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GENERALLY, to enter other countries, tourists need a visa as a document in addition to the passport. However, there are several countries that already have cooperation with Indonesia, so that Indonesian people can get visa-free when visiting that country. Which countries are they?
Quoting from the immigration.go.id page, a visa is a permit granted by a country to citizens of other countries so they can enter the country. Visas are issued by the country of destination or countries to be visited.
The function of a visa is as proof that a person is permitted to enter a country’s territory within a certain period of time. A visa is different from a passport. If you can compare the difference, a passport is like a KTP that is recognized internationally so that other countries can know who and where a person comes from.
Meanwhile, a Visa is more like a movie ticket. If you do not have a ticket, you will not be allowed into the theater. Likewise with the visa function, you can never enter another country, if we don’t have a visa for that country.
There are many types of visas issued to the public, both Indonesian Citizens (WNI) and Foreign Citizens (WNA). Each type of visa is used according to individual needs, such as for work, business, tourism, to education.
Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that you have registered the correct visa for travel. In Indonesia itself, there are several types of visas available. According to Tempo, these types include: (1). Service Visa, (2). Diplomatic Visa, (3). Visit Visa, (4). Limited Stay Visa, (5). Student visa, (6). Transit Visas, (7). Work visa.
List of Visa Free Countries
Previously it was important to understand that Free Visit Visa for Special Tourism could be used to carry out the following activities: (a). Tourist visits, (b). Government duty visits, (c). Business talk visits, (d). Visits to purchase goods, (e). Meeting visit, (f). Transit.
Indonesia is currently successfully working with 72 other countries to provide Indonesian passport holders with visa-free access or visa on arrival or e-Visa which are easier to apply for than ordinary visa applications.
Of course, this number is still far from Japan, which allows its residents to travel to 193 countries. Because according to the Henley Passport Index, which ranks all world passports according to the number of destinations that can be accessed by the holder without a previous visa, Japan is ranked first in the world’s strongest passport with 193 visa-free destination countries, followed by Singapore with 192 countries. Meanwhile, Indonesia is in 76th position with 72 destination countries. Neighboring country, Malaysia, ranks 13th with 179 destination countries.
Summarized from various sources, here is a list of visa-free countries for special tourist visits:
Asia: (1). Brunei Darussalam, (2). Philippines, (3). Cambodia, (4). Laos, (5. Malaysia, (6). Myanmar, (7). Singapore, (8). Thailand, (9). Vietnam, (10). Timor Leste, (11). Hong Kong, (12). Kazakhstan , (13). Macau, (14). Uzbekistan, (15). Qatar, (16). Oman, (17). Tajikistan, (18). Kyrgyzstan, (19). Maldives, (20). Nepal, ( 21). Pakistan, (22). Sri Lanka, (23). Armenia, (24). Azerbaijan, (25). Iran, (26). Jordan.
Europe: (1). Belarus, (2). Serbia.
America: (1). Bermudas, (2). Brazil, (3). Chile, (4). Colombia, (5). Ecuador, (6). Guyana, (7). Peru, (8). Barbados, (9). Dominica, (10). Haiti, (11). St. Vincent and the Grenadines, (12). Nicaragua.
Africa: (1). Gambia, (2). Mali, (3). Morocco, (4). Namibia, (5). Rwanda, (6). Cape Verde, (7). Comore Islands, (8). Gabonese, (9). Guinea-Bissau, (10). Kenya, (11). Madagascar, (12). Malawi, (13). Mauritania, (14). Mauritius, (15). Mozambique, (16). Senegal, (17). Seychelles, (18). Sierra Leone, (19). Somalia, (20). Tanzania, (21). Togo, (22). Uganda, (23). Zimbabwe.
Oceania: (1). Cook Islands, (2). Fiji, (3). Micronesia, (4). New, (5). Marshall Islands, (6). Palau Islands, (7). Papua New Guinea, (8). Samoa, (9). Tuvalu. [sources/photo special]
