What exactly is the reason that payment should be made in Indonesia? Is this a requirement for C317 visa only? Or also for other visa, like B211? Maybe because there is a requirement for these visas to have a sponsor?The payment process is comical. The email received after application submittal states:
Jenis Pembayaran : Simponi
Informasi :
Harap periksa data di atas, sebelum melakukan pembayaran;
Pembayaran dapat dilakukan sejak diterimanya notifikasi ini sampai dengan selambat-lambatnya 7 (tujuh) hari sejak diterbitkan notifikasi ini;
Pembayaran dollar saat ini hanya dapat dilakukan melalui bank BRI, BNI, dan Mandiri;
Cetak Bukti Pengantar Pembayaran terlampir untuk ditunjukkan pada saat melakukan pembayaran;
Jika permohonan disetujui, Visa Elektronik (eVisa) akan dikirimkan via email;
I assumed that 'Simponi" is an online payment platform. Stupid me.
Okay...we went to a bank branch in our city to pay only to discover that payment must be done within Indo.A family member went to pay within Indo, and the bank cannot read the QR code on the immigrasi email.
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