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07-11-20 07:53 #15381
Posts: 310Tourist Visa
Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
Just our of curiosity, how expats are managing visa run if they are not allowed back in on a tourist visa? I was talking to a Dutch friend, apparently there is some sort of Govt service in Jakarta where they are extending their Tourist Visa!
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07-08-20 13:59 #15380
Posts: 3040Originally Posted by Marky1 [View Original Post]
https://www.wsj.com/articles/herd-im...nk-11594076237
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07-07-20 15:13 #15379
Posts: 5670Originally Posted by IrishMongrel [View Original Post]
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07-07-20 11:56 #15378
Posts: 214Originally Posted by NattyBumpo [View Original Post]
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07-07-20 03:47 #15377
Posts: 117Originally Posted by NattyBumpo [View Original Post]
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07-06-20 19:35 #15376
Posts: 3040Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
On their website United gave me 3 choices: reschedule the flight for up to 5 months down the road, take a United account credit for the flight good for up to 2 years, or accept a full cc refund. I chose a full refund. So that's that. No trip for me and nothing scheduled until a vaccine is available. And today I cancelled all my hotel reservations and inter Asian flights. I am kind of blue now. It would have been a great trip. But I don't see any changes or improvement as far as international air travel is concerned in the next 6 months because it is going to take a vaccine break thru to change the current international status quo.
The good news is the incentives are strong, many high tech pharmaceutical companies worldwide are racing to be first to develop a viable vaccine, and there are signs that progress is being made ie serious Human trials are now underway. The bad news is from testing to production to world wide distribution, it is going to take TIME. That's why I opted for an Airline refund over a reschedule or an account credit. I plan to book a bigger & better trip as soon as I get the vaccine; whenever that is. Probably not until the end of the 1st quarter 2021. But we shall see.
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06-30-20 16:26 #15375
Posts: 3497Originally Posted by StephenK [View Original Post]
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06-30-20 04:32 #15374
Posts: 11Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
America is gaining covid19 cases by 40 k per day, pretty much all other countries are starting to ramp up and increase in cases. The death rate is sort of at the same number each day, its just shifting numbers to different countries each month where its starting to significantly infect.
You must understand that flights don't take off either unless the intention is that there will be enough ticket sales to completely fill that plane or overbook it IE; sell more than what the plane can hold. One of the key problems is, not only does every country want to stem the spread of the virus, but people don't have the confidence to travel. That lack of confidence would result in poor ticket sales leading to the flights to be eventually cancelled anyways. I've said in a previous thread, even if you were able to get a flight over, which you won't, many hotels aren't operating right now and most tourist locations, even the beaches are closed. Restaurants aren't operating, neither are the bars and its going to be a pretty lonely holiday with nobody else around.
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06-23-20 16:07 #15373
Posts: 3497Originally Posted by Marky1 [View Original Post]
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06-23-20 07:18 #15372
Posts: 117Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
It's because of a global pandemic. Maybe you haven't heard.
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06-22-20 17:53 #15371
Posts: 73Originally Posted by Smoothy [View Original Post]
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06-21-20 06:06 #15370
Posts: 3497October
Maybe someone has some more updated information, but it looks like they won't allow any tourist visas until October. Seems a ridiculously long time to wait.
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06-06-20 05:10 #15369
Posts: 334Honestly the idea of travelling here solely to pursue the hobby is absolutely daft. Unless you have definite leads set up and it's all assured there is no point. Even then you will pretty much be confined to your hotel as nothing else is open, that's if, as has been pointed out below, you even get into the country in the first place.
Give it a miss guys, write this place off for the next three months at least. Save your money at home watching p0 rn and check back in around September some time.
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06-05-20 09:01 #15368
Posts: 11I think for all the people who are asking, you may have the chance to travel to Jakarta and be allowed into Indonesia if you are a healthy person and can prove it, but I wouldn't do it based on the 2 reasons why:
1) depending on who is and isn't on duty for quarantine on the day, certain officers may clear you and others wouldn't depending on how much they like your paperwork. Indonesia has been real finnicky based on what is lawful and unlawful and most criteria with laws is never really set in stone. I would hate to pay good money to get on flights just to be turned around at the border. Or, to get there and they slap a 14 day quarantine on you like most countries do.
2) good luck getting flights! Getting international flights at the moment is notoriously hard, plus also expensive. International flights at the moment are for people trying to return home, not go on holiday- and I know plenty of people who have overseas businesses and they're completely screwed, half have gone under because of it.
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06-02-20 12:08 #15367
Posts: 449Originally Posted by Mangera [View Original Post]
Regards.