"(International tourists) will be allowed to visit other regions and go home after immigration checks from those areas," the ministry's director of immigration traffic, Amran Aris, said here on Friday.
The Indonesian Government has allowed entry to international tourists through two points—Bali and Riau Islands, he noted.
According to Aris, international travelers holding tourist visas will not need to leave the country from Bali, but will be allowed to leave from other destinations, such as Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara.
The mechanism for the issuing of visas for tourism has been agreed upon by all stakeholders, he informed. In issuing visas, the Directorate General of Immigration is following the regulations stipulated by Ministerial Regulation No. 34 of 2021 and COVID-19 Handling Task Force's Circular Letter No. 4 of 2022, he said.
For example, based on an agreement between ministries and institutions, international travelers coming to Indonesia are required to have health insurance and consider the possible risks of traveling, Aris explained.
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Based on an evaluation, the amount of mandatory health insurance coverage was found to be a barrier for prospective international travelers coming to Bali, he said.
Therefore, the value of health insurance coverage was adjusted from US$100 thousand to US$25 thousand.
International travelers arriving in Bali or Riau Islands will need to furnish evidence of health insurance and show it during document checks to officers, he said.
Bali reopened international flights on Friday, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, informed.
The reopening of Bali's international borders is only for international travelers who are not Indonesian migrant workers, he added.
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