Originally Posted by
yyzvoyageur
No such luck. From the IBC: Accounts in Indonesia cannot be opened until you have obtained registration documents from local regulators and are physically in the country for face-to-face verification. Credit cards can only be issued to those with resident status. So, Indonesians get a free Priority Pass membership with a lower relationship balance requirement than most other countries (about USD 57 000), and the rest of us just get subpar rates and outsourced/clueless customer service.
Since I'm Indonesian and I have a HSBC Premier account in Indonesia, I can tell the requirement to get a free Priority Pass membership.
The Total Relationship Balance for HSBC Premier Account in Indonesia is Rp500,000,000 (Rupiah) or equal to USD 52,000 with the current exchange rate.
To get a free Priority Pass membership, Premier customer must improve the Total Relationship Balance to Rp2,000,000,000 (Rupiah) or equal to USD 210,000 with the current exchange rate.