Visa on arrival at Bali - accept payment in IDR?

[dajop]

A quick question - my partners mother is going to Bali this week and we have organised some Indonesian Rupiah for her. I know there's a USD $25 fee for visa on arrival. Do they accept payment in Indonesian Rupiah? I have always travelled to Indonesia on an APEC card, so never paid any attention to the whole visa on arrival process.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

A quick question - my partners mother is going to Bali this week and we have organised some Indonesian Rupiah for her. I know there's a USD $25 fee for visa on arrival. Do they accept payment in Indonesian Rupiah? I have always travelled to Indonesia on an APEC card, so never paid any attention to the whole visa on arrival process.

When I went in Feb 2007 they accepted IDR USD AUD plus credit card.

 

[ArseneV]

I was at Jakarta airport in May and they accepted Indo Rupiah.

 

[futaris]

They will accept most major currencies, Visa and Mastercard. Note that the rate is usually pretty bad. Best to get some USD unless you're buying them from Travelex, etc.

 

[StevePER]

Also, the US$10 for three days visa is no longer available (even though it's still listed on the embassy website).

 

[dajop]

Thanks all for the replies. Had heard that they do accept AUD, at a woeful exchange rate, sounds like the ER for IDR is just as bad. Between us we should be able to find enough USD without having to exchange any more.

 

[moa999]

A few trips to Indonesia and China and the APEC card starts saving you money, not just time.