There was much debate and a lot of searching about visas, but we didn't find anything concrete so here is a quick summary for UK citizens.
If you are intending to stay as a tourist only for less than 30 days get the FREE Tourist VISA. You DO NOT need to pay the VOA (Visa on arrival) fee of $35. However, from what we understand, you can only enter at the following crossings/airports/ports (as taken from UK Indonesian Embassy website).
In the past you had to also leave from one of these airports/ports, but this is NOT the case. We arrived into Bali Ngurah Rai airport and left from Lombok International Airport using the free VISA with no problem at all! We checked this with multiple immigration officials at Bali Ngurah Rai, and all say 'new rules'.
If we come across a full list of these exit points we will update this post, but please feel confident that you can arrive in Bali and leave from Lombok as of January 2015 (but things may change).
This makes things a lot easier if you want to combine Bali and Lombok, as you no longer need to travel back to Bali.
We found the Indonesian Embassy information out of date but here is the link non the less - www.indonesianembassy.org.uk.
Hope you find this useful.
Happy travels...
If you are intending to stay as a tourist only for less than 30 days get the FREE Tourist VISA. You DO NOT need to pay the VOA (Visa on arrival) fee of $35. However, from what we understand, you can only enter at the following crossings/airports/ports (as taken from UK Indonesian Embassy website).
In the past you had to also leave from one of these airports/ports, but this is NOT the case. We arrived into Bali Ngurah Rai airport and left from Lombok International Airport using the free VISA with no problem at all! We checked this with multiple immigration officials at Bali Ngurah Rai, and all say 'new rules'.
If we come across a full list of these exit points we will update this post, but please feel confident that you can arrive in Bali and leave from Lombok as of January 2015 (but things may change).
This makes things a lot easier if you want to combine Bali and Lombok, as you no longer need to travel back to Bali.
We found the Indonesian Embassy information out of date but here is the link non the less - www.indonesianembassy.org.uk.
Hope you find this useful.
Happy travels...
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