Visa on Arrival: Don't mess with Imigrasi

[atlantis]

To date, there is 19 airports, 17 seaports and 1 land cross border delivering visa on arrival. They are:





Airports:

1. Polonia, Medan
2. Sultan Syarif Kasim II, Pekanbaru
3. Minangkabau, Padang
4. Hang nadim, Batam
5. Soekarno Hatta, Jakarta
6. Halim Perdama Kusuma, Jakarta
7. Sam Ratulangi, Manado
8. Juara, Surabaya
9. Ngurah Rai, Denpasar
10. Adisucipto, Jogjakarta
11. Ahmad Yani, Semarang
12. Adi Sumarmo, Surakarta
13. HuseinSastranegara, Bandung
14. Selaparang, Matram
15. Ei-Tari, Kupang
16. Hasanuddin, Makassar
17. Seppinggan, Balikpapan
18. Supadio, Pontianak
19. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II, Palembang

Seaports:

1. Sekupang, Batu Ampar, Nongsa, Marina Teluk Senimba, and Batam Center in Batam
2. Bandar Bintang Telani Lagoi and Bandar Sri Udana Lobam in Tanjung Uban
3. Belawan, SumUt
4. Sibolga, SumUt
5. Yos Sudarso, Dumai
6. Tanjung Balai, Karimun
7. Tanjung Pinang, Riau
8. Teluk Bayur, Padang
9. Tanjung Priok, JakartaDKI
10. Tanjung Mas, Semarang
11. Padang Bai and Benoa,Bali
12. Tenau, Kupang NTT
13. Maumere, NTT
14. Bitung, SulUt
15. Soekarno-Hatta, Makassar
16. Pare-pare, SulSel
17. Jayapura, Papua

Cross Border:

Entikong in West Kalimantan


5 australians are at the moment in serious trouble to have forgotten this simple rule: all border crossing, seaports or airports are not valid ports of entrance for foreign visitors with no visa. It is considered as an illegal entry and would put any offender at great risk.

Here is an article by Putri Prameshwari published in Jakarta Globe :


Aussie ‘Illegals’ Out of Jail, Await Appeal

Five Australians jailed in Papua Province for entering the country illegally have been released from prison for “humanitarian reasons,” but remain banned from leaving the city of Merauke until their appeals against their convictions are heard.

Controversy surrounds the Merauke District Court’s jailing of pilot William Henry Scott-Bloxam, 62, for three years for landing in the region without the required documents. His passengers — his 54-year-old wife, Vera; Hubert Hufer, 57; Karen Burke, 51; and Keith Ronald Mortimer, 60 — were jailed for two years each.

“They have been in city detention since Friday,” said Efrem Fangohoy, a lawyer for the five.
Fangohoy confirmed that the Australians had requested release because “they are old and frequently sick.”

He also said that William and Vera’s son had died in Australia and the pair were in a state of shock.

“They are staying in a rented house in Merauke while waiting for the appeals process,” Fangohoy said.

In his appeal, Fangohoy argued that under immigration law, Vera Scott-Bloxam should not have been charged since she was acting as a flight attendant.

“We also want an expert witness to testify before the court,” he said.

Scott-Bloxam landed his plane at Merauke’s Mopah Airport on Sep. 12, 2008, thinking they could obtain visas on arrival. They were immediately detained for not having security clearance.
Prosecutors in Merauke District Court charged William Henry Scott-Bloxam with violating aviation law by flying to Indonesia without a permit. The other four were charged with violating immigration law for entering Indonesia without visas.

It was argued in court that the Australians were expecting to obtain visas on arrival, which are available at the country’s major international airports.

[Black Adder]

Illegal Aussies? I believe there are still a few more that need to be rounded up...........

[baliexpat]

When i read that story last year, I wondered how stupid could they be. All it would have taken is one phone call to the embassy.

[ohmdafyd]

Illegal Aussies? I believe there are still a few more that need to be rounded up...........

'rolling rolling rolling, keep them doggies rolling keep them doggies rolling, rawhide'...yehaw!

[Davita]

I also read this report last year and my immediate reaction was 'How can this be, it makes no sense' but I think it needs further information before judgement.

I do not think the public has been fully informed on the background to this situation.

As 'Judge Judy' (a US syndicated court opera judge) oft says...'If it doesn't sound right...it probably isn't'

National pride often makes us jump to conclusions which later, given evidence, are regretted.

Those people were either dangerously stupid or nefarious acts were contemplated. This was not a case of 'we assumed'

I wonder what the Australian Government would do if the reverse was the situation....I guess, last year, they could have sent them to Guantanamo Bay!

[Black Adder]

[quote=Davita;19432]Those people were either dangerously stupid or nefarious acts were contemplated. This was not a case of 'we assumed'
/quote]

The "Olds" have forgotten how to surf the net or make a phone call to check.

[Davita]

Thanks BA but yet....they knew how to file a flight plan from Queensland...and how to navigate to Papua.
There is more to this than meets the eye...I feel sure...but heh! time will tell!

And please stop referring to 'olds'. I take an exception as I'm only 10 years older than that pilot but, as long as my wife holds the phone close to my good ear, I can talk. Surfing with a net is a little more difficult coz my wet suit cannot go over the result of that little blue pill I take.

Cialis David j/k

[ohmdafyd]

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There is more to this than meets the eye...I feel sure...but heh! time will tell!

.... coz my wet suit cannot go over the result of that little blue pill I take.

Cialis David j/k[/QUOTE]

[atlantis]

I am often horrified by how naive some foreigners coming to Indonesia can be. I have often heard or read here or there really stupid comments such as "you can do anything in Indonesia, you will always bribe your way out". I have read in various forums, suggestions which could put people in really bad situations if followed. No moderations are made in these cases and articles posted stay forever in a forum.
I posted this article just for people to understand, that even if you hold a passport from a foreign country you can end up spending months or years in indonesian cells for a stupid mistake.
I also remenber months ago when I first read the story of these guys. I thought that they were already back home, having been deported... I was a bit surprised to find out that they were still here, in Indonesia, jailed and with no idea about how long it'd last.

[fullo]

Illegal Aussies? I believe there are still a few more that need to be rounded up...........

It's so nice to feel wanted.