DownUnderwater Dan
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People staying on a business visa without even having the intention of doing business.
That's not a fake visa.
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People staying on a business visa without even having the intention of doing business.
Might depend on the definition. But it is illegal to use a business visa for tourism purposes as far as I know. At least, it is not intended to use it that way.That's not a fake visa.
He is grasping at straws to keep his narrative alive.I’m not sure where this is going? Does @DownUnderwater Dan seriously think that divers are going to apply for special business visa fraudulently so that they can go on illicit dive jaunts? Global holiday travel is pretty much shut down for the next year at best. Get used to it.
I’m as ready as anyone else to go back to Indo but recognize that it’s not happening for a LONG while.
Indeed. No way this will facilitate large numbers of tourist. By the way, they expect 300 visitors for the first month.Batam prepares to welcome essential travellers from Singapore
Among other requirements, those from Singapore must have sponsorship from an Indonesian government or business entity, and should have applied for a visa online through Indonesia's directorate-general of immigration.
Might depend on the definition. But it is illegal to use a business visa for tourism purposes as far as I know. At least, it is not intended to use it that way.
News from 3 weeks ago. Are you suggesting Kelly Slater surfing in Indonesia lately is illegal? Geez bro, I think you're just the fun police now man
The Social Visa: Wondering How All These Surf Stars Are Cruising Around Indo? Here Ya Go
In this case, “it” is the Indonesian social visa. And if you’re wondering how the likes of Kelly Slater, Strider Wasilewski, and Dino and Kolohe Andino have been able to access Uluwatu, Padang Padang, Java, the Mentawais and other epic, once in a lifetime uncrowded Indo surf spots in recent weeks, wonder no more.
If you’ve been on an Indo trip, you’ll be familiar with the usual tourist entry system: visa exemption on arrival. That’s been offline for months. But another kind of visa — a longer stay entry for foreigners on business, vouched for by an Indonesian sponsor and by their own material wealth — never went offline