No Deal: Indonesia officially withdraws

Posted by gunn parker on Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 14:40 Bali Time:

No Deal: Indonesia officially withdraws free VOA offer for Australians

After months of miscommunication and confusion, Indonesia is finally outright saying that Australian tourists will not get their visa on arrival (VOA) fees waived.

This seemed pretty obvious to us though since the special offer was supposed to start in 2015, but Australians have had to pay VOA fees when entering through Indonesian immigration this year.

But now it's official. Indonesia's Tourism Minister Arief Yahya reportedly confirmed yesterday that Australians won't get special treatment in the immigration queues. 'Indonesia offers visa-free travel to countries that can offer us the same things,' Yahya said, as quoted by the Jakarta Globe. 'Australia requires a visa for every foreign tourist to enter the country.'

• no deal

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Follow Ups:

• Not sure what Australia TV Little John Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 20:44 Bali Time (0)
• bad news. week on this!! rodney Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 16:00 Bali Time (21)
  • a little dissapointed re/my comment rodney Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 21:33 Bali Time (0)
  • of course you can. what sort of idiot Fiona Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 16:26 Bali Time (19)
    • still it was a shame. rodney Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 16:58 Bali Time (18)
      • Visas balijohn Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 07:40 Bali Time (4)
        • Like!!! eom Hillary Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 11:42 Bali Time (0)
        • White Australia policy Lives on Durianlover Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 10:26 Bali Time (2)
          • Far from true hooter Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 20:29 Bali Time (0)
          • White Australia policy? Mercury Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 13:20 Bali Time (0)
      • Aust gives a lot of money what do we nyonya Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 18:10 Bali Time (11)
        • we get to still speak Australian. eom bogden Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 20:10 Bali Time (7)
          • do we??? you may, I speak English.eom Fiona Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 03:06 Bali Time (6)
            • well the recognised dialect is willow Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 09:37 Bali Time (3)
              • Is that the POSH way Ginanz Thursday, 19. February 2015 at 07:38 Bali Time (2)
                • Port Out, Starboard Home? willow Thursday, 19. February 2015 at 12:00 Bali Time (1)
                  • Not too many of us left, Willow! Ginanz Thursday, 19. February 2015 at 14:54 Bali Time (0)
            • Your response........ Mercury Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 06:27 Bali Time (1)
              • cheers!!!! eom Fiona Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 14:27 Bali Time (0)
        • Foreign Aid Mercury Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 19:20 Bali Time (2)
          • I agree with you willow Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 09:33 Bali Time (0)
          • I agree totally Fiona Wednesday, 18. February 2015 at 03:08 Bali Time (0)
      • totally agree...eom Fiona Tuesday, 17. February 2015 at 17:30 Bali Time (0)

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