Many countries will have
an entrance and an exit fee, especially when crossing borders in Central
America and Southeast Asia. Be sure to
have extra currency on you when you leave.
I was thankful to have had some extra money left on me when leaving
Indonesia because I failed to look up an exit fee amount and the airport was
extremely small that there wasn’t anywhere to have withdrawn money from. Also, be sure to look up the estimated cost
before you get there so you have an idea and prevent you from getting ripped
off.
Some countries require a
prepaid tax entrance or “reciprocity” fee before entering or landing in the
country such as Australia and Argentina.
I learned this the hard way. My
mom and I were at a small airport on the island of Fiji heading to
Australia. With just over an hour left
before our flight was taking off, the lady at the desk asked my mom and I if we
had already registered for our entrance fee.
I was so confused. I had never experienced
or heard of such a thing. Without any
way to register ourselves at that point due to lack of internet access or a
computer, we had to pay the lady $50 each to register us on the spot. If we had done it ourselves online
beforehand, it would only have cost us $25 each. This also allows you multiple entrances
within a certain timeframe. Then, when I
was in a hurry of looking up which countries require a visa-on-arrival because
I was almost deported from the middle east, I learned that Argentina, another
country that I was planning on heading to at the time, required a pre-payment
entrance fee before landing in Buenos Aires airport. I had already purchased my flight ticket from
Morocco to Buenos Aires so I had to figure out how to pay this fee. They no longer allowed you to pay it on
arrival. Since I had some a few months before heading to Argentina, I was able
to use the computer of a kind family whose apartment complex I was staying at
in Macedonia. The fee cost me $160 but
is valid for up to 10 years. You must
print it and have it on you when arriving.
Unfortunately, I had to cut my trip short due to an injury and I never
made it to Argentina yet but at least I have my fee already paid for when I do
go!
For Australia ETA fee
information visit https://www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETA/etas.jsp?tub=&submit=apply
For Argentina
Reciprocity fee visit https://reciprocidad.provincianet.com.ar/
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