It is vital to take note of the Bali Travel Information outlined below and also contact your local Indonesian consulate before going to Bali to see if there has been any change in the visa necessities as Indonesian countries can be awfully stern with regards travelers who over stay their visa date. Finishing of your holiday 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 be persuaded to stay longer that you at first intended, but it is actually not a smart idea.

Even though these nations are quite forgiving to the western way of doing things, you will be imprisoned if you can’t pay the large fine that can be imposed for overstaying. Overstaying your visa is charged at US$20 a 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 plan to stay longer than your visa permits, then you can fly to a neighboring country like Thailand or Vietnam fairly cheaply and re enter Bali to renew your visa.

Before you enter Bali make sure you are acquainted with the different cash denominations. The local currency utilized in Bali is the Indonesian Rupiah IDR, The Indonesian Rupiah cash 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, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Your passport must be valid for a minimum of half a year 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 thirty day visas are available for the following countries at a cost of $10 and $25 respectively. Once again a passport with over six months 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, Eire, 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, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States of America.

All of the countries listed below will need to contact the Bali consulate in their country to obtain prior permission to enter Bali. Without a visa in advance you will not be allowed to go into the country. The countries 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 other more long-term visas that can be applied for before travelling to Bali. It is better to apply for these visas in your own country, although they may cost more they will often be processed quicker. You will find a Balinese embassy in most nations that you can apply through. Some of the most typical 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 Accommodation 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 recommended by all governments and it is simply to make sure that you are safe and they will know if you have not left on the cutoff date. This way at least you’d be contacted in the event you forget when you are intended to leave, you would be surprised how many times this occurs.

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