Indonesia’s immigration chief urges rethink on wider visa-free access (opens original article in a new tab)

Indonesia's immigration chief urges reconsideration of expanding visa-free access, citing concerns about 'low-quality tourists' and lost revenue, while the tourism ministry pushes to extend the policy to more countries citing economic benefits.

• Indonesian immigration chief warns expanding visa-free access may attract 'low-quality tourists'
• Tourism ministry proposes to expand visa-free policy to 16 additional countries through 8+1 scheme
• Ministry cites study showing 24% increase in foreign tourist demand and 400,000 jobs created after opening to 169 nationalities in 2016