President Jokowi Signs Decree For Visa-Free Facility For 75 Countries

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has signed a Presidential Decree (Perpres) No.104/2015 on a visit visa exemption for the citizens of 75 countries.

Cabinet Secretariat on its website on Wednesday stated that the issuance of Perpres No.104/2015 is expected to boost foreign tourist arrivals and spur the nation's economy.

According to the Perpres, the visit visa exemption applies to foreign nationals arriving in Indonesia as tourists, or to run government errands, to study, for business or social and cultural purposes, or just as a stopover while continuing their travel to other countries.

The provision on the procedure for foreign nationals who can avail the visa-free facility to travel in and out of Indonesia and provisions concerning immigration checkpoints will be set through the Minister of Justice and Human Rights regulation.

The 75 countries whose citizens can avail the visa-free facility are:
1. South Africa
2. Algeria
3. The United States
4. Angola
5. Argentina
6. Austria
7. Azerbaijan
8. Bahrain
9. The Netherlands
10. Belarus  
11. Belgium
12. Bulgaria
13. Czech Republic
14. Denmark
15. Dominica  
16. Estonia
17. Fiji
18. Finland  
19. Ghana
20. Hungary
21. India
22. Britain
23. Ireland
24. Iceland
25. Italy  
26. Japan
27. Germany
28. Canada
29. Kazakhstan
30. Kyrgyzstan
31. Croatia
32. South Korea
33. Kuwait
34. Latvia
35. Lebanon
36. Liechtenstein
37. Lithuania
38. Luxembourg
39. Maldives  
40. Malta
41. Mexico
42. Egypt
43. Monaco
44. Norway  
45. Oman
46. Panama
47. Papua New Guinea
48. France
49. Poland
50. Portugal
51. Qatar
52. People's Republic of China
53. Romania
54. Russia
55. San Marino
56. Saudi Arabia
57. New Zealand
58. Seychelles
59. Cyprus
60. Slovakia
61. Slovenia
62. Spain
63. Suriname
64. Sweden
65. Switzerland
66. Taiwan
67. Tanzania
68. Timor Leste
69. Tunisia
70. Turkey
71. United Arab Emirates
72. Vatican
73. Venezuela
74. Jordan
75. Greece
(WDY)