Study on speeding up visa-on-arrival process underway

DENPASAR (indo.com): Bali’s Directorate General of
Immigration is studying the possibility of simplifying
the visa-on-arrival(VOA)procedure in response to the
growing concern over the length of time required for
nationals of countries to purchase a visa upon arrival
in Indonesia.

Sources at the Directorate General of Immigration said
that reduced time required to process VOA because the
current VOA processing is too long, which cause
inconvenience on the part of foreign tourists affected
by the regulation.

The current process requires those affected by the
policy to stand in one line operated by banks to pay
the US$10 (3 days) or US$25 (30 days) visa fee before proceeding to another desk where the visa is issued and then on the a final desk for final immigration clearance. The procedure is tiring for the travelers who have just landed after a long distance flight.

Dachlan, Head of Public Relations for the Directorate
General of Immigration, was quoted by Bali Discovery
as admitting the citizens of the 21 countries required
to line-up for visa must currently stand in three
separate lines, necessitating prolonged periods of
standing and walking for people arriving off
international flights.

In order to speed up the processing of incoming
tourists, the Directorate General of Immigration is
examining the possibility of reducing the time and
steps needed to pass the immigration process at
Indonesia's international gateways.

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