Online application for e_VOA for Bali

[MikeG]

So, what's the verdict? Are you better off going with the e-visa or the EVOA? I have an ABTC but a) its not valid for Tourist travel in Bali, and b) I'll be travelling with Mrs G...

And any idea how this new Tourist $grab will work? Its to be done online after arrival on an honesty basis? Who polices it?

 

[Danger]

So, what's the verdict? Are you better off going with the e-visa or the EVOA? I have an ABTC but a) its not valid for Tourist travel in Bali, and b) I'll be travelling with Mrs G...

And any idea how this new Tourist $grab will work? Its to be done online after arrival on an honesty basis? Who polices it?

Putting your other half aside, is anyone going to know you're not actually going to be conducting business on your visit? Would anyone care?

And aren't there mooted changes coming around 15 February whereby Australian passport holders may not need a visa at all?

 

[aikman]

I just bought this IDR154,500 tourist levy. You can only put through 1 person per transaction and I got an email with a downloadable voucher. Families will have a lot of fun having to present a tourist levy form and an eVisa form for each person at the immigration counter.

The language used throughout the process made it sound like it's not mandatory - "We truly appreciate your sincere participation and care for Bali."

I'm not seeing any new updates online regarding the USD35 visa fee being removed. My family is only going for a short visit and having to pay $70 each just to enter is certainly turning me off future visits.

 

[Pushka]

And now there's the extra tourist tax to be paid. $15 pp. milking it now.

 

[mansidodwani]

Well I just completed applying for a VOA for Bali (in advance of travel) - here are a few traps if you've never done this before:-

You must supply the name and address of your hotel (there are multiple address fields, including things like province, city, village, immigation office - !!??)) - all you need to do is (assuming you are staying in a hotel/resort) is enter the name of your hotel EXACTLY as shown on your booking and the web site will complete the other fields for you - but if you make any kind of error in the hotel name (even a typo which you backspace over and correct) this does not work - there is no way to get past this point. You must start the whole application over from scratch.

Once your application is completed and you have paid your fee online you receive and e-mail stating that your visa has been approved and you should download it using the huge DOWNLOAD button - this does not work - in fact the visa is attached as a PDF to the e-mail.

I must say this whole process took me hours to figure out (I had a few other issues which I won't bore you with - just to say be very careful with every field because if you try to EDIT your application - you essentially need to start over from scratch).

Hey there I am travelling to bali in few days have got evoa done but there is a spelling mistake in Last name of my child a 1 letter mistake... So do we have to buy another voa ??