- In order to enhance the quality of immigration services during the transition period to COVID-19 endemic status, the Director-General of Immigration ("Director") at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights has issued Circular No. IMI-0244.GR.01.01 of 2023 ("Circular").
- In general, the Circular sets out guidelines for use by all immigration officials regarding the implementation of immigration policies on visa services, visitor-stay permits, limited-stay permits and the Visa on Arrival ("VoA"). Of particular importance in this regard is the expansion of the list of countries, special government administrative regions of countries and certain entities that are subject to the issuance of VoA and electronic VoA ("e-VoA").
- The Circular now allows citizens of 96 countries, special government administrative regions of countries and certain entities to enjoy VoA or e-VoA services upon their arrival in Indonesia.
- Furthermore, the Circular also features a list of official immigration checkpoints through which the abovementioned foreign citizens may secure their VoA. This list of immigration checkpoints is comprehensively set out under the Appendix to the Circular and encompasses the following locations: 1) Immigration checkpoints for the COVID-19 Endemic Transition Period; 2) VOA Immigration checkpoints; 3) VOA and e-VOA immigration checkpoints; and 4) Other non-checkpoint immigration locations (e.g. airports, seaports, border-crossing posts, etc.).
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