E-Visa/ESTA/ETA - Official Websites by Country

[RooFlyer]

Qatar/Oman joint visa. Apply on arrival in either country

Qatar-Oman Joint Tourist Visa Complete Guide for 2025

Did you know that Qatar and Oman offer a joint tourist visa that allows visitors from 37 countries to explore both destinations for up to 30 days? This

qatarqvc.com

 

[moa999]

China (not HK/ Macau) arrival card, since Nov 2025

入境卡填报

s.nia.gov.cn

 

[MG1]

Hi, all,
How up-to-date is the information on Sherpa?

I've got a very short trip planned for September. The countries that are on the list to be visited are Mauritius, UK, Germany, and possibly Italy. There will also be potential transits through Oman, or Singapore. There is also the potential of collecting my bags and re-checking them in either CGK or China.

I already have a UK ETA approved last year (which should last me through to next year).

With regards to the new European entry form - ETIAS - what are the current rules with this (I'm aware of the potential long lines, finger-print and facial scanning)?

Apart from arrival cards, would there be any other ETA-like forms that I would need to complete?

For Indonesia there appears to be a 30-day e-visa or a tourism visa. As I'd only be there for a few hours, I'd want to complete as little as possible to make the journey as smooth as possible.

 

[RooFlyer]

How up-to-date is the information on Sherpa?

I’ve always added Sherpa as completely up-to-date and reliable. Don’t know when it comes to days from a country changing its policies though but I think I once saw in there information on an upcoming change so I’d be happy to rely on it. It gives you links to their sources so you can check yourself.

With regards to the new European entry form - ETIAS - what are the current rules with this (I'm aware of the potential long lines, finger-print and facial scanning)?

If you haven’t been through the EU in the last six months yes there will be fingerprinting and face pictures. Personally I haven’t experienced the long lines etc either for my first scan or subsequently.

Sometimes when there are very long lines some borders will skip the new ID and process manually.

 

[SYD]

Hi, all,
How up-to-date is the information on Sherpa?

I've got a very short trip planned for September. The countries that are on the list to be visited are Mauritius, UK, Germany, and possibly Italy. There will also be potential transits through Oman, or Singapore. There is also the potential of collecting my bags and re-checking them in either CGK or China.

I already have a UK ETA approved last year (which should last me through to next year).

With regards to the new European entry form - ETIAS - what are the current rules with this (I'm aware of the potential long lines, finger-print and facial scanning)?

Apart from arrival cards, would there be any other ETA-like forms that I would need to complete?

For Indonesia there appears to be a 30-day e-visa or a tourism visa. As I'd only be there for a few hours, I'd want to complete as little as possible to make the journey as smooth as possible.

Italy has temporarily suspended EU EES processing until 30 September. So if you’re entering the EU there (prior to the 30th), expect old style processing (ie no long queues for finger printing etc).

Italy temporarily suspends EES implementation until September 30, 2026

Italy has delayed EES implementation until September 30, 2026. Travelers subject to the 90 180 rule will see no immediate changes to border procedure…

www.schengen90.app

Transiting CGK - if you’re on seperate tickets, it’s highly likely that you’ll need to “enter” Indonesia (subject to Visa). The good thing is you can still pay on arrival. But if you know for sure that’ll you’ll need be entering Indonesia, you can get the eVOA online before hand and use the smart gates to arrive and then exit again.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Hi, all,
How up-to-date is the information on Sherpa?

I've got a very short trip planned for September. The countries that are on the list to be visited are Mauritius, UK, Germany, and possibly Italy. There will also be potential transits through Oman, or Singapore. There is also the potential of collecting my bags and re-checking them in either CGK or China.

I already have a UK ETA approved last year (which should last me through to next year).

With regards to the new European entry form - ETIAS - what are the current rules with this (I'm aware of the potential long lines, finger-print and facial scanning)?

Apart from arrival cards, would there be any other ETA-like forms that I would need to complete?

For Indonesia there appears to be a 30-day e-visa or a tourism visa. As I'd only be there for a few hours, I'd want to complete as little as possible to make the journey as smooth as possible.

Sherpa may be up to date, but I don’t like the idea of a site that tries to be ‘helpful’ while charging a USD35 fee to sell you a visa.

For example I just selected entry for Indonesia, AU passport… the total cost is USD68.20… with $35 of that as Sherpa’s fee.

You can get for half the price via the official channel.

Maybe sherpa has an advantage in saving some research time… but I don’t earn more than USD35 a minute to make Sherpa’s saving worth my while.

 

[jase05]

For Indonesia there appears to be a 30-day e-visa or a tourism visa. As I'd only be there for a few hours, I'd want to complete as little as possible to make the journey as smooth as possible.

Can do the eVisa online or VOA.
CGK is very easy to navigate and stacks of smart gates. The VOA desks at CGK are never busy from what I’ve seen and it’s a simple process to get one.
You will need to do the All Indonesia arrival card also which can be done online in advance or at one of the many self kiosks on arrival
Do agree with the above sentiments too, I just go through the official channels and don’t like the idea of paying a company extra to do my visas

 

[SYD]

Sherpa may be up to date, but I don’t like the idea of a site that tries to be ‘helpful’ while charging a USD35 fee to sell you a visa.

For example I just selected entry for Indonesia, AU passport… the total cost is USD68.20… with $35 of that as Sherpa’s fee.

You can get for half the price via the official channel.

Maybe sherpa has an advantage in saving some research time… but I don’t earn more than USD35 a minute to make Sherpa’s saving worth my while.

Yep. I actually meant to add to my post above that Smarttraveller.gov.au is usually pretty reliable for entry requirements including links to official visa and customs declarations.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Yep. I actually meant to add to my post above that Smarttraveller.gov.au is usually pretty reliable for entry requirements including links to official visa and customs declarations.

And also the airlines themselves. For example Jetstar has links for Indonesia etc.

Just as an aside… Indonesia has gotta be one of the easiest places to enter now… streamlined declaration which then leads you to a visa application, which they pre-populate. Done in a matter of seconds. and on arrival clearance and entry is now in minutes!