hey guys welcome back to the channel it's been a while since i've done
one of these videos as you probably know a lot has changed in the last few weeks in regards to
entry requirements quarantine visa regulations pcr testing so i'm just going to go through and answer
all the questions i've been asked about what you need to do to get into bali
as of now which is april 26 2022 hopefully this is the last one i'll be doing because
it looks like these will be some of the final changes that will be made and hopefully going
forward there won't be any more hoops you have to jump through in order to come to bali
this one's for my ski makers my dream chasers trying to make it trust you got to hold on to
faith and be patient i know you're trying to get to the days so i'm just going to do a bit of a
screen share as i've mentioned in previous videos if you're planning on coming to bali
i suggest jumping on the bali.com website this is because they're the most up-to-date website
and they'll give you all the information you need for travel requirements visas they can actually
process visas for you and they don't publish anything until it's official and it's been made
official by the government so jump on bali.com i'll leave the link in the description and as
you can see before we even get started if you're planning on coming to bali soon and you need a
visa it's important to know that the immigration office is going to be closed between 29th of april
and the 9th of may so if you need a visa in the next couple of weeks or if you need a visa in a
hurry make sure you get that application in before the 29th of april there won't be any visas being
processed in between these times this is because it's actually a holiday here in bali so jumping
on the bali.com website here we're going to go to travel and vaccination requirements so the
main question i've been asked is do you need to be vaccinated to enter indonesia the short answer
there is yes however there are some exceptions so if you have a look here um this goes through
all the options so two or more more doses is considered fully vaccinated and there's no
more quarantine no more pcr test upon arrival at the airport which is really good so all you need
to do is take your pcr test 48 hours before you leave but there's no testing on arrival
if you've had one dose then you actually need to quarantine for five days in a certified hotel
and get a second pcr test on day four uh kids below 18 years old they just follow the quarantine
requirements for their parents or guardian anyone with comorbidity diseases and cannot
get a vaccine needs to show a medical statement letter that they can't be vaccinated so you can
enter also if you have recovered from covert 19 within the last 30 days before the departure of
your flight and you can show proof of that then you can enter indonesia so there's your options
i've been asked by people if it's mandatory to register the covert vaccine covert 19 vaccine
certificate on the indonesian website it's not um you just have to have either digital or printed
proof of your vaccination when you're landing so as i mentioned uh there is no more quarantine so
long as you have your proof of vaccination um that means you can you're basically just free to go as
soon as you land in indonesia and that includes barley which is really good so as you can see here
for pcr testing you do need to take a pcr test within 48 hours before you depart for indonesia
there is mandatory pcr tests upon arrival only for travelers showing symptoms or who are tested
positive within the last 30 days but can present a recovery letter so in which case if you are one of
the people that need to take a pcr test and you test positive it's still a little bit vague and
you still will need to quarantine at one of the government regulated quarantine accommodations
so that's probably the downside if you are coming in and you have symptoms and you test positive
then you're going to have to quarantine still but other than that as long as you do your test before
you leave if you're vaccinated or if you have an exemption and you show up negative before getting
on your flight then you should have no problems getting into indonesia and you should be free to
go you don't have to book any government approved hotel or anything you can stay wherever you like
for the first night or however long you're going to stay here one thing you will need before you
come to indonesia though is medical insurance and you'll need to show that when you're coming in
so your travel insurance or medical insurance will need to include uh covert related medical costs
and evacuation expenses we've said it in the past and we'll say it again we use safety wing they're
very easy to use they're very affordable it's about 42 us dollars a month and they're one of the
only travel insurance companies at the moment that does cover for forced isolation and quarantine
and covert related expenses they also cover you if you have to postpone your trip due to covert
and things like that we'll leave the link in the description but basically they're a month to month
um insurance policy that you can just end at any time so that pretty much covers all quarantine and
covert related requirements for entering indonesia or bali the next big question is do
you need a visa so there are a few countries who are exempt from getting a visa to enter indonesia
those countries are brunei cambodia malaysia lao myanmar philippines singapore thailand
and vietnam they can enter indonesia visa-free and that's for tourism purposes only for a maximum of
30 days and it's not extendable there's also another option which is the visa on arrival um
i won't read out all of these countries because there's quite a lot of them but as you can see
all of these countries are eligible for a visa on arrival and the visa on arrival is valid for 30
days it can be extended only once for another 30 days so that gives you a total of 60 days
in indonesia uh for an extension you need a sponsor letter from an indonesian company or
travel agency we actually have a visa agent that we've used for the past six months here in bali
we'll leave the link down in the description for them they're really good and affordable
usually to extend your visa it should cost around 1 million repairs so that's about 70 us dollars
and you will need to personally go down to the immigration office for fingerprints and photos so
just be aware that if you're traveling around bali and you're extending your visa you're going to
need to go to an immigration office also another thing to just make sure is that you have at least
six months validity on your passport when you're entering indonesia if you don't have at least six
months they're probably not even going to let you on the plane so the cost of the visa on arrival is
500 000 indonesian repair so it's equivalent to about 35 us dollars and you just pay at the
visa on arrival counter at the airport in cash so make sure you have cash on you once those 60
days are up if you do extend your visa you cannot extend or get another visa you will have to leave
the country and come back to get another visa so just make sure you're aware of that also
so if your country is not listed in the list of visa free or visa on arrival countries you
do need to apply for a b211a visit visa that does just exclude a few countries that are not eligible
to apply for those visas at this time and that's these countries listed here but any other country
can apply for the b211a visa so here's just some further details for the b211a visa and costs
so it costs around 4.5 million indonesian repair so that's about us 330 450 aussie
processing time is 14 business days we found that it takes a lot less than that to process but if
you are booking a flight just give yourself that full 14 business days it's valid for 60 60 days
after your arrival date however there has been some changes to visa regulations and costs
involved so at this time it's actually uncertain if you're going to be able to extend this visa
so i'll go through all the new visa costs and regulations right now so if you're looking to
stay in bali or indonesia long term and you're looking for alternative visas the government did
just announce a bunch of new visa regulations and new costs so if you are looking to stay in bali
for an extended period of time just be aware that the prices have gone up for visas and there are a
few different options there are some pretty good long-term visa options best place to have a look
is this instagram account it's called let's move indonesia they're really good at updating all of
the visa prices and regulations they actually will process visas for you they have pretty
good prices as well so as you can see here there's a bunch of different visa options for
tourism for business temporary residence if you're looking at staying long term like five years
there's definitely options there for you as well permanent residence permits but unfortunately the
prices have increased and from what i've heard they're going to be making it more difficult
for people to just come in on tourist visas and do border runs and things like that
they're actually going to start checking people's passports to see if that's what they're doing
they're just coming back and forth so getting a long-term visa is probably the best option for you
there are also multiple entry permits available as well so maybe that's a better thing if you're
looking at making barley like a home base and traveling around probably getting a multiple entry
permit is the best way to go uh so the final question is what's the covert situation like in
bali and it's pretty good there's only a few minor restrictions like you do still have to wear a mask
when you're outside or you're shopping or going to a restaurant or anything like that obviously
it's okay if you're sitting down and eating but they are pretty strict on the mask regulations
so make sure you do the right thing and wear a mask when you're out because you can get in
trouble you could get a fine or even deported maybe if they wanted to make an example of you
but uh the current situation is pretty good the numbers aren't going up at all and it looks like
now that things are opening up they're going to stay open hopefully so hopefully they won't be
bringing back any quarantine or pcr requirements again hopefully this is the last time that
i'll have to do a video like this but um if you're thinking of coming to bali now is definitely a
good time as it's completely the easiest time to come you don't have to quarantine at all
you don't have to get a test and wait around and wonder if you're going to be forced into
quarantine after getting here so yeah i hope you found this video helpful and informative
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trying to make more informative videos as we continue our travels and we'll see you in the
next ones for my scheme makers my dream chasers trying to make it trust you got to hold on to
faith and be patient i know you're trying to get to the days of elation and all those