How to extend your Visa on Arrival (VOA) in Indonesia
Visa on arrival bisa didapatkan oleh pelancong dari beberapa negara tertentu di bandara saat tiba di Indonesia. Dengan mengeluarkan kocek 35 USD maka pelancong akan langsung mendapatkan VOA, namun pelancong hanya diberikan visa ini untuk tujuan melancong di Indonesia selama 30 hari. Sebagai persyaratannya pelancong harus menunjukkan tiket pulang (return ticket) dari Indonesia ke negara asalnya, bukti booking hotel di Indonesia.
Visa on arrival can be obtained by travelers from certain countries at the airport upon arrival in Indonesia. With a spend of 35 USD then travelers will immediately get a VOA. In addition, they have to show the officer flight ticket (return ticket) from Indonesia to their origin country, proof of hotel booking in Indonesia. Travelers are only granted this visa for the purpose of traveling in Indonesia for 30 days. As a condition travelers should show
Visa on arrival bisa diperpanjang selama 30 hari berikutnya, sehingga totalnya menjadi 60 hari. Perpanjangannya harus dilakukan satu minggu sebelum masa tinggal berakhir, karena prosesnya selesai dalam beberapa hari. Pengajuannya dapat dilakukan di kantor imigrasi terdekat boleh diajukan oleh pelancong sendiri atau diwakilkan. Alangkah bagus pelancong didampingi oleh orang lokal (Indonesia) untuk memudahkan dalam berkomunikasi dalam bahasa Indonesia. Berikut adalah dokumen yang harus dipersiapkan oleh pelancong asing:
- Paspor asli dan fotokopi
- Lembaran VOA asli dan fotokopi
- Formulir yang didapatkan di imigrasi
- Surat pernyataan bermaterai yang didapatkan di imigrasi (materai 6000 disiapkan sendiri)
- Tiket pulang dari Indonesia ke negara asalnya
Setelah penyerahan dokumen dan dinyatakan lengkap oleh petugas imigrasi, kita akan mendapatkan bukti tanda terima sebagai pengganti paspor, karena paspor akan ditinggalkan di imigrasi. Selanjutnya beberapa hari setelah pengajuan dokumen (biasanya 3 hari), pemohon diharuskan kembali ke imigrasi untuk pengambilan photo dan pembayaran. Pembiayaan berjumlah 340,000 IDR harus dilakukan pembayaran di kantor pos.
Visa on arrival can be extended for another 30 days, so totally 60 days. The extension must be applied one week before the end of VOA permit, because the process is taken few days. Submissions may be made at the nearest immigration office which may be done by the traveler or represented. Better traveler accompanied by local people (Indonesia) to facilitate in communicating in the Bahasa. Here are the documents that required:
- Original passport and photocopy
- VOA sheets and photocopies
- Filled form obtained at immigration
- Statement letter (6000 stamp needs to be attached)
- Flight return ticket from Indonesia to country of origin
After submitting the documents and declared complete by the immigration officer, we will get proof of receipt which can be used as the passport, because the passport will be left in immigration during the process. Next few days after the submission of documents (usually 3 days), applicants are required to return to immigration for taking a picture and do payment. After taking the picture the applicant has to submit the payment 340,000 IDR. After next few days, the traveler can take the passport along with the extension of VOA.
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