Johor Bahru visit

[Minuteman]

Hi all,
My wife is planning a trip to JB next month. She is an Indonesian citizen. Is it allowed for her to get a VOA in Singapore then go on to JB for a day trip?

I would imagine that she could, but need some facts to avoid disappointments during the trip.

 

[harryopal1]

It used to be that if you went across the Causeway to JB you simply got a visa at the crossover. And coming back you got a similar visa for Singapore. Nice and simple but perhaps it has become more complicated now. I am not sure that the same simple process was allowed for Indonesians as there were a lot of "illegal" Indonesians and Malaysians working in the construction industry.

 

[jstar]

Is it allowed for her to get a VOA in Singapore then go on to JB for a day trip?

As Indonesian citizen both Singapore and Malaysia are visa free. No issue whatsoever.

There’s quite a good bus connection btw.

 

[Minuteman]

As Indonesian citizen both Singapore and Malaysia are visa free. No issue whatsoever.

There’s quite a good bus connection btw.

Cool, thanks loads!

 

[Helpful Herbert]

There is a long queue at the border, especially when returning to Singapore, plus they do additional checks on Indonesians which involves being taken into a room inside. Took us over an hour to get through this process going to JHB (we didn't try it the other way, since it's easier to get the JHB-CGK flight back).