Happy Reza Dipayuda, head of the Visa Services Sub-directorate at the Directorate General of Immigration under the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections, said the proposed C5A visa would be designed for foreigners travelling to Indonesia to produce digital content, including promotional activities and collaborations with businesses and brands.
The existing C5 journalist visa would continue to apply to foreigner entering Indonesia to carry out journalistic assignments.
Happy said journalists and content creators may both produce content, but their roles and responsibilities are different. Journalists work for media organizations and are required to follow professional journalistic standards, while content creators may produce content for commercial purposes.
Tourists on Bali Island of Indonesia in 2019. Photo by Unsplash
The rapid growth in the number of international content creators has highlighted the need for a dedicated visa category, he said.
