New visa policy put into effect

DENPASAR (indo.com): At least 42 foreign nationals were refused to enter Indonesia and asked to leave the country in the first four days of the implementation of the new visa policy. The visa policy was put into effect on February 1, 2004.

Local dailies reported that several of those tourists were asked to immediately fly out of the country because they arrived without a visa in their passports. They affected tourists include those from Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Mexico, Turkey and Ireland - the countries are required to obtain a visa before landing in Indonesia.

Some of those tourists were forced to immediately fly out of the Country when they arrived without a visa in their passport. The affected tourists were from Spain, The Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Mexico, Turkey and Ireland - all countries whose nationals are required to obtain a visa before landing in Indonesia.

The nationals of 11 countries and territories are given visa free of charge upon landing in Bali while the nationals of 21 other countries are eligible to obtain a visa at the airport after they pay US$ 25 for a 30-day visa and US$10 for a 3-day visa.

Nationals from the country not on the free-visa list must first obtain a visa from an Indonesian Embassy of Consulate before landing in the country.