It is critical to pay attention to the Bali Visa Requirements outlined below and also contact your local Indonesian embassy 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 easy to get tempted to stay longer that you at first intended, but it is really not a great idea.
Although these countries are quite forgiving to the western way of doing things, you’ll be detained if you can’t pay the hefty fine that may 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. 25 million. If you do intend to stay longer than your visa allows, then you can fly to a neighboring country like Thailand or Vietnam reasonably 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 utilized 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 30 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 at least half a year from the date of entry into Bali and you will need to show an onward of return ticket.
Short term visa on arrival ( VOA ), seven day or 30 day visas are available for the following nations at a cost of $10 and $25 respectively. Once more a passport with over half a year left on it and a return ticket must be shown to obtain 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, The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Great Britain and the United States of America.
All of the countries mentioned below will have to contact the Bali consulate in their country to obtain previous permission to enter Bali. Without a visa in advance you won’t be permitted to enter 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 short 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 cost more they may sometimes be processed quicker. You will find a Balinese consulate in most countries that you can apply through. Some of the commonest long term visas that people apply for are, business visa, social-cultural visa, employment 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 tell them you have arrived and once more when you leave. This is counseled by all governments and it is just to make sure that you are safe and that they will know if you’ve not left on the cutoff date. This way at least you would be contacted in the event you forget when you’re supposed to leave, you’d be shocked how often this occurs.
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