New Rules At Airports: Foreigners And Indonesian Citizens Arriving In The Country Just Show A Second Dose Certificate In Care To Protect

Illustration of the plane approaching landing at the airport. (Pexels-Nata Romualdo)

JAKARTA - The Covid-19 Handling Task Force (Satgas) has set rules for foreign travelers or PPLN, whether Indonesian citizens or foreigners who want to enter Indonesia are required to show a second dose of COVID-19 vaccination certificate in the PeduliLindung application.

This is contained in the Circular (SE) of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force No. 25 of 2022 concerning the Foreign Travel Health Protocol (PPLN) which is valid from September 2019.

In the SE, Indonesian citizens or foreigners can show evidence that they have been vaccinated against the second dose at least 14 days before departure. The evidence is written in English, in addition to the language of the country of origin.

However, this rule is excluded for PPLN under certain conditions, including those under the age of 18, who are in special health conditions, and have not been able to undergo vaccination because they have just finished undergoing quarantine/treatment due to COVID-19.

The SE of the COVID-19 Task Force No. 25/2022 also includes airports that can be the entry point for PPLN Indonesian citizens or foreigners to Indonesian territory.

In the SE, PPLN can enter Indonesian territory through 15 airports, including Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Banten; Juanda Airport, East Java; I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali; Hang Nadim Airport, Riau Islands; and Sam Ratulangi Airport, North Sulawesi.

PPLN can also enter through Zainuddin Abdul Madjid Airport, West Nusa Tenggara; Kualanamu Airport, North Sumatra; Sultan Hasanuddin Airport, South Sulawesi; Yogyakarta Airport, Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Aceh.

Furthermore, Minangkabau Airport, West Sumatra; Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport, East Kalimantan; Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Riau; Kertajati Airport, West Java; and Sentani Airport, Papua.