President Sandiaga Uno told a press conference that the decision would take effect immediately after the completion of the exemption exemption for guests vaccinated against COVID-19 in Bali, Batam and Bintan Islands this month. .
Sandiaga said: "As the disease is controlled more effectively...we announced today that anti-discrimination laws have been extended to all of Indonesia," Sandiaga said, adding that the test is not good for COVID-19. would still be needed.
These exemptions follow similar exchanges from Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and, more recently, Malaysia, to improve their lost travel due to strict restrictions.
Sandiaga said detailed rules could be announced on Tuesday. In Bali, 42 countries have visa-on-arrival requirements and visitors from East Asia are exempt. It was not immediately clear whether these rules would apply outside of Bali.
Last week, the senior president said visas on arrival would be extended to Jakarta and Surabaya.
An estimated 143,700 foreign tourists visited Indonesia in January, up 13.6 percent from a year earlier but well below the previous gap of typically over 1 million per month.
Sandiaga said the government had yet to revise its target of 1.8 million to 3.6 million visitors this year, but it was "very good to be surprised".