TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA – Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy / Deputy Director of Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Wamenparekraf / Wakabaparekraf) Angela Tanoesoedibjo believes that the application of electronic visa on arrival application (e-VOA) may have an impact on the sector sightseeing Indonesia.

As known, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) has launched an electronic visa on arrival (e-VOA) application.

“Besides improving the image of the nation and the competitiveness of Indonesian tourism, the ease of immigration services will certainly have an impact on increasing the number of foreign tourists visiting and foreign exchanges which will become the target. to achieve Indonesia’s tourism performance,” said Wamenparekraf Angela, who is also the Perindo Party’s Vice President for Digital Economy and Digital Economy. Creative in the launch of e-VOA, in Bali, recently.

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This is because the app e-VOA make it easier for foreign tourists to make VoA payments before arriving in Indonesia. The ease and speed of administration certainly affects the enthusiasm of tourists to visit Indonesia.

“Travelers really appreciate the convenience and with the app e-VOA This will make it easier for foreign tourists to enter Indonesia, without having to queue at the airport (smooth experience),” Angela said.

Application e-VOA will be implemented in stages, prioritizing VoA services at Soekarno Hatta Airport and I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.

Currently, only the top 26 countries with VoA users can enjoy the service e-VOAincluding Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Timor Leste, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and United States of America.

Wamenparekraf hopes that this service can be extended to other potential markets. Thus, the foreign tourist attendance target, which was previously set at between 1.8 and 3.6 million foreign tourists in 2022, can be achieved.

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“Let’s hope for implementation” e-VOA This will increase Indonesia’s competitiveness as a leading global destination, so that the foreign tourist target this year can be met and will encourage the creation of workers for economic recovery after the pandemic,” Angela said.