Bali Visa Requirements
It is critical to pay attention to the Bali visa requirements outlined below and also contact your local Indonesian consulate before going to Bali to see if there was any change in the visa requirements as Indonesian countries can be terribly stern with regards visitors who over stay their visa date. Finishing of your vacation by landing up in a Balinese or any Indonesian jail for a foreigner can be a nightmare come true. With so many Bali tours available when on holiday in Bali it is very easy to get tempted to stay longer that you initially intended, but it is actually not a great idea.
Even though these nations are quite forgiving to the western way of doing things, you'll be detained if you can't pay the large fine that can be imposed for overstaying. Overstaying your visa is charged at US$20 each day for over stays up to 60 days, anytime over sixty days are your will be liable to five years imprisonment or a fine of IDR. Twenty-five million. If you do intend to stay longer than your visa permits, then you can fly to a bordering country like Thailand or Vietnam fairly cheaply and re enter Bali to renew your visa.
Before you enter Bali ensure you are familiar with the different money denominations. The local currency used in Bali is the Indonesian Rupiah IDR, The Indonesian Rupiah money denominations are :
Paper Notes : 100, 500 , 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000, 100,000.
Coins : 25, 50, 100, 500, 1000.
Short term visa free entry of thirty days is available to folk holding passports of the following 11countries : Brunei Darussalam, Chile, HK SAR, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Your passport must be valid for a minimum of six months from the date of entry into Bali and you will have to show an onward of return ticket.
Short term visa on arrival ( VOA ), 7 day or 30 day visas are available for the following countries at a cost of $10 and $25 respectively. Once again a passport with over half a year left on it and a return ticket must be shown to get the visa. The countries are : Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, RRC, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Russia, SA, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Suriname, Taiwan, Holland, UAE, United Kingdom and the U. S. of America.
All the other nations listed below will have to contact the Bali consulate in their country to get prior authorization to enter Bali. Without a visa in advance you will not be allowed to go into the country. The nations are Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.
Apart from the near term visas that are available, there are more more long-term visas that can be asked for before travelling to Bali. It is better to sign up for these visas in your own country, although they may be a little more expensive they can generally be processed quicker. You will find a Balinese consulate in most nations that you can apply through. Some of the most typical long-term visas that folk make an application for are, business visa, social-cultural visa, job visa and limited stay permit ( KITAS ).
When you first arrive at one of the Bali hotels that you have chosen to stay in contact your local government agency and make them aware you have arrived and once again when you leave. This is recommended by all governments and it is simply to ensure that you are safe and they will know if you have not left on the cutoff date. This way at least you would be contacted in the event you forget when you are supposed to leave, you'd be surprised how many times this happens.
