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Visa policy of Indonesia

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Visitors to Indonesia must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival (e-VOA). Citizens who are ineligible to apply online must secure an Indonesian guarantor to apply on their behalf.

However, citizens of certain countries must obtain a Calling Visa before entering Indonesia, as the Indonesian government enforces these strict regulations primarily for national security, geopolitical considerations, and migration management.

All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least six months, as well as a valid return or onward ticket. Passports with validity of more than three months may be accepted in special cases or for business travel.

At the port of entry, immigration officers will ask passengers to present an arrival card and may ask for supporting documents such as hotel reservations and proof of sufficient funds.

Visa policy map

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BERJAYA
Visa policy of Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Visa not required (30 days)
  Visa on arrival or e-VOA
  eVisa
  eVisa (issued only through a guarantor)
  Calling Visa required (issued only with a government approval)

Visa exemption

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Ordinary passports

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The Directorate General of Immigration publishes a list of countries whose citizens are visa-exempt.[1]

Citizens of the following countries may enter Indonesia without a visa, for a maximum stay of 30 days with the biggest caveat being that one may not extend his/her stay at all past 30 days, and the following visitors get a 30 day e-VOA if they may need one extension:[1][2]

In addition, permanent residents of Singapore are eligible to enter Batam, Bintan and Karimun for a maximum stay of 4 days without a visa.[3][1]

Citizens of a visa-exempt country may enter Indonesia through any of the designated border crossings, comprising 15 airports, 91 seaports and 12 cross-border land posts.[1]

Non-ordinary passports

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  Indonesia
  Visa not required for diplomatic, official or service category passports

Holders of diplomatic or official / service category passports issued by the following countries may Indonesia without a visa for 30 days (unless otherwise noted):[4][5]

D - Diplomatic passports only.
1 – 14 days

APEC Business Travel Card

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Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "IDN" code on the reverse, which indicates that it is valid for travel to Indonesia, may enter Indonesia without a visa for business purposes for up to 60 days.[2]

ABTCs are issued to citizens of:[6]

Future changes

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Indonesia has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:

Country Passports Agreement signed on
BERJAYA Somalia[7] Diplomatic, official 31 July 2025
BERJAYA Syria[8] Diplomatic, service 29 September 2024
BERJAYA Iraq[9] Diplomatic, service 23 September 2024
BERJAYA Eswatini[10] Diplomatic, official 2 September 2024
BERJAYA Ukraine[11] Ordinary 29 June 2022

Visa on arrival

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The Directorate General of Immigration also publishes a list of countries whose nationals are eligible to obtain a visa on arrival (VoA/e-VoA) to Indonesia,[12] Despite its name, it can also be applied for online prior to arrival in Indonesia via its eVisa portal.[13]

Citizens of the following countries may apply for a visa on arrival. This visa costs Rp500,000, and is valid for a maximum stay of 30 days. The visa can be extended once inside Indonesia for another 30 days at designated offices for an extra Rp500,000.[14]

N - Not required, but is still recommended in case one needs one extension.[2][12]

Citizens of a country eligible for a visa on arrival may obtain it at any of the designated border crossings, comprising 16 airports, 95 seaports and 11 cross-border land posts.[15]

Electronic visa (e-Visa)

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eVisa for Indonesia
BERJAYA
BERJAYA
Sample of Indonesian eVisa
OwnerDirectorate General of Immigration
URLevisa.imigrasi.go.id

Citizens of other countries that require a visa may obtain an e-Visa online.[16]

Guarantor required

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Citizens of the following countries are ineligible to apply independently and must secure an Indonesian guarantor to apply on their behalf.

Approval required (Calling visa)

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The Calling Visa applies to citizens of countries considered to have certain vulnerabilities or risks related to ideology, politics, economy, society, culture, security, or immigration. Due to these factors, citizens of the following countries must obtain special approval from the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta before applying for a visa.[2]

Besides a visa, they must hold a reference letter issued by the Directorate General of Immigration, as well as the invitation letter used to apply for their Indonesian visa, before traveling to Indonesia.[17]

Transit without a visa

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Passengers transiting through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and not changing terminals, or those transiting through Ngurah Rai International Airport and not staying after 2 AM, do not need a transit visa if transiting for up to 8 hours.[2]

History of visa policy reforms

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  1. In March 2015, Indonesian authorities announced that from April 2015 visas would be waived for citizens of 30 other countries, namely Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Russia, Qatar, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States.[21][22] For a visa waiver to enter into force Indonesian law stipulating mandatory reciprocity must be changed.[23] In October 2015, the list was further extended by a new presidential decree with another 45 countries.
  2. Indonesian Government expects additional US$1.3 billion revenue for the foreign-exchange reserves as a result of the visa waiver.[24]
  3. In May 2015, Vice President Jusuf Kalla announced that the visa-waiver will be extended to 60-70 countries as soon as the reciprocity clause was removed from the immigration law.[25]
  4. On June 12, 2015, the Indonesian Government announced that it formally waived visa requirements for the 45 countries listed above for 30 days but the visit permit cannot be extended or changed to other permits.[26]
  5. On September 19, 2015, Indonesian authorities release the name of 45 additional countries and regions that will be eligible for visa free travel to Indonesia by the end of September 2015, namely Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominica, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Ghana, Greece, Iceland, India, Ireland, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Monaco, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Timor Leste, Tunisia, Turkey, Vatican City and Venezuela.[27]
  6. On December 21, 2015, Indonesian Maritime Coordinator Minister, Rizal Ramli announced that the visa-waiver policy would be extended to 84 additional countries by the end of 2015. The complete list is Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, North Korea, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Paraguay, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Solomon Island, Somalia, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe. 174 countries that can enjoy visa-waiver policy to Indonesia.[28][29][30][31]
  7. President Joko Widodo signed a Presidential Decree on 2 March 2016 with regards to the revision of list of countries that were granted short-term visit visa-free facility. Out of 84 additional countries that were initially planned to be added, only 78 were passed. Citizens of Cameroon, Guinea, Montenegro, North Korea, Pakistan, and Somalia would continue to require a visa prior to visit Indonesia.[32]
  8. On 5 August 2020, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi signed a visa exemption agreement with Colombian Foreign Minister Claudia Blum allowing ordinary passport holders from Colombia to enter Indonesia visa-free for up to 30 days. It went into effect on September 15, 2020.[33]
  9. The visa waiver system was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visa free entry was restored for only ASEAN and Timor Leste citizens in 2023. Citizens of 92 countries can obtain an e-VOA or a visa on arrival, essentially reverting to the pre-2015 system.[34]
  10. In December 2023, Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno announced that the ministry is working to resume visa-free entry for nationals of 20 countries with "high spender" tourists, including Australia, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United States and United Kingdom.[35]
  11. The Jokowi administration signed the Presidential Regulation 95/2024 on 29 August 2024, which resumed visa-free access to tourists from Colombia, Hong Kong, and Suriname, as well as granting visa-free entry to Batam, Bintan and Karimun in the Riau Islands for Singapore permanent resident holders up to four days.[36][37][38]
  12. The Directorate General of Immigration announced on 2 July 2025 that it is resuming visa-free entry for tourists from Brazil and Turkey. The regulations are set to take into effect on the next day.[39][40]

Visitor statistics

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Yearly tourist arrivals in millions[41][42]
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Source: Statistics Indonesia[43][44]

Country6/2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
BERJAYA Malaysia 1,361,7722,639,7492,278,2811,901,2421,212,574480,723980,1182,980,7532,503,3441,238,276
BERJAYA Australia 864,7501,754,7911,671,2221,431,177655,3703,196256,2911,386,8031,301,4781,188,449
BERJAYA Singapore 739,7211,526,4381,408,0151,414,447736,79718,704280,4921,934,4451,768,7441,512,813
BERJAYA China 734,6911,344,0741,198,582787,924169,37854,713239,7682,072,0792,139,1611,972,405
BERJAYA Timor-Leste 458,7411,009,181776,294728,586703,780819,488994,5901,178,3811,762,442960,026
BERJAYA India 369,559734,490710,688606,439281,8146,670111,724657,300595,636485,314
BERJAYA South Korea 219,838496,862436,054347,185122,2269,49775,562388,316358,885378,769
BERJAYA United States 204,702412,115418,196392,310188,76421,96291,782457,832387,856331,132
BERJAYA United Kingdom 187,874412,902392,133335,209170,8815,17769,997397,624392,112361,197
BERJAYA Japan 141,756380,079338,934251,86673,9135,95292,228519,623530,573538,334
BERJAYA France 140,123367,904346,337273,682134,5413,77643,438283,814287,917268,989
BERJAYA Philippines 121,301246,728239,714209,45878,4369,37550,413260,980217,874162,726
BERJAYA Russia 116,636219,162180,215161,32375,5788,39267,491158,943125,728110,529
BERJAYA Germany 112,748287,596281,397263,534128,6343,42946,361277,653274,166260,586
BERJAYA Taiwan 108,989204,704183,341155,15025,7501,39835,680207,490208,317211,489
BERJAYA Netherlands 95,219251,941314,211250,201115,05212,22953,495215,287209,978205,844
BERJAYA Papua New Guinea 83,938 156,138 124,492 76,471 22,509 31,703 20,975 78,433 142,648 141,299
BERJAYA New Zealand 78,024181,081159,229116,60344,12548219,947149,010128,366106,914
BERJAYA Hong Kong 72,641 131,140 56,302 13,885 7,086 2,432 2,625 50,324 91,182 98,272
BERJAYA Saudi Arabia 56,443156,318135,643107,68447,4722,05331,906157,512165,912166,111
BERJAYA Canada 51,45597,55887,88983,69636,0421,24223,200103,61697,90896,139
BERJAYA Thailand 48,381112,137119,664111,78661,1283,99221,303136,699124,153106,510
BERJAYA Spain 44,950 140,245 142,247 106,581 51,563 3,255 11,829 83,373 85,560 81,690
BERJAYA Vietnam 41,579 87,398 106,630 121,879 68,067 2,008 19,608 96,024 75,816 77,466
BERJAYA Italy 41,339 146,360 131,149 104,393 47,415 2,339 13,260 91,229 94,288 90,022
BERJAYA Turkey 38,545 66,902 50,051 30,433 14,424 1,122 6,038 23,883 20,861 34,433
BERJAYA Myanmar 27,474 57,147 49,255 40,920 22,637 3,093 12,669 46,381 28,612 48,133
BERJAYA Poland 26,374 68,100 53,907 41,988 18,401 752 9,055 41,637 31,437 32,704
BERJAYA  Switzerland 22,444 60,616 58,205 48,459 23,192 782 8,362 57,484 60,293 61,191
BERJAYA Denmark 20,527 44,309 42,141 39,555 20,913 557 10,533 45,090 46,825 43,721
BERJAYA Belgium 19,327 55,493 52,826 42,888 21,120 798 5,902 46,780 50,050 48,477
BERJAYA Sweden 18,770 38,719 40,297 37,481 19,885 3,516 17,600 56,402 50,381 51,417
BERJAYA Pakistan 18,383 36,348 23,150 14,264 5,247 974 4,110 14,663 13,448 11,424
BERJAYA Kazakhstan 18,019 24,424 19,403 8,198 2,282 378 3,735 9,781 7,955 7,219
BERJAYA Ireland 16,893 39,607 38,676 34,466 16,003 291 5,167 28,602 28,742 29,400
BERJAYA Ukraine 16,718 30,688 27,672 22,204 11,428 3,044 16,491 35,537 26,697 32,964
BERJAYA Brazil 16,127 34,497 32,031 29,497 14,855 952 5,945 30,232 26,503 32,403
BERJAYA Portugal 15,789 41,193 37,350 32,029 14,393 476 6,245 35,434 36,804 33,223
BERJAYA South Africa 14,626 36,548 33,135 31,872 13,267 572 15,142 47,657 41,962 38,073
BERJAYA Brunei 14,205 31,797 19,796 13,518 4,798 144 2,701 19,278 17,279 23,455
BERJAYA Czech Republic 13,608 27,209 22,741 18,388 7,607 496 6,178 23,941 22,848 20,125
BERJAYA Austria 12,531 34,095 39,041 34,984 17,708 2,103 4,858 28,476 29,492 27,208
BERJAYA Norway 11,959 23,721 22,170 19,577 10,069 336 5,072 23,886 24,906 22,838
BERJAYA Romania 11,295 27,191 27,030 25,031 9,896 510 4,320 18,650 14,092 18,787
BERJAYA Hungary 9,480 21,042 19,234 16,689 6,384 218 3,664 14,218 13,434 12,600
BERJAYA Mongolia 8,879 9,708 4,850 2,323 706 12 1,483 4,260 3,679 2,414
BERJAYA Uzbekistan 7,744 10,480 8,130 5,283 1,393 68 1,586 3,756 3,548 4,057
Total 7,453,589 15,386,646 13,902,420 11,677,825 5,889,031 1,557,530 4,052,923 16,106,954 15,810,305 14,039,799

Between January and November 2024, Indonesia recorded 12.66 million foreign visitor arrivals, the highest in five years and about 20.7% more than the same period in 2023, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).[45]

See also

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References

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