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Indonesia mulls visa free entry for 20 countries
Indonesian officials are currently working out details to scrap visa fees.
Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno is in talks with immigration officials with a goal of waiving fees for travellers of 20 countries.
These include top source markets including Australia, China, India, the US, UK, France and five Middle East nations.
“In the next month, it will be finalised, and after that, we will receive direction from the president, and the policy will be followed up with immigration,” Sandiago said.
If all goes to plan it could be implemented in early 2024.
He didn’t say if the proposed tourist tax for Bali would be affected by this.
When visa free entry was last available a few years ago, the number of Australians holidaying in Bali rose 16%.
Nationals of nine neighbouring ASEAN member countries currently have visa free visits to Indonesia.
These include Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.
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