Free VOA countries

[Jaime C]

I tried to copy any paste the list, but keep getting the 10,000 character error, so I'm splitting the post into 2.

Info taken (in July 2016) from:

http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/consular/consular_visa_type_free.html

VISA FREE SHORT VISIT FOR TOURISTAccording to the Presidential Regulation No. 69 Year 2015 on Visa Free Short-Visit, the following countries do not require a visa to enter Indonesia for a short visit of up to 30 (thirty) days:

No.​	Country​	No.​	Country​	No.​	Country​
1​	Albania	57​	Grenada	113	Paraguay
2​	Algeria	58​	Guatemala	114	Peru
3​	Andorra	59​	Guyana	115	Philippines
4​	Angola	60​	Haiti	116	Poland
5​	Antigua and Barbuda	61​	Honduras	117	Portugal
6​	Argentina	62​	Hong Kong SAR	118	Puerto Rico
7​	Armenia	63​	Hungary	119	Qatar
8​	Australia	64​	Iceland	120	Romania
9​	Austria	65​	India	121	Russia
10​	Azerbaijan	66​	Ireland	122	Rwanda
11​	Bahamas	67​	Italy	123	Samoa
12​	Bahrain	68​	Jamaica	124	San Marino
13​	Bangladesh	69​	Japan	125	Sao Tome and Principe
14​	Barbados	70​	Jordan	126	Saudi Arabia
15​	Belarus	71​	Kazakhstan	127	Senegal
16​	Belgium	72​	Kenya	128	Serbia
17​	Belize	73​	Kiribati	129	Seychelles
18​	Benin	74​	Kuwait	130	Singapore
19​	Bhutan	75​	Kyrgyzstan	131	Slovakia
20​	Bolivia	76​	Laos	132	Slovenia
21​	Bosnia and Herzegovina	77​	Latvia	133	Solomon Island
22​	Botswana	78​	Lebanon	134	South Africa
23​	Brazil	79​	Lesotho	135	South Korea
24​	Brunei	80​	Liechtenstein	136	Spain
25​	Bulgaria	81​	Lithuania	137	Sri Lanka
26​	Burkina Faso	82​	Luxembourg	138	St Kitts and Nevis
27​	Burundi	83​	Macau SAR	139	St Lucia
28​	Cambodia	84​	Macedonia	140	St Vincent & Grenadines
29​	Canada	85​	Madagascar	141	Suriname
30​	Cape Verde	86​	Malawi	142	Swaziland
31​	Chad	87​	Malaysia	143	Sweden
32​	Chile	88​	Maldives	144	Switzerland
33​	China	89​	Mali	145	Taiwan
34​	Commonwealth of Dominica	90​	Malta	146	Tajikistan
35​	Comoros	91​	Marshall Islands	147	Tanzania
36​	Costa Rica	92​	Mauritania	148	Thailand
37​	Cote D’Ivoire	93​	Mauritius	149	Timor-Leste
38​	Croatia	94​	Mexico	150	Togo
39​	Cuba	95​	Moldova

 

[Jaime C]

151	Tonga
40​	Cyprus	96​	Monaco	152	Trinidad & Tobago
41​	Czech Republic	97​	Mongolia	153	Tunisia
42​	Denmark	98​	Morocco	154	Turkey
43​	Dominican Republic	99​	Mozambique	155	Turkmenistan
44​	Ecuador	100​	Myanmar	156	Tuvalu
45​	Egypt	101​	Namibia	157	Uganda
46​	El Salvador	102​	Nauru	158	Ukraine
47​	Estonia	103​	Nepal	159	United Arab Emirates
48​	Fiji	104​	Netherlands	160	United Kingdom
49​	Finland	105​	New Zealand	161	Uruguay
50​	France	106​	Nicaragua	162	USA
51​	Gabon	107​	Norway	163	Uzbekistan
52​	Gambia	108​	Oman	164	Vanuatu
53​	Georgia	109​	Palau	165	Vatican City
54​	Germany	110​	Palestine	166	Venezuela
55​	Ghana	111​	Panama	167	Vietnam
56​	Greece	112​	Papua New Guinea	168	Zambia
​		​		169	Zimbabwe

Please note that this visa waiver scheme is non-extendable and cannot be converted into other type of visa. Furthermore, it is only valid for the following types of visit (with the exemption of journalism visit):

1. 
   [*=left]Leisure and tourism
   [*=left]Family
   [*=left]Social
   [*=left]Art and Cultural
   [*=left]Government visits
   [*=left]Giving a lecture or attend a seminar
   [*=left]Attend a meeting held by Head office or Representative office in Indonesia
   [*=left]While in transit on the way to another country

 

[fastpitch17]

I like how it's called a short list. I still don't see where Indonesia figured they would get more tourist this way. The cost of the visa before would have been low on a travelers list of expenses I would think. Seems to me they cut some cash out from the treasury.

 

[Jaime C]

I like how it's called a short list. I still don't see where Indonesia figured they would get more tourist this way. The cost of the visa before would have been low on a travelers list of expenses I would think. Seems to me they cut some cash out from the treasury.

You'd be surprised.

It's not only the cost of the visa, but another line to stand in. There are many countries that I rarely travel to, because the visa is a hassle.

Even the costs can add up. A family of 4 costs almost 2 juta to enter. If you're here for only 3-4 days, you may just choose somewhere else.

 

[dafluff]

You'd be surprised.

It's not only the cost of the visa, but another line to stand in. There are many countries that I rarely travel to, because the visa is a hassle.

Even the costs can add up. A family of 4 costs almost 2 juta to enter. If you're here for only 3-4 days, you may just choose somewhere else.

This is exactly right. With the vast majority of tourist now on a low-cost budget, getting charged $35 to enter is expensive, and the added queuing a hassle.

They are only catching up to Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, which over free visas for many nationalities.

 

[fastpitch17]

This is exactly right. With the vast majority of tourist now on a low-cost budget, getting charged $35 to enter is expensive, and the added queuing a hassle.

They are only catching up to Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, which over free visas for many nationalities.

169?

 

[dafluff]

169?

Hahaha....no.

Well maybe...I just checked for Singapore and according to Wikipedia they only requires visa from citizens from about 35 countries.

However, with basically letting in almost everyone, I'm worried there could be backlash once a lot of those cause immigration problems and such. On the other hand, people from Zimbabwe or so probably do not have very many visa free options, and that alone could determine whether they go or not.

Happens for me too, a while back when we wanted to go to either Disney in HK or Tokyo it was the visa requirement that decided. The wife needed a visa for Japan (they have since changed to not requiring visa for WNI), but not Hong Kong, so we decided for Disney Hong Kong. Not that we couldn't get a Japanese visa if we applied, but why not save the hassle?

 

[Nimbus]

I think it's designed to encourage impulsive tourism. Let's say you're in SG for a couple of weeks and have a weekend to burn, you can spend it in Bali or Jogja with little visa hassle.