REPUBLIKA.CO.ID,  TEL AVIV --  Media Israel Haaretz,Kamis (3/5), melaporkan, Indonesia akan menerima aplikasi turis visa dari Israel. Dengan izin tersebut, wisatawan Israel akan bisa masuk ke Indonesia dan menikmati keindahan panorama dalam negeri.

Selama ini, lanjut Haaretz, warga Israel hanya bisa memperoleh visa untuk urusan bisnis dengan biaya sekitar 800 dolar AS. Dengan tidak ada hubungan diplomatik di antara keduanya, pengurusan visa bisa sangat lama. Sampai dengan 2015, agen perjalanan hanya bisa mengantarkan beberapa kelompok turis Israel masuk ke Indonesia dengan upaya yang sangat sulit.

Kendati Indonesia-Israel tak punya hubungan diplomatik,  kedua pihak memiliki kamar dagang yang dapat membantu mempromosikan turisme Israel ke Asia Tenggara. "Meskipun di antara kedua pihak tak ada dokumen yang ditandatangani, namun Isarel memungkinkan untuk mengajukan aplikasi visa turis dimulai sejak Selasa, 1 Mei," tulis Haaretz.

Karena tak ada hubungan diplomatik, proses pengurusan visa masih sulit. Warga Israel hanya bisa mengajukan visa lewat Israel-Indonesia Agency yang dibentuk bulan lalu dan dikenakan bisa 134 dolar AS.  Dokumen ini hanya berlaku untuk 30 hari dan setiap per hari perpanjangan dikenakan biaya 35 dolar AS.

Jika permintaan visa disetujui oleh otoritas Indonesia, warga Israel harus mengambilnya di Kedutaan Besar Indonesia di Singapura. Biaya pelayanan kedutaan sebesar 75 dolar Singapura. "Pembicaraan kini masih berlanjut agar warga Israel bisa mengambil visanya di Israel," tulis Haaretz.


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Indonesia, World's Largest Muslim Country, to Issue Tourism Visas to Israelis

Eitan Leshem May 03, 2018 4:28 PM
The process is expensive and lengthy, but Israelis will now be able to tour the country of more than 200 million Muslims

Gorgeous destinations that Israelis could only see in the movies will soon become accessible now that Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, is accepting tourism-visa applications from Israelis.
Until now Israelis could only obtain business visas, costing about $800.

Israel and Indonesia do not have diplomatic relations, so the process of obtaining a visa can be long.
Until 2015, travel agencies could get a few tour groups into Indonesia – after arduous attempts.

Even though Indonesia and Israel have no diplomatic relations, they have a chamber of commerce that helps promote Israeli tourism to the Southeast Asian country. Although nothing has been signed between the two sides, Israelis have been able to apply for tourism visas since Tuesday – May 1.

Because of the absence of diplomatic relations, the visa process is laborious. Israelis can only apply via the Israel Indonesia Agency, which was set up last month and charges $135 for securing a visa. The document is for 30 days; an extension costs $35 per day.
If the visa request is approved by the authorities in Indonesia, the Israeli must pick it up at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, where the wait will be a few hours.

The embassy’s service in turn costs 75 Singapore dollars ($56), or the embassy can send the passport and visa by courier for another 50 Singapore dollars. Talks are underway to let Israelis get their Indonesia visa in Israel.
While formal approval of the visa arrangement is expected any day, next year Indonesia will decide whether to continue the program or abolish it.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...rael-1.6053686