When I took the ferry from Singapore to Indonesia I got a one month visa on arrival. As I plan to stay longer I needed an extension. From reports I had read it should be possible to extend the visa at the “Imigrasi” office in Jakarta.
I found an address on the internet and also managed to find a bus going in the right direction. When I arrived at 10 in the morning the area looked more like a slum area than a place where it would be likely to find a government office. Sure enough, the street had the right name, but was in the wrong part of Jakarta. After another 1½ hours bus ride across the city I finally found the right office.
The process to extend your visa is not a simple one. You have to carry your passport and your documents around to a number of different offices in the building. I met a couple of other tourists from Holland and Germany. We all had a hard time to understand why 10 different persons had to look at the passport to make an extension.
It took 5 hours, but I’m now allowed to stay another month in Indonesia.
Hmmm, seems there is room for improvement…
jejejeee…not too bad! if you look at the scheme seems very clear. You just need to take full day walking around.