Authorities in Bali, Indonesia have announced that the country has decided to tighten visa requirements for many vacationers who are breaking a series of rules.
As the Global Herald reports, the Bali government is under pressure to crack down on countries accused of bad behaviour, especially tourists coming from Australia, Ukraine and Russia, VisaGuide.World reports.
It has also recently been reported that Russians and Ukrainians may face stronger Indonesian visa requirements. However, the pressure of the Bali government to crack down on foreigners comes because these tourists are also being accused of overstaying and working illegally.
Russians make up the second largest group of visitors to Bali after Australians. Last year a total of 58,000 visitors from Russia visited Bali after the reopening of borders due to COVID-19.
At the same time, even for Australians, Bali is the second most popular tourist destination, with more than 2.1 million people visiting the island last year.
Visitors who have broken some rules during their vacation in Bali are immediately reprimanded with a fine and a proposal to revoke their right of stay in some cases. For example, many of tourists have driven a motorcycle without a helmet, which means that according to Indonesian law, driving a motorcycle without a helmet can lead to a fine of 250,000 Indonesian rupiahs or $25.
In this regard, the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, said that he wants to introduce new powers that will allow the authorities to stop the visa of a tourist who is caught violating the traffic law.
Previously, the Bali government urged the central immigration agency to remove the benefit to enter the country with a visa-on-arrival for visitors from Russia and Ukraine after some tourists from these two countries were caught working illegally.
As a result, the authorities in Bali deported four Russian citizens after their involvement in illegal cases, including visa violations. At the same time, immigration authorities repeatedly warned internationals in Bali not to work for tourist visas.
Furthermore, Governor Koster confirmed earlier this month that he asked the Ministry of Law and Human Rights to impose stronger visa requirements, including suspending visa-on-arrival facilities, particularly for Russian and Ukrainian citizens following these reports.
According to the authorities in Indonesia, for stays of up to 30 days, only nationals from some countries need to apply for a tourist Indonesian visa, while others can apply for an Indonesian visa on arrival.
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