[QUOTE=Scarer;2969967]Genuine Question About Immigration.
I've been to Jakarta three times so far. Once as a 2 day stopover on my way to Bali, and twice exclusively for mongering. Each time, when the immigration officer asked if I was there for business or tourism, I said tourism. Their response was always neutral, but it made me feel a bit awkward.
I admit it doesn't seem like the kind of place where most tourists would spend 10 days, let alone visit 2 or 3 times a year. I've thought about saying I'm visiting places like Yogyakarta or Bali after a few nights in Jakarta, but officers always ask for return flight tickets and hotel bookings. I know it's possible to show refundable bookings to back this up, but is that really necessary? Or am I just overthinking this?
What do you usually say during your visits? Would love to hear your experiences and advice![/QUOTE]I say tourism, even though I'm always there on business. They've never asked me for details like where I'm going. I believe in one instance an immigration officer tried to trip me up by saying something like, "You're here on business, right?" I answered "no" and he waived me onward. It's supposedly fine to enter the country with a tourist visa if you're on a business trip as long as you're not employed in Indonesia. Still I figure you might be opening a can of worms.
