Visa Regulations
Have you plan to visit Indonesia? Plans are forming, itineraries are being finalized and the mind is drifting to the many adventures that lie ahead. Before you pack all you need to travel, there’s one more thing to be taken care of: your Visa please!
All travelers to Indonesia must obtain a Visa from one of the Indonesian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries. They must be in possession of a Pasport that is valid for at least six (6) months from the date of arrival, and have proof (tickets) of onward or return passage.
Through this article, let you know all the relevant information related to tourist visas in Indonesia, so you can enter the country knowing exactly what is required.
Free Visa entry & VOA – Visa on Arrival:
Depending on your passport and where you are from, there are three options to enter Indonesia that apply to most travellers who come for tourist or social purposes:
- No Visa required (majority of countries – FREE entry, 30 days valid, NOT extendable)
- Visa on Arrival (35US$, 30 valid for 30 days, extendable (30 more days)
- Visa needed (apply abroad before arriving in Indonesia)
To get your Visa On Arrival, here’s the details of everything you’ll need:
Passport
All visitors to Indonesia must have a passport that is valid for a minimum of six months onwards from the date of arrival.
Outbound Ticket
You will also need to prove to immigration that you do not intend to stay longer than your tourist visa allows. To do this, you just need a return ticket to your home country, or an outbound ticket for your next destination after Indonesia.
Free Tourist Visa
By Presidential Decree of No. 21 of 2016 dated on March 2016, tourists from 169 countries worldwide have been granted the Visa Free (or free Visa On Arrival / VOA). The visa is valid for 30 days and can be used for tourism, family visit, social visit, art and cultural, government duty, to deliver a speech or attend a seminar, international exhibitions, meetings with head office or representatives office in Indonesia, or transit. It is non-extendable. If you are from one of the 169 countries eligible for a free VOA, you can collect your visa when you arrive at one of Indonesia’s many inbound ports or borders.
Passengers from cruise ships arriving at Benoa in Bali should be aware that the immigration office at the harbour does not currently have a visa free facility. This means you still will need to apply for a Visa on Arrival.
The following are the Countries granted Visa Free Facilities according to Presidential Decree No. 21 of 2016:
1. Albania
2. Algeria
3. Andorra
4. Angola
5. Antigua and Barbuda
6. Argentina
7. Armenia
8. Australia
9. Austria
10. Azerbaijan
11. Bahamas
12. Bahrain
13. Bangladesh
14. Barbados
15. Belarus
16. Belgium
17. Belize
18. Benin
19. Bhutan
20. Bolivia
21. Bosnia & Herzegovina
22. Botswana
23. Brazil
24. Brunei Darussalam
25. Bulgaria
26. Burkina Faso
27. Burundi
28. Cambodia
29. Canada
30. Cape Verde
31. Chad
32. Chile
33. China
34. Comoros
35. Costa Rica
36. Croatia
37. Cuba
38. Cyprus
39. Czech Republic
40. Denmark
41. Dominica (Commonwealth)
42. Dominican Republic
43. Ecuador
44. Egypt
45. El Salvador
46. Estonia
47. Fiji
48. Finland
49. France
50. Gabon
51. Gambia
52. Georgia
53. Germany
54. Ghana
55. Greece
56. Grenada
57. Guatemala
58. Guyana
59. Haiti
60. Honduras
61. Hong Kong
62. Hungary
63. Iceland
64. India
65. Ireland
66. Italy
67. Ivory Coast
68. Jamaica
69. Japan
70. Jordan
71. Kazakhstan
72. Kenya
73. Kiribati
74. Kuwait
75. Kyrgyzstan
76. Lao, People’s Democratic Republic
77. Latvia
78. Lebanon
79. Lesotho
80. Liechtenstein
81. Lithuania
82. Luxemburg
83. Macao
84. Macedonia
85. Madagascar
86. Malawi
87. Malaysia
88. Maldives
89. Mali
90. Malta
91. Marshall Islands
92. Mauritania
93. Mauritius
94. Mexico
95. Moldova
96. Monaco
97. Mongolia
98. Morocco
99. Mozambique
100. Myanmar
101. Namibia
102. Nauru
103. Nepal
104. Netherlands
105. New Zealand
106. Nicaragua
107. Norway
108. Oman
109. Palau
110. Palestine
111. Panama
112. Papua New Guinea
113. Paraguay
114. Peru
115. Philippines
116. Poland
117. Portugal
118. Puerto Rico
119. Qatar
120. Romania
121. Russian Federation
122. Rwanda
123. Saint Kitts and Nevis
124. Saint Lucia
125. Saint Vincent and Grenadines
126. Samoa
127. San Marino
128. Sao Tome and Principe
129. Saudi Arabia
130. Senegal
131. Serbia
132. Seychelles
133. Singapore
134. Slovakia
135. Slovenia
136. Solomon Islands
137. South Africa
138. South Korea
139. Spain
140. Sri Lanka
141. Suriname
142. Swaziland
143. Sweden
144. Switzerland
145. Taiwan
146. Tajikistan
147. Tanzania
148. Thailand
149. Timor Leste
150. Togo
151. Tonga
152. Trinidad and Tobago
153. Tunisia
154. Turkey
155. Turkmenistan
156. Tuvalu
157. Uganda
158. Ukraine
159. United Arab Emirates
160. United Kingdom
161. United States
162. Uruguay
163. Uzbekistan
164. Vanuatu
165. Vatican City State
166. Venezuela
167. Vietnam
168. Zambia
169. Zimbabwe
Nationals of the 169 countries can enter and exit Indonesian Territory through 124 Immigration Checkpoints in airports, seaports and land borders as follows:
Airports :
- Adi Soemarmo, Surakarta
- Adi Sucipto, Yogyakarta
- Ahmad Yani, Semarang
- Bandara International Lombok, Mataram
- Belitung, Tanjung Pandan
- Binaka, Sibolga
- El Tari, Kupang
- Frans Kaisiepo, Biak
- Halim Perdana Kusuma, DKI Jakarta
- Hang Nadim, Batam
- Husein Sastranegara, Bandung
- I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Bali
- Juanda, Surabaya
- Kuala Namu, Medan
- Maimun Saleh, Sabang
- Mopah, Merauke
- Mozes Kilangi, Tembaga Pura
- Pattimura, Ambon
- Polonia, medan
- Sam ratulangi, manado
- Sam ratulangi, manado
- Soekarno Hatta, Banten
- Sultan Hassanudin, Makassar
- Sultan Iskandar Muda, Banda Aceh
- Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II, Palembang
- El Tari, Kupang
- Sultan Syarif Kasim II, Pekanbaru
- Supadio, Pontianak
- Tarakan, Tarakan
Seaports :
- Achmad Yani, Ternate
- Amamapare, Tembaga Pura
- Anggrek, Gorontalo
- Bagan Siapi-api, Bagan Siapi-api
- Badar Bentan Telani Lagoi, Tanjung Uban
- Bandar Seri Udana Lobam, Tanjung Uban
- Bandar Seri Setia Raja, Bengkalis
- Batam Center, Batam
- Batu Ampar, Batam
- Belakang Padang, Belakang Padang
- Belawan, Belawan
- Benete, Sumbawa Besar
- Biak, Biak
- Boom Baru, Palembang
- Celukan Bawang, Singaraja
- Citra Tri Tunas, Batam
- Ciwandan, Cilegon
- Dumai, Dumai
- Dwi Kora, Pontianak
- Gunung Sitoli, Sibolga
- Jambi, Jambi
- Jayapura, Jayapura
- Kabil, Batam
- Kendari, Kendari
- Kota Baru, Kota Baru
- Kuala Enok, Tembilahan
- Kuala Langsa, Aceh
- Kuala Tanjung, Tanjung Balai Asahan
- Kuala Tungkal, Jambi
- Lauren Say, Maumere
- Lembar, Mataram
- Lhokseumawe, Lhokseumawe
- Malahayati, Aceh
- Malundung, Tarakan
- Manado, Manado
- Marina Teluk Senimba, Batam
- Marore, Tahuna
- Merauke, Merauke
- Miangas, Tahuna
- Nongsa Terminal Bahari, Batam
- Nusantara, Pare-pare
- Nusantara, tahuna
- Padang Bai, Singaraja
- Panarukan, Panarukan
- Pangkal Balam, Pangkal Pinang
- Panjang, Bandar Lampung
- Pantoloan, Palu
- Pasuruan, Pasuruan
- Pemangkat, Sambas
- Probolinggo, Probolinggo
- Pulau Baai, Bengkulu
- Sabang, Aceh
- Samarinda, samarinda
- Sampit, Sampit
- Samudera, Bitung
- Sekupang, batam
- Selat lampa, Ranai
- Semayang, Balikpapan
- Siak Sri Indrapura, Siak
- Sibolga, Sibolga
- Sintete, Sambas
- Soekarno Hatta, Makassar
- Sorong-Sorong
- Sri Bayintan, Tanjung Pinang
- Sri Bintan Pura, Tanjung Pinang
- Sungai Guntung, Tembilahan
- Tanjung Balai Karimun, Tanjung Balai Karimun
- Tanjung Benoa, Denpasar
- Tanjung Emas, Semarang
- Tanjung Gudang, Pangkal Pinang
- Tanjung Harapan, Selat Panjang
- Tanjung Intan, Cilacap
- Tanjung Kelian, Pangkal Pinang
- Tanjung Lontar, Kupang
- Tanjung Pandan, Bangka Belitung
- Tanjung Perak, Surabaya
- Tanjung Priok, DKI Jakarta
- Tanjung Uban, Tanjung Uban
- Tanjung Wangi, Jember
- Tarempa, Tarempa
- Teluk Bayur, Padang
- Teluk Nibung, Tanjung Balai Asahan
- Tembilaha, Tembilahan
- Tri Sakti, Banjarmasin
- Tual, Tual
- Tunon Taka, Nunukan
- Yos Sudarso, Ambon
- Yos Sudarso, Cirebon
Land Borders :
- Aruk, Sambas
- Entikong, entikong
- Metamauk, Atambua
- Mota’ain, Atambua
- Nanga Badaum Sanggau
- Napan, Atambua
- Skouw, Jayapura
For details and enquiries please contact the Indonesian Embassy in your home country.
If the 30 days of Visit Visa Exemption facility feels insufficient, visitor still can apply for Visa on Arrival (given for 30 days and extendable for another 30 days) or Visit Visa.
Visa-on-Arrival:
The Indonesian Government extends Visa on Arrival (VoA) to nationals of 61 countries which can be obtained at designated entry airports and sea ports. Visa-on-Arrival are valid for 30 days and are extendable with another 30 days to be applied at Immigration offices in Indonesia. Visas cost US$35.
Please note that starting 26 January 2010, the 7-day Visa-on-Arrival has been discontinued.
Exception to this is the Special Economic Zone in the Riau Islands province, where the 7-day Visa on Arrival (VoA) can still be obtained at the seaports on the islands of Batam, Bintan -including Tanjung Pinang and Bandar Bentan Telani – and Karimun. The7-Day VoA Visa fee is US$ 15.
Countries extended Visa-on-Arrival facility are:
1. Algeria, 2. Australia, 3. Argentina, 4. Austria, 5. Bahrain, 6. Belgium, 7. Brazil, 8. Bulgaria, 09. Canada, 10. Cyprus, 11. Denmark, 12. Egypt, 13. Estonia, 14. Fiji, 15. Finland, 16. France, 17. Germany, 18. Greece, 19. Hungary, 20. Iceland, 21. India, 22. Iran, 23. Ireland, 24. Italy, 25. Japan, 26. Kuwait, 27. Lao PDR, 28. Latvia, 29. Libya, 30. Lithuania, 31. Liechtenstein, 32. Luxemburg, 33. Malta, 34. Maldives, 35. Monaco, 36. Mexico, 37. New Zealand, 38. the Netherlands, 39. Norway, 40. Oman, 41. Panama, 42. The People’s Republic of China, 43. Poland, 44. Portugal, 45. Qatar, 46. Rumania, 47. Russia, 48. South Africa, 49. South Korea, 50. Switzerland, 51. Saudi Arabia, 52. Spain, 53. Suriname, 54. Sweden, 55. Slovakia, 56. Slovenia, 57. Taiwan, 58. Tunisia. 59. the United Arab Emirates, 60. the United Kingdom, 61. The United States of America.
http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/general/visa_regulation.html
More Information on immigration available at: http://www.imigrasi.go.id