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Bali lifts quarantine for international travellers, visa on arrival is back

Indonesia has lifted a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for international visitors who arrive on the resort island of Bali, a week earlier than planned, an official says. 

Indonesia has lifted a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for international visitors who arrive on the resort island of Bali, a week earlier than planned, an official says. 

Bali is officially open, quarantine-free for travellers wanting to return to the island.

“In line with President Joko Widodo’s directive, starting March 7, 2020, there will be no quarantine for international travellers who are fully vaccinated,” Deputy Tourism Minister Angela Tanoesoedibjo said on Monday. 

Visitors from 23 countries, including Australia and New Zealand, will be allowed to get visas on arrival, according to immigration spokesman Achmad Nur Saleh. 

What travellers are required to do:

  • Show booking confirmation and payment for a hotel booking of at least four days
  • Hold a certificate showing proof of full vaccination or received booster jabs
  • Take a RT-PCR test on arrival and wait in the hotel room until negative result received
  • Take another RT-PCR test on the third day

Countries eligible for visa on arrival:

United States, Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, France, Australia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, UAE, Turkey, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Qatar, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines and Cambodia. 

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Bali, Indonesia

The government had said earlier that it would no longer require international arrivals to quarantine starting on March 14

Previously, international visitors to Bali were required to undergo a three-day quarantine period, in addition to proof of vaccination. 

The government said that the no-quarantine measure would be expanded across the country if COVID-19 case numbers continued to improve. 

Indonesia, home to 270 million people, recorded nearly 25,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with 254 deaths.

Bali received more than 6.3 million international visitors in 2019, but the number of foreign arrivals dropped to just 45 last year because of the COVID-19 lockdown. 

Source: AAP