Indonesia grants sport, music, art visas to foreigners
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration (DGI) has issued sport, music and art visas for foreigners who participate in sport, concert and art activities, an official has said.
Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia’s Directorate General ofImmigration (DGI) has issued sport, music and art visas for foreigners who participate in sport, concert and art activities, an official has said.
Director General of Immigration Silmy Karim has said Indonesia is simplifying the visa requirements for foreign athletes and artists. In thefuture, official athlete teams, event organisers or international artistpromoters will no longer need to submit labour permits, police record certificates (SKCK) or certificates of at least five years of work experience,he said.
Foreign athletes and artists only have activities in Indonesia for a shorttime, so they have little effect on local workers in terms of competitiveness, Silmy elaborated.
Indonesia has become a destination for international sporting events and musicconcerts, thus this move will facilitate their access to the market of the world’sfourth- most populous nation. Many international events will be held in thefuture, including the MotoGP Race in October, the Coldplay Concert and the U17World Cup in November.
He said that the simplification of visa requirements for foreign athletes and artistsoperating in Indonesia is carried out in the context that many of them facedifficulties in applying for performance licences compared to other countries inthe region. Indonesian citizens even flocked to Singapore, Thailand, Australiaand Japan to watch their idol's performances, the official added./.
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