Effective January 1, 2008, the application fee for a U.S. nonimmigrant visa will increase from $100 to $131. This increase allows the Department to recover the costs
of security and other enhancements to the non-immigrant visa application process.  This increase applies both to non-immigrant visas issued on machine-readable foils in
passports and to border crossing cards issued to certain applicants in Mexico.
        

U.S. Embassy Warden Message
October 17, 2007

Americans living and traveling in Indonesia are urged to avoid traveling to or within six miles of Mount Kelud. An evacuation order has been announced for all people living within six miles of Mount Kelud.  Indonesian authorities ordered the evacuation on Tuesday, October 16, warning of an imminent eruption from the volcano that killed thousands in 1919. Kelud has been rumbling for weeks, and it was placed on the highest alert level, meaning scientists believe a major eruption is imminent. It is not known if any eruption of Mount Kelud will affect the mud flow situation in Sidoarjo.  Extra caution should be exercised if traveling near this site.
 

Americans living and traveling in Indonesia are urged to register and update their contact information with the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, or U.S. Consular Agency in Bali.  Registration facilitates the U.S. Mission’s contact with Americans in emergency situations, and may be done online and in advance of travel.  Information on registering can be found at the U.S. Department of State’s Consular Affairs website at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/ and at the Embassy’s website at http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/consular/ACSREGISTER.html. All Travel Warnings, Public Announcements and recent warden messages are posted on the Embassy website.

October 10, 2007

The Department of State remains concerned about the continued threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and other violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests overseas. Current information suggests that al-Qaida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks against U.S. interests in multiple regions, including Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics including assassinations, kidnappings, hijackings and bombings.

Tue Oct 09 10:29:17 2007.

This Travel Warning updates information concerning the security situation in Indonesia and urges American citizens to evaluate carefully the risks of travel to that country. This Travel Warning supersedes the January 9, 2007. Travel Warning for Indonesia.

Due to the possibility of terrorist attacks directed against American or other Western citizens and interests, the Department of State urges American citizens to evaluate carefully the risks of travel to Indonesia. The October 1, 2005, terrorist attacks in Bali, in which suicide bombers killed 20 people and injured more than 100, are a reminder that terrorists remain active in Indonesia. Similarly, during the three prior years, there were three significant terrorist attacks in Indonesia, two in Jakarta and one in Bali. During 2007, the Indonesian police and security forces disrupted a number of cells linked with Jemaah Islamiyah, a U.S. Department of State-designated foreign terrorist organization. The existence of additional cells intending to carry out future attacks in Bali, Jakarta, or other areas of Indonesia cannot be ruled out.

U.S. EMBASSY  WARDEN MESSAGE

U.S. Embassy Jakarta
U.S. Consulate General Surabaya
Warden Message
September 17, 2007

The U.S. Embassy would like to inform American citizens that the potential exists for disruptions at establishments that serve alcohol during the month of Ramadan by groups acting in the name of religious or moral standards. In recent years, acts of intimidation or threats to destroy property have sought to stop the sale of alcohol or temporarily close businesses. The Embassy urges Americans to be vigilant about security if frequenting these locations until the end of Ramadan and Idul Fitri on October 13/14, 2007.