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Fill out an arrival card before immigration

After landing in Jakarta without having done the paperwork, @SaadGH reports asking Instinct to handle it and getting a completed arrival card with a QR code before the immigration counter. This page covers doing the same with an agent: what to supply, which answers to give yourself, and what to check before submitting.

What you can get

Illustration — suggested task flow, not an execution result
  1. Prepare

    Passport details exactly as printed

  2. Ask and review

    Find the official entry form for your destination on the government's own site or app, and ignore paid look-alike services that appear in search results.

  3. Check the result

    A checked entry-form submission and its QR code, ready to show at immigration; not a visa, an entry approval or a customs clearance.

The source case

@SaadGH reports landing in Jakarta, realising they had not filled out the immigration paperwork, and telling Instinct to do it. By their account it found all the information, completed it and gave them a QR code before they reached the immigration counter. The post does not show which form or site was used, which details were entered, whether the author reviewed the answers, or how the QR code was received at the counter.

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From the source

Source excerpt

Forgot to fill out arrival card and told Instinct to do it for me and it found all the info and completed the arrival card and gave me a QR code before even reaching the immigration counter.

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Suggested prompt

Bring Passport details exactly as printed, Flight number, arrival date and airport, Address of where you are staying, Your own answers to customs and health questions. Source community report, checked 2026-10-21.

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What you need

You supply

  • Passport details exactly as printed
  • Flight number, arrival date and airport
  • Address of where you are staying
  • Your own answers to customs and health questions

How to try it

Editorial, not from the source

  1. Find the official entry form for your destination on the government's own site or app, and ignore paid look-alike services that appear in search results.
  2. Gather your passport, flight number, arrival date and the full address of your first night's stay before asking the agent to fill anything in.
  3. Answer the customs, goods and health declarations yourself; ask the agent to show you those questions rather than choose answers.
  4. Review every entered field against your passport before you approve submission, paying attention to passport number, expiry date and name order.
  5. Save the QR code or confirmation somewhere that works offline, such as a screenshot, before you reach the immigration queue.
  6. If the officer cannot read the code, have the confirmation number and your passport ready, and ask whether a paper form is still accepted.

What happened in Jakarta

@SaadGH's post is short. They write that they had landed in Jakarta, had forgotten the paperwork, and told Instinct to do it for them; according to the post, it "found all the info" and returned a QR code before they reached the immigration counter.

The post does not say where that information came from, which official form was used, or whether the author looked over the answers. Read it as one traveller's account of a quick result, not as a description of how the form was filled.

Answers you should give yourself

Many digital entry forms bundle a customs declaration with the entry details: questions about cash above a threshold, food, plants, animals, medicines or goods for sale. These are legal declarations made in your name, so read each one and answer it yourself rather than letting an agent pick a default.

In general, a mismatch between the form and your passport is the most common reason a code fails at the counter. Check the passport number, expiry date, nationality and the order of your names, and confirm the flight number and arrival date match your boarding pass.

Official forms and paid look-alikes

Searches for an entry form often surface third-party sites that charge a fee to submit a form that is free on the government's own portal. Ask the agent to give you the site address before it starts, and stop if it asks for payment for a form you expected to be free.

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Limits and confirmation points

  • The post does not name the form, website or app used, or show the entered details or the QR code itself.
  • It does not say whether the author checked the answers before submission or how the customs and health questions were answered.
  • Entry-form rules differ by country and change; the post covers one arrival in Jakarta, and nothing here establishes that a digital form is accepted everywhere.
  • This is an attributed community report, not reproduced by this guide. The suggested workflow and checks are editorial guidance, not a recovered conversation or guaranteed product capability.

Editorial, not from the source

The form asks for a fee you did not expect
Check that the site is the government's own portal; if it is a third-party service, stop and find the official form.
The QR code shows details that differ from your passport
Do not use it. Correct or resubmit the form on the official site before reaching the counter, or ask the officer how to fix it.
No signal in the arrivals hall to open the code
Save a screenshot of the QR code and confirmation number as soon as you receive it.

Common questions

Can Instinct fill out an arrival card for me?

One user reports that it completed theirs in Jakarta and gave them a QR code before immigration. The post does not show the form or the entered details, and this guide has not reproduced it.

Can I complete the form after landing?

The author says they did it after landing and before reaching the immigration counter. Whether that is allowed, and how long before arrival a form opens, depends on the country, so check the official site for your destination.

What details does the form usually ask for?

Usually your passport details, flight number, arrival date, the address where you are staying and your answers to any customs or health questions. Requirements differ by country.

What if the QR code does not work at immigration?

Keep the confirmation number and your passport ready and ask the officer what they need. A saved screenshot avoids relying on a phone signal in the terminal.

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