Thread: 60 day visa from a different country

Hello

I want to get a 60 day visa starting in August 2010. I have some questions if anyone is kind enough to answer them:

Firstly, I am British but as I will be travelling through other countries for 8 months or so before I get to Indonesia and as the visa only lasts for 90 days, I assume I'll have to apply for the visa in the country I am in before I get there, which is Australia. Is this correct and if so, will it present any problems?

Next, I've heard that I'll need proof of onward travel - this may be difficult as I am planning to travel by land/ferry from Bali to Bangkok (ie. through sumatra, malaysia and thailand) so not sure how easy it'll be to book a ferry ticket from Sumatra to Malaysia or whatever. Is this what I'll have to do? Any advice?

And finally, it says on the consulate website that I'll need a letter from my employer - well, being a bit reckless, I am planning to quit my job before I leave with no plans of returning. Is there any way of getting around this?

Oh, and just to confirm as I'll have to bring all this stuff with me - is it just a bank statement, letter from employer (or some alternative), proof of onward travel and a couple of passport photos that i'll need? Is there any other documentation needed?

Sorry about the epic length of this post, thanks to anyone who takes it on!

Andre

Just get your 60 days visa in Australia 30 days before you plan to arrive in Indonesia. You shouldn't have any problems. I've never heard of a requirement to provide a letter from one's employer.

proof of onward travel

This usually depends upon the Indonesian immigration official you encounter. To be safe, have a one-way ticket out of the country. Medan to Malaysia (Penang or KL), or even Jakarta to Singapore.

It's always handy to have spare passport-sized photos.

The only documentation you'll need, from my experience, is your passport, a few photos and maybe proof of an onward ticket.

Good luck and hope you have a great trip/adventure.

:D

I ran into the "no onward ticket" problem before when applying for my social visa in Los Angeles. I tried to work it out with the guy and said that my friend had a visa made at the same consulate office and didn't have any onward ticket because he planned on buying his onward ticket for cheaper while in Indonesia. Not only did he refuse my visa, but ordered me to give him my friend's name, so he could report my friend to immigration. In hindsight maybe I shouldn't have said that, but it could pose a problem. If you have an extra day to spare, try it first without an onward ticket, and if they refuse you, return the next day with your onward ticket.

Awesome, thanks to everyone who have replied, that's really helped!:)

I got the same problem with the consulate in Frankfurt/Germany. They refused to give me the 60 days visa cause I couldn't show a return ticket. After all I made a flight reservation for a flight "Jakarta - Singapore" with a travel agency, sent it to the consulate and I got my visa :-) . After that I cancelled the reservation.

Just try

Regards

Might be, Jimbo
but the arrival immigration never asked me for any ticket. I made also the visa at Kuala Lumpur twice already and also the embassy there didn't asked for a return ticket.

regards