The first impression that you will get of Indonesia is of tropical luxuriance and warmth. You will also notice immediately that it has a well developed tourist industry, although this is much less evident in the more remote areas. Take time to acclimatise. The difference in climate, culture and food can be rather overwhelming. Let it sink in gently at a pace that you find comfortable. Welcome to Indonesia!
Most international travelers arrive via the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport about 15ml (25km) west of the city. The majority of international flights to Indonesia come through this airport, which makes getting to Jakarta fairly easy.
1. Disembark plane, those who do not posses but need a visa may queue for Visa-on-Arrival (VoA)
2. Those with visa (or not requiring any visa) may proceed down the hall to the immigration.
3. After you clear immigration, you may proceed to baggage claim.
4. You need to go through custom inspection. Hand-in customs declaration form to the officer and screen all carry-on baggage. Only 1 declaration form is required per group/family.
Starting from April, 2010 Soekarno-Hatta airport implements Border Control Management to prevent fraud passport. All international tourists must undergo biometric checks which include face biometric data capturing, fingers biometric data capturing, and passport scanning. This process will only need to be done once. Once you did the process, the system will recognize your data automatically on your next visit.
Departing
All passengers departing on international flights from Soekarno Hatta Airport Jakarta (as well as other airports in Indonesia) will have to pay separate airport tax at the check-in counter, the airport tax is Rp150,000 per person, so be sure to stash away enough to pay it.
Passengers on domestic flights, the airport tax of Rp40,000 per person as of 1 March 2009.
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