"The Indonesian government suddenly announced the adjustment of the fees for tourist visas on arrival, canceling the seven-day, ten U.S. dollar (approximately NT$XNUMX) visa on arrival that Taiwanese tourists often use, and changing it to all XNUMX days and XNUMX U.S. dollars (approximately NT$XNUMX). The visa on arrival (one yuan) suddenly cost nearly five hundred yuan."
When preparing for a self-guided trip to Bali, visa on arrival and entry and exit are the things I worry about the most. The information and travel books I found at the backpacker inn reflect the unkindness of customs to inbound and outbound passengers, and bribery can be used to quickly clear customs. The situation made me very nervous until the plane arrived, so I must come back to share these precautions so that everyone can travel happily.
This time I took EVA Air to Bali. During the flight, the stewardess took two customs declaration forms and entry forms for us to fill in. I don’t know if it’s because of the stress that I kept writing wrong. ><"
When the plane arrived at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport (Ngurah Rai International Airport), the Taiwanese passengers at the back could not wait to rush forward. In order to get visa and entry first, this made me very uncomfortable. The passengers in front were all uncomfortable. Before taking off their luggage, the crowd hurried off the plane, which was really rude.
According to the information obtained on the Internet, because there will be two flights between China Airlines and Evergreen at XNUMX o'clock in the afternoon, there will be a lot of tourists entering the country. It is necessary to wait an hour or two for visas and waiting time for entry. Maybe it is also that. A few reasons why daredevils are so in a hurry.
I would like to share a little bit about the steps to apply for visa on arrival on the day and the points that need to be paid attention to when entering and leaving the country. Please also let other friends tell us about the inadequacies:
Step1: Fill in the complete customs declaration form and entry form on the plane.
Step2: Purchase visa on arrival.
Prepare the visa on arrival fee (25 yuan) for each person in your group, tell the number of visa on arrival personnel, pay the fee, and take the receipt to enter the country.
(Reminder 1. Be prepared to just round the number to avoid the contractor using the local ruble currency to find money, the exchange rate is very poor.)
(Reminder 2. Please ask other people to go to the customs to wait in line for entry first, and meet with them after getting the visa on arrival and the documents.)
Step3: Entry inspection.
Pass the passport, entry card, and customs declaration form to the customs officer for review. He will tear off the E card from the entry card, give you the D card, and remember to keep it.
(Reminder: Be sure to keep the D card away. We encountered a foreigner who accidentally lost it when we left the country. Customs officers did not let her leave the country~"~)
Step4: Carry-on baggage undergoes X-ray inspection.
Put your luggage and belongings on the conveyor belt and let it be checked.
Step5: Go to the baggage carousel to claim your baggage.
When I went to pick up my luggage, I found that the luggage was taken down one by one and lined up neatly. It turned out to be the baggage attendant in order to collect tips, but I didn’t want them to touch it.
So silently pushed away.
Step6: Exchange the ruble.
The U.S. dollar has been falling recently, but I don’t recommend to exchange for rubles at the airport. The exchange rate is very poor (2010.10.24 1 US dollar = 8,600 rubles). You can change 50 or 100 yuan first.
It is convenient to take a taxi, and the rest can be exchanged at the Money Exchange in the city.
Step7: Take transportation to the hotel.
Don't call the taxis in this row outside the airport and in the parking lot, they are very expensive!We were knocked 10 rubles (12 yuan) from the airport to Ocean Bali,
In fact, it only costs 30,000 rubles to take a Blue bird group taxi outside the airport. (Blue bird's taxi is charged by meter)
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If you encounter a customs officer asking for bribes during the entry and exit process, it is recommended that you pretend that you don’t understand and ask him to slowly dig through the luggage, or ask him to take out the luggage for inspection.There are also friends who shared that they can ask him for his name, so that he thinks he wants to report him, so he will give up~ (The request for bribes was not encountered during this trip. Maybe it was due to sightseeing? It's so dangerous.)
