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Please note: the information below is correct to the best of our best knowledge, but we accept no responsibility for any actions taken on the basis of it.
Things (regularly!) change without adequate notice.
That said, it seems safe to say that the government has begun to acknowledge that the visa rules,
introduced in Feb 2004 and regularly amended since,
have been disastrous for its tourism sector, so the expectation is
that any further changes will likely be for the better. The most recent (Sep 2011)
welcome changes are that the US $ 10 visa charge
for a one week trip have been re-instated, and that Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos are now visa free
Some nationalities do not need a visa at all, while 62 nationalities can, a this point of writing (Feb 2010),
get their visa on arrival (VOA) at
Tanjung Pinang Ferry Terminal and at Padang International Airport.
To our recent (Sep 2011) understanding and experience, if you need a VOA, the cost is US $ 10 for up to 7 days visit
and US $ 25 for a 8 - 30 day visit. Visa are valid for a period of maximum ONE month.
To the best of our knowledge,
the situation per country is listed below.
All nationalities other than those in the table below have to get a visa beforehand from the embassy
(at a cost of typically around US $ 40 or less).
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