Who would have imagined that merely filling out entry forms could feel… if I were to choose a word to capture that, luxurious? But here we are after all! As of October 1, 2023, Indonesia has officially launched All Indonesia – an app that will slowly but surely assist the way international traveler will enter a country. No longer will you anxiously sit with half a dozen customs, immigration, and health forms like a college student anxiously preparing for their final exam! Everything will be in one spot – your phone.
The Conclusion: A National Depiction
I am certain you are thinking that this is travel update – but come on? This is bigger than a travel update. The way a destination welcomes its visitors is in a way, a depiction of how they see themselves as a nation. Indonesia is taking a giant leap to a connected and modern system – showing us all confidence. Confidence, as in saying – we are ready for you world.
This positive digital border experience is not simply a help for travelers, it also will enable economic movement to take its course, help to eliminate red tape, and support a new positioning for Indonesia: smart, intelligent and looking forward.
In some way All Indonesia is really not about data aggregation. It is a message – this group of 17,000 islands is ready to integrate its immigration systems into one strong and powerful heartbeat.
Hold on, what is All Indonesia, exactly?
Think of it as your smart digital entry token to enter Indonesia. The app collects information for immigration, customs, health, and quarantine into one simple experience.
Travelers can complete the process in advance — up to three days before arriving — either on the web portal allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id, or inside the All Indonesia mobile application downloaded from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Instead of paperwork and waiting in line, travelers literally scan their phone to enter the country as one would scan their boarding pass to board a plane.
The Arrival: Significance of the Experience
In 2012, every border crossing point, specifically airports, is the only first impression of a country. A painful process could make even the nicest, most beautiful island paradise feel like paper purgatory; however, a smooth process would set the tone for everything that follows.
That is exactly what All Indonesia is intended to do—make arriving a comforting experience and not an added burden.
All Indonesia represents a working relationship between multiple agencies—immigration, customs, health, quarantine—that demonstrates sacrifices could be made between agencies when the brand of sovereignty is for national efficiency.
A Simple App, A Powerful Message
Yes, an app. However more than a leap by Indonesia in the global experience – it is the fascinating junction of technology, hospitality and confidence – behind its simple interface lies a compelling philosophy; that you can judge greatness, not on the world stage, but rather, in the experience of crossing a boundary, in the simplest and smoothest – and that’s the power of an app.
Thus, All Indonesia, although a digital stake of paper – is a digital handshake – a handshake that says, welcome to the smarter easier Indonesia.
