German Embassy in Jakarta to Shorten Visa Processing Period
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The German embassy in Jakarta is to cut its visa processing period from 12 to 3 days for Indonesians wishing to travel to European countries.
Speaking to the press at a luncheon at the Mandarin Hotel here Wednesday, German Ambassador Dr Norbert Baas said the policy to reduce the visa processing period would be implemented before Christmas this year.
The reason behind the policy was inseparable from the security and stability of Indonesia which in the ambassador’s view had shown positive progress, especially in terms of reducing the threat of terrorism.
According to him, the Indonesian government’s firm actions in fighting terrorism had contributed to the revival of strong confidence of those in power in his country in Indonesia, thus prompting the German government to reduce the visa processing period from 12 to 3 days.
Maintaining the 12-day visa processing period, according to the ambassador, would affect and diminish the interest of Indonesians in visiting European countries whereas his government wanted to encourage more tourists from Indonesia and other ASEAN member countries to visit Europe.
After the series of concerted actions taken by the Indonesian government in combating terrorism as shown by the capture and trial of many terrorists, coupled with conducive security conditions in the world’s largest archipelagic country, the German government had decided to shorten the visa processing period for Indonesians wishing to travel to European countries, Germany in particular.
At the luncheon, Ambassador Baas also spoke about a reciprocal visit of German President Christian Wulff to Indonesia starting on Wednesday evening. President Christian Wulff had put Indonesia on the list of important countries in Asia which had recorded the best economic progress after China and India.
According to Baas, after learning Indonesia’s economic growth, big number of population, better security and stability and bigger market shares, German investors had become more interested in investing in Indonesia.
Actually, bilateral relations between the two countries in trade, education, investment and others have been running well, but German investors now wanted to establish closer cooperation with Indonesian partners in many fields.
Speaking to the press at a luncheon at the Mandarin Hotel here Wednesday, German Ambassador Dr Norbert Baas said the policy to reduce the visa processing period would be implemented before Christmas this year.
The reason behind the policy was inseparable from the security and stability of Indonesia which in the ambassador’s view had shown positive progress, especially in terms of reducing the threat of terrorism.
According to him, the Indonesian government’s firm actions in fighting terrorism had contributed to the revival of strong confidence of those in power in his country in Indonesia, thus prompting the German government to reduce the visa processing period from 12 to 3 days.
Maintaining the 12-day visa processing period, according to the ambassador, would affect and diminish the interest of Indonesians in visiting European countries whereas his government wanted to encourage more tourists from Indonesia and other ASEAN member countries to visit Europe.
After the series of concerted actions taken by the Indonesian government in combating terrorism as shown by the capture and trial of many terrorists, coupled with conducive security conditions in the world’s largest archipelagic country, the German government had decided to shorten the visa processing period for Indonesians wishing to travel to European countries, Germany in particular.
At the luncheon, Ambassador Baas also spoke about a reciprocal visit of German President Christian Wulff to Indonesia starting on Wednesday evening. President Christian Wulff had put Indonesia on the list of important countries in Asia which had recorded the best economic progress after China and India.
According to Baas, after learning Indonesia’s economic growth, big number of population, better security and stability and bigger market shares, German investors had become more interested in investing in Indonesia.
Actually, bilateral relations between the two countries in trade, education, investment and others have been running well, but German investors now wanted to establish closer cooperation with Indonesian partners in many fields.
