mugwump wrote
Am still rowing! Aside from that have to mention that don’t believe that anyone with a current valid kitas would be subject to new requirements while the kitas is in effect.
That would be nice Mugwump but unfortunately holding a KITAS/KITAP doesn't allow anyone to bypass quarantine (only diplomatic Ambassadors are exempt and even they must self quarantine at home); here is the wording form the Covid 19 Handling Task Force Surat 20 of Oct 14th 2021:
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[*]Upon arrival, RT-PCR re-tests are carried out [U][B]for international travellers[/B][/U] and they are [U][B]required to undergo quarantine for 5 x 24 hours[/B][/U], with the following conditions:
[*]For Indonesian citizens, namely Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI); Student/student; or Government Employees returning from overseas official trips in accordance with the Decree of the Head of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Number 14 of 2021 concerning Entry Points, Quarantine Places, and RT-PCR Obligations for Indonesian Citizens International Traveling at a cost borne by the government.
[*]For Indonesian citizens outside the criteria as referred to in number 1) [B][U]and for foreigners, including foreign diplomats[/U][/B], other than the head of foreign representatives and the family of the head of the foreign representative [U][B]must undergo quarantine[/B][/U] at the quarantine accommodation place.
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The letter also defines an international traveller as follows "An International Traveller is a person who has traveled from abroad in the last 14 days"
Hopefully the quarantine thing will soon be eliminated or at least dropped to the level of some countries where you spend one night in a quarantine facility awaiting the arrival PCR test results.
