. Soeharto which made on 1983 by famous artist AD.Pirous. from : http://www.bandungtourism.com/act_det_lis_d_e.php?Id=11

Museum Negeri Sri Baduga , Museum And Education

Museum Negeri Sri Baduga , Museum & Education Jl. BKR No. 185 Bandung Bandung - 40243 West Java, Indonesia
phone	: +62 22 52109
GPS Coordinate : 6o 56'15.59" S 107o 36'12.96" E Description : To which will pay a visit, Museum Sri Baduga opened on Monday - Friday at 08.00 - 15.00 WIB, Saturday - Sunday at 08.00 - 14.00 WIB, other national red letter day of cover. Museum Country "Sri Baduga" which located in joint streets of B.K.R. 185 Tegallega and deal with Monument of Bandung Ocean Fire blazed the way by since year 1974 by exploiting building and farm is ex- office of Wadana Tegallega. Building of Museum in form of long roof building and typical podium house of allied West Java with modern architecture style; as for its] original building remain to be defended and functioned as white collars room. This Museum have very collection wide of hitting artistic goods of West Java forceps culture relate to biology, ethnography, archaeology, numismatic, philology, dermatology, artistic of technology and purification. In a flash about Museum Sri Baduga First phase of development finished in the year 1980, opened on 5 June by Minister of Education and Culture, Dr. David Yusuf and called by Museum Country Province West Java. Museum Area which is tired broadness 8.415,5 m2 divided to become two shares; regional of public (area public), including exhibition building and auditorium and region open public (non area public), including white collars room Head of Museum, Sub Units Arrange Effort, Working Team Tuition and of Education, Working Team Conservation and of Preparation and also Working Team Collection (including in it Depository Building of Collection). Ten years later, name of museum provided with name "Sri Baduga" taken away from by the name of Sudanese king which is have throne to in Pakwan Pajajaran about century of 16th Masehi. This Name is] decanted in Slate inscription (Bogor) completely written by SRI BADUGA EMPEROR QUEEN of HAJI I PAKWAN PAJAJARAN SRI QUEEN DEITY. As public Museum which have collection of type collect Geologic, Biologic, Ethnographic, Archeological, Historic, Numismatic / heraldic, Illogic, Ceramic, Fine Arts and this Technology, is noted not less counted 5.367 collection; many is clump collection of Ethnographic related to cultural objects of area. Amount of the collection do not limited to form of realty (original) is but provided with replica collection, miniature, photo, and maket. The Collection objects besides displayed in exhibition remain to, is also documented with system computerize and kept depository in bond collection. To be more improve energy of appreciation society to museum, various activity have been run, both for having the character of self-supporting activity and or activity cooperation having the character of to pass by quickly sector with various governmental institution, private sector, and also foreign institute; among others in the form of management of transient exhibition, exhibition circle, exhibition along with museum from various province, assorted of race for the level of student, discourse, seminar, workshop, etcetera. Because growth of role and its function as means or place in supporting education, adding knowledge, and recreation; Museum Country Province "Sri Baduga" West Java execute to renovate to arranging permanence exhibition step by step start year 1989 up to year 1992, following extension of new showroom in floor three. Hereinafter presentation of collection arranged in such a manner and strive visitor to can obtain picture about journey of cultural and natural history of West Java, pattern and its manner, and also growth phases and also its change. Subdividing divided to become; floor one representing growth appearance early from cultural and natural history of West Java. In arranging this exhibition is depicted by natural history which is West Java history background, for example by presenting objects omission of handmade from a period to Prehistory till era Hindu - Buddha. Hereinafter in both floor covering traditional cultural exhibition items in the form of pattern life of society, life living, commerce, and transportation; cultural influence of Islam and Europe, history struggle of nation, and sub-province area devices and town of West Java. As for floor three, demonstrate ethnography collection in the form of manner form and function is place of, artistry, and foreign ceramic. Museum Sri Baduga Ten rust colored palm leaf network sheets is cacao flung out vertical and glued to wood wall behind a fairish glass cupboard around 1x1, 5 meter. In each leaf sheet which its age possible have hundreds of that year, lapped over is natty of letter bas-relief and Ancient Javanese. Below open sheet, seen copy heap of other palm leaf as thick as about 10 centimeter. A briefest boldness sound "History Prophet of Yusuf" attached by below overall of copy. Copy of palm leaf, in cupboard there are two again codex. Color both have turned yellow is matt. Even some of among others eaten by moth so that leave perforated secondhand. One copy in made frontage of paper which is elementary materials of cortex of Saeh write down letter of cacarakan and have Javanese to and Ancient Sundanese. According to existing boldness, its contents are Chronicle of Pajajaran. Meanwhile, copy exist in made back of paper of Daluang have, letter, and Ancient Javanese. Existing a leaf of Boldness mention that copy of Sargah Seven. That's three on file codex collection in Museum Country of Sri Baduga, Walker BKR Number 185, and Bandung. According to philologist (science about copy / article) local museum, Tien Wartini, 56 year, his side not yet translated third copy. Even so there is a little attached boldness in glass cupboard, for example History Prophet title of Yusuf, that of cause he have time to read part of early copy. But, yes, only limited to that. Its contents more complete, Tien not yet known. Meanwhile, Chronicle Pajajaran, according to its boldness, there are some line. Merely, that not a result of side activity of museum. "That boldness is we earn from one who render copy, namely Mr. Yosep Iskandar," he said, moment met by Tempo of News Room, Thursday (1 / 4). Outside three that copy, there is still more than 100 other copy which is its same chance. Is altogether kept by in Museum Sri Baduga limited to becoming ancient monument, but not yet can be opened by sure content of him. According To Kusnadi Adiwidjaja, Sexy Head of Protection of Museum Sri Baduga, from totalizing 137 copies, his side it is true newly translate 15 just. In one year, mean translated by two copy. Of course, that a sorrowful news for the man who wish to know cutoffs of history Upgrade Sunda and its surroundings. That thing is, for example, voiced by Nunun Nurhayati, staff on duty Culture and Tourism West Java. "I predict, its translation have to be quickened. Because, that copy becomes one of the sources of Sunda identity," she said. Outside problem of fund, reason of telling about the duration translation process is the limited philology in Museum Sri Baduga. In this time, there merely there is two philology, namely Tien Wartini, and Sri Mulyati. Not to mention technical consideration of activity. "To translate, we must extra research and beware of. Enunciated, altogether old goods," say Tien, what one year again enter a period to pension. As real as, side of museum non-neglecting to that translation process. Merely, its ability, is mentioned, one year most two just copy which translated. Anyway, compared to museum in other area, according to Jaenuddin, Head Hall Management of Museum Sri Baduga, its effort counted still nicely." Enunciated, altogether have to assort, energy goodness and also expense. Because, besides codex collection, we still have nine collection of non-copy which also has to manage," he said. Seething with excitement, if Tien pension have to next year, available fair to middling philology past master in fact, for example from University of Padjadjaran. In this time even also some people from them have conducted grounding in Museum Sri Baduga. "I have spoken to lecturer counselor off student which is free worker, 'this of, there is field job.' Please be exploited," word of Jaenuddin. 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Museum Mandala Wangsit Siliwangi , Museum And Education

Museum Mandala Wangsit Siliwangi , Museum & Education Jl. Lembong No. 38 Bandung - 40111 West Java, Indonesia
phone	: +62 22 42033
GPS Coordinate : - Description : Is history of museum struggle of Society West Java, especially National Military Indonesia Ground Forces Command Area Military of Siliwangi. In this on file museum various object which is used in struggle of past by young man of West Java opposing assorted of colonization form and other event in maintaining perfection of Republic Of Indonesia. Located in road of Lembang, deal with Hotel of Panghegar and keep handy Office Telephone with major’s city transport of Ledeng-Kebun Kalapa and of Dago-Kebun Kalapa. Museum Mandala Wangsit of Siliwangi Museum Mandala Wangsit Siliwangi is weapon museum residing in Bandung, West Java. Name of Siliwangi alone is a Monarchic founder of Pajajaran which its of unlimited him, it is said wise and wise king and also authority in running governance wheel, while meaning Mandala Wangsit is a place to put commendation, advice or message of combatant of past to last router generation of left objects it. Name of Place Street of museum this, Jl. Lembong, taken away from by the name of Letkol Lembong, one of the soldiers of Siliwangi becoming victim in Event of Fair Coup D'etat Armed Forces Queen. Previously walker that is so called of Oude Hospitaalweg. History of Museum Building owning architecture style of late romanticism woke up by year 1910 - 1915 at a period to Dutch colonial as heroic residence of Dutch. After independence taken over by team of Siliwangi and used as by station of Diusisi Siliwangi (Militaries Academia Bandung) in the year 1949 - 1950. This building stand up above land of for the width of 4.176 m2 broadly building 1.674 m2. On this 23 May 1966 building is opened as Museum Mandala Wangsit of Siliwangi by Commander Division of Siliwangi to 8 Colonel of Ibrahim Adjie. In The Year 1979 woke up by new building of level 2 which is opened 10 November 1980 by Commander military area of Siliwangi to 15 Major-general Yoga Sugama and his Inscription in signing by President of RI Soeharto. Museum Collection Museum Collection is objects used by team Command Area Military of Siliwangi, of primitive weapon like lance, arrow, deer Keris, and bomb of Molotov, up to modern weapon like panther of reel (made in Indonesia), cannon, and vehicle of cuirass. From : http://www.bandungtourism.com/act_det_lis_d_e.php?Id=12