In Reply to: Still Confussed!!! posted by Ping on Saturday, 3. September 2005 at 18:51 Bali Time:
hi, we just got back. Arrived 2.20pm wednesday and departed 1.05am wednesday morning. Our package was 6.5 nights. Upon arrival in Bali we worked out that since we have to check in 2 hours before departing Bali/Brisbane, then technically we were there for only 7 days - and were charged for this amount of days only (US$10) BUT when we got to the next desk, our passports werent stamped and we were taken to "THE OFFICE" where we found alot of other people with the same problem.
A very polite and friendly officer explained the situation to us, basically stating that 'yes we were there for only 7 days BUT if we checked in after midnight on our last night, it would take us into the 8th day and our 7 day visa would have expired and cause alsorts of problems".
We told him that we fully understood where he was 'coming from' and he understood 'where we were coming from', plus i told him that this seamed to be quiet a problem at his officers were letting us pay only $10 and were werent able to continue through the entry process.
I was quiet prepared to pay the extra $$$ to extend the visa if it started causing too much of an issue. But after promising that we would be at the airport by 11pm and shaking on it with a friendly smile, he let us go.
If you are flying with Air Paradise be warned that they have really cracked down on carry on baggage!!!! in both directions, strictly 7kgs TOTAL weight or its checked it/