Indonesia To Issue Longer Visas To Draw More Tourists

Indonesia is to grant foreign visitors visas for up to 120 days compared to the current 30 days in a bid to boost tourism, Vice President Jusuf Kalla said Thursday. "It is now being processed, that tourists get four months," Kalla told AFP during an interview here. He said the longer visa was part of the government's drive to attract more foreign visitors. At present, tourists from 54 countries can obtain a 30-day visa on arrival at a cost of 25 dollars, or free for most Southeast Asian nations. Kalla said the 54 countries -- which include most of Europe, China, India, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand -- accounted for about 90 percent of Indonesia's foreign tourists...