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Visa / VOA Info for Indonesia
Dec 27, 2014, 9:40 am
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This is the way Turkey used to be, but it was $20. You rushed off the plane to the visa counter, passed your passport and the cash through the crowd up to the official, and then went off to the immigration line, by then in front of all the people who mistakenly went to immigration first without stopping to buy the visa (aka pay the entry fee to the country).
Dec 28, 2014, 1:47 pm
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Great thread, thanks to all the contributors.
I'm arriving at 22:40 on Asiana (front of the plane). I'm leaning towards getting the "fast track arrival" service that entails someone meeting me, taking my paperwork and handing it to the immigration.
The cost is only $15 per person (two of us). I'm doing it to avoid the potential of a half hour wait. Even saving 20 minutes would be worth the cost to me.
Any experience on arrivals at that time, and whether the queue will be long?
Thanks in advance!
I'm arriving at 22:40 on Asiana (front of the plane). I'm leaning towards getting the "fast track arrival" service that entails someone meeting me, taking my paperwork and handing it to the immigration.
The cost is only $15 per person (two of us). I'm doing it to avoid the potential of a half hour wait. Even saving 20 minutes would be worth the cost to me.
Any experience on arrivals at that time, and whether the queue will be long?
Thanks in advance!
Dec 28, 2014, 6:19 pm
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Like everything else in Indonesia, there is just no way to predict what immigration and customs would be like when your flight lands. I usually take the same fight into CGK, the last CX flight from HK. Sometimes it takes me 5 minutes to get thru, usually 10 or 15, once in awhile 30. 15 USD to ensure a speedy process seems reasonable to me if I absolutely couldn't wait 15 minutes.
In the past year, they have made many upgrades to the arrival process. It has gotten better if you have flown through in awhile.
In the past year, they have made many upgrades to the arrival process. It has gotten better if you have flown through in awhile.
Dec 29, 2014, 4:12 pm
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Just want to make sure this is right. I am planning to arrive CGK at 11:35 pm on 28 Aug. Assuming I get to immigration on 28 Aug then that is day 1 for the visa, right? Then 26 Sept would be day 30 so I would need to leave on that date or before? Right now, I'm planning to leave Manado on 23 Sept, but I would like to leave on 25 Sept. I'm just a bit concerned about what happens if the flight is delayed or cancelled. I'm planning to fly SilkAir if that makes any difference.
Dec 29, 2014, 6:14 pm
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Just want to make sure this is right. I am planning to arrive CGK at 11:35 pm on 28 Aug. Assuming I get to immigration on 28 Aug then that is day 1 for the visa, right? Then 26 Sept would be day 30 so I would need to leave on that date or before? Right now, I'm planning to leave Manado on 23 Sept, but I would like to leave on 25 Sept. I'm just a bit concerned about what happens if the flight is delayed or cancelled. I'm planning to fly SilkAir if that makes any difference.
Dec 29, 2014, 6:37 pm
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Just want to make sure this is right. I am planning to arrive CGK at 11:35 pm on 28 Aug. Assuming I get to immigration on 28 Aug then that is day 1 for the visa, right? Then 26 Sept would be day 30 so I would need to leave on that date or before? Right now, I'm planning to leave Manado on 23 Sept, but I would like to leave on 25 Sept. I'm just a bit concerned about what happens if the flight is delayed or cancelled. I'm planning to fly SilkAir if that makes any difference.
Lines in VOA/immigration can be a bit long. You could easily wait until midnight, and get an extra day.
Dec 30, 2014, 8:46 am
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Does the advice to pay for VOA with exact change in USD apply per person, or can you pay for all travelers at once?
In other words, if there are three of us, can I pay with a $100 and a $5, or do we need three $20s, three $10s, and three $5s?
In other words, if there are three of us, can I pay with a $100 and a $5, or do we need three $20s, three $10s, and three $5s?
Dec 30, 2014, 4:11 pm
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Though I have been able to get USD change at CGK before. But not always and not consistently and not at all VOA counters, hence the exact change advice.
Jan 5, 2015, 6:06 am
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I got a VOA at Jakarta (CGK) last week, with my British passport. Arrived around 8pm and there was no queue at the VOA desk, I paid with a $50 note and got $15 back (a $10 and $5 note). No hassle at all, and I was through immigration in less than 5 minutes.
Jan 6, 2015, 4:11 am
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There were various reports in the media towards the end of last year suggesting that VoAs for Australians (and a number of nationalities) would become free from 2015 onwards. Does anyone know if this has actually come to pass?
Apr 17, 2015, 11:22 am
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Hi guys,
Not sure if this is in the right section (first post!):
I am travelling to Australia via Jakarta Indonesia in August with Garuda Indonesia airlines. The hold time in Jakarta is 11 hours 50 minutes.
I spoke to the Garuda call centre in the UK (I have a British passport) and they said if the hold time is more than 8 hours then you are required to purchase a transit visa for $35 US dollars.
Has anybody had this experience?
Can you not simply wait in the airport rather than go through arrivals and have to purchase this visa?
Thanks for for taking the time to read and hope you can help!
Best wishes
Not sure if this is in the right section (first post!):
I am travelling to Australia via Jakarta Indonesia in August with Garuda Indonesia airlines. The hold time in Jakarta is 11 hours 50 minutes.
I spoke to the Garuda call centre in the UK (I have a British passport) and they said if the hold time is more than 8 hours then you are required to purchase a transit visa for $35 US dollars.
Has anybody had this experience?
Can you not simply wait in the airport rather than go through arrivals and have to purchase this visa?
Thanks for for taking the time to read and hope you can help!
Best wishes
Apr 18, 2015, 9:10 am
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