Bali governor wants to end visa-on-arrival for Russians, Ukrainians

Bali Governor I Wayan Koster (background, second right) speaks at a press conference on May 6, 2022, announcing the deportation of Russian tourist couple Amdrei Fazleev and Alina Fazleeva (foreground, far left and second left, respectively) for taking nude photos at a Hindu temple compound in Bali.- Bali Provincial Administration /File) This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "Bali governor wants to end visa-on-arrival for Russians, Ukrainians". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2023/03/13/bali-governor-wants-to-end-visa-on-arrival-for-russians-ukrainians.html.

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Responding to reports of bad behaviour and possible criminal activities allegedly committed by Russian and Ukrainian tourists, Bali Governor Wayan Koster has proposed to the Foreign Ministry and the Law and Human Rights Ministry an end to the visa-on-arrival facility for visitors from those two countries.

"I have written a letter to the ministries requesting that the visa facility be revoked for Russians and Ukrainians," Koster told a press briefing on Sunday (March 12).