Dude, this literally made me LOL. You feel shy about talking to immigration because you think they're onto your game? Hate to imagine what you must be like with the hookers, LOL.
Why do you even imagine the immigration officer cares so much about the 200th person of the day's reason for touring the country?
[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]
