Extension of Visa Approval (Telex Visa) validity period and Visa That Has Not Been Used – The Indonesian Directorate General of Immigration has issued a new announcement regarding visa approval/telex. Foreigners who have obtained telex or have taken visa at the Republic of Indonesia Representative Office abroad but have expired due to travel restrictions or lack of modes of transportation/public transport that can not travel to Indonesia, hereby inform:

1. Extension of visa approval validity period (telex visa)

a. Automatic extension of the validity period of all visa approval/telex issued since January 1, 2020 and have not taken a visa at the Republic of Indonesia representative;

b. Visa approval/telex has been extended for 60 (sixty) days since the Pandemic COVID-19 has expired by the authorized government agency;

c. The visa is taken at the RI representative chosen at the time of application.

d. Effective until the COVID-19 Pandemic period was declared over by the relevant government agency, in this case the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) which has set a period of disaster emergency at least until further notice.

2. Extension of visa validity period

a. Automatic extension of the validity period of all visas issued since January 1, 2020 and have not taken a visa at the Republic of Indonesia representative;

b. Visas that have not been used are extended by the validity period of 90 (ninety) days since the COVID-19 Pandemic has been declared completed by the authorized government agency;

c. Automatic extension of validity periods cannot be made for the issuance of visas issued by RI Representatives who have not applied the SIMKIM application.

d. Effective until the COVID-19 Pandemic period was declared over by the relevant government agency, in this case the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) which has set a period of disaster emergency at least until further notice.