The Indonesian government provides visa-free visit services to all delegates to the G20 Summit and foreign journalists who cover these activities in Bali.
Based on data as of November 14, 2022 at 20.30 WITA, the total number of accredited journalists is 2346 people. Consists of 527 national journalists and 1,819 international journalists. While the total number of media is 450, consisting of 105 national media and 345 international media.
The Presidential Chief of Staff invited the press release to collaborate by presenting information to the public for the success of Indonesia's G20 Presidency which will take place in 2022.
The ongoing G20 presidency throughout 2022, the ministries and agencies involved in organizing the G20 have issued many kinds of press releases, both activities in working groups (WG) and engagement groups (EG).
This was stated in the decision letter Number: IMI-GR.01.01.0738 issued on October 20, 2022 and signed by the Acting Director General of Immigration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights.
The Directorate General of Immigration issued a visa-free policy for G20 delegates and foreign journalists covering G20 Summit events. The decree was addressed to the Head of the Class 1 Immigration Office for TPI Soekarno-Hatta and the Head of the Class 1 Immigration Office for TPI Ngurah Rai, Bali.
In point 2 letter A of the decision letter it is stated that delegates and foreign journalists of the 2022 G20 Indonesia Presidency are exempt from the obligation to have visas as stipulated in Article 23 of the Minister of Law and Human Rights Number 44 of 2015 concerning Procedures for Checking Entry and Exit of Indonesian Territory at Immigration Checkpoints for Foreigners.
With demands at the TPI Soekarno-Hatta Special Class I Immigration Office and the Class I Immigration Office for Special Immigration Checkpoints (TPI) Ngurah Rai provides easy, fast, convenient, proper and accountable immigration services and inspections to all G20 delegates and foreign journalists.
The media, especially journalists globally, have an important role in the context of the G20. What journalists publish in the media will bring an issue. Issues that will be discussed in discussions in the community and can help the public understand what the G20 is doing.
With that foreign delegates and journalists for the G20 Summit must meet a number of conditions, namely:
- Have a national passport which includes: Diplomatic Passport, Service Passport or, Ordinary Passport/General Passport. Valid national passport and valid for at least 6 months.
- Return ticket or onward ticket to continue to another country.
- Proof of registration/registration or invitation letter as a foreign delegate or journalist covering the 2022 G20 Summit in Indonesia.
- In addition, foreign delegates and journalists have arrived in Indonesian territory via TPI Soekarno-Hatta or TPI Ngurah Rai on 1-18 November 2022.
This policy is a form of commitment and responsibility of the Directorate General of Immigration in the success of the 2022 G20 Summit.
