Visa requirements for Indonesian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Indonesia by the authorities of other states.
As of September 2024, Indonesian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 76 countries and territories, ranking the Indonesian passport 65th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [2] | Due to safety concerns, the Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Afghanistan. [3] | |
Albania | Visa not required [4] [5] | 90 days |
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Algeria | Visa required [7] | ||
Andorra | Visa required [8] | There are no visa requirements for entry into Andorra, but it can only be accessed by passing through France or Spain. A multiple-entry Schengen visa is required to re-enter either France or Spain when leaving Andorra. | |
Angola | Visa not required [9] | 30 days | |
Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required [10] | 30 days | A visa-exemption agreement was signed on 27 August 2021. |
Argentina | Visa required [11] | A maximum of 90 days of stay per period. An ETA is available for holders of US B2 visa or Schengen C visa (with at least 3 months of validity left) at a fee of 50 USD, for a stay of up to 90 days. [12] | |
Armenia | eVisa [13] [14] | 120 days | Visa on arrival is available for holders of a valid sticker visa or resident card issued by Australia, Canada, GCC countries, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, EU or Schengen Area member states, United Kingdom or United States. |
Australia | Online visa required [15] [16] |
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Austria | Visa required [18] | ||
Azerbaijan | eVisa / Visa on arrival [19] [20] | 30 days | eVisa option is also available for Indonesian citizens for maximum stay of 30 days. |
Bahamas | eVisa [21] | 3 months | A maximum of 90 days of stay per entry. [22] |
Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival [23] | 30 days | |
Bangladesh | Free visa on arrival [24] | 30 days | The policy started on 31 March 2021. [25] |
Barbados | Visa not required [26] | 90 days | |
Belarus | Visa not required [27] | 30 days |
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Belgium | Visa required [29] | ||
Belize | Visa required [30] | Visa requirement is waived for multiple-entry US visa holders. [31] | |
Benin | eVisa [32] [33] | 30 days | |
Bhutan | eVisa [34] [35] | Visas are issued only to tourists booked with a local licensed tour operator. | |
Bolivia | visa required [36] | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required [37] | Visa requirement is waived for valid multiple-entry Schengen visa or residency permit holders, with a maximum of 15 days of stay. [38] | |
Botswana | eVisa [39] [40] | 3 months | |
Brazil | Visa not required [41] | 30 days | |
Brunei | Visa not required [42] | 14 days | |
Bulgaria | Visa required [43] | Visa requirement is waived for valid Schengen residency permit holders | |
Burkina Faso | eVisa [44] [45] | ||
Burundi | Visa on arrival [46] | 1 month | |
Cambodia | Visa not required [47] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | eVisa [48] [49] | ||
Canada | Visa required [50] | A Transit Without Visa (TWOV) is available if the Indonesian national holds a valid US visa, is traveling on an approved airline, and enters through an approved Canadian airport. ^ However, nationals may not leave the airport during their stopover. [51] | |
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival [52] | Obtainable at Nelson Mandela International Airport, Cesária Évora Airport, Amílcar Cabral International Airport and Aristides Pereira International Airport. | |
Central African Republic | Visa required [53] | ||
Chad | Visa required [54] | ||
Chile | Visa not required [55] | 90 days | |
China | Visa required [56] |
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Colombia | Visa not required [59] | 90 days | Can be extended to a maximum of 180 days within a one-year period. |
Comoros | Visa on arrival [60] | 45 days | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required [61] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa [62] [63] | 7 days | |
Costa Rica | Visa required [64] | Visa requirement is waived for US and Canada visa holders. [65] | |
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa [66] [67] | 3 months | eVisa holders must enter through Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. |
Croatia | Visa required [68] | ||
Cuba | eVisa [69] | 90 days |
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Cyprus | Visa required [70] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required [71] | ||
Denmark | Visa required [72] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa [73] [74] | 90 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required [75] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required [76] | No visa needed for holders of a Schengen residency permit. [77] | |
Ecuador | Visa not required [78] | 90 days | |
Egypt | Visa required [81] |
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El Salvador | Visa required [83] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | eVisa [84] [85] | Required if travelling from a country with risk of yellow fever. | |
Eritrea | Visa required [86] | ||
Estonia | Visa required [88] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required [89] | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [90] | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required [93] | 120 days | |
Finland | Visa required [94] | ||
France | Visa required [95] | ||
Gabon | eVisa [96] [97] | 90 days | eVisa holders must arrive through Libreville International Airport. |
Gambia | Visa required [98] | Must obtain an entry clearance from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel. [99] | |
Georgia | eVisa [100] [101] | 30 days |
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Germany | Visa required [103] | ||
Ghana | Visa required [104] | Visa on arrival or an emergency entry visa may be obtained. [105] | |
Greece | Visa required [106] | ||
Grenada | Visa required [107] | ||
Guatemala | Visa required [108] | ||
Guinea | eVisa [109] [110] | 90 days | |
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival [111] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required [112] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required [113] | 90 days | |
Honduras | Visa required [114] | ||
Hungary | Visa required [115] | ||
Iceland | Visa required [116] | ||
India | eVisa [117] | 30 days |
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Iran | Visa not required [120] [121] | 15 days | |
Iraq | Visa required [122] | As of July 2014, due to safety concerns, Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Iraq. [3] | |
Ireland | Visa required [123] |
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Israel | Visa required [126] | Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued. [127] | |
Italy | Visa required [128] | ||
Jamaica | Visa required [129] | ||
Japan | Visa not required (conditional) [130] | 15 days | Visa not required for visits up to 15 days using the Indonesian biometric passports that have previously been registered at the Japan Visa Exemption System (JAVES) website. [131] [132] [133] |
Jordan | eVisa / Visa on arrival [134] [135] | 30 days |
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Kazakhstan | Visa not required [136] | 30 days | |
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation [137] [138] | 90 days |
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Kiribati | Visa not required [139] | 90 days | 90 days within any 12-month period. |
North Korea | Visa required [140] | ||
South Korea | Visa required [141] |
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Kuwait | Visa required [142] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa / Visa on arrival [143] [144] | 60 days |
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Laos | Visa not required [145] | 30 days | |
Latvia | Visa required [146] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required [147] | In addition to a visa, an approval should be obtained from the immigration department of the General Directorate of General Security. | |
Lesotho | eVisa [148] [149] | ||
Liberia | Visa required [150] | ||
Libya | eVisa [151] [152] | As of March 2015, due to safety concerns, Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Libya. [153] | |
Liechtenstein | Visa required [154] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required [155] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required [156] | ||
Madagascar | Visa on arrival [157] | 60 days | |
Malawi | eVisa / Visa on arrival [158] [159] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required [160] | 30 days | |
Maldives | Free visa on arrival [161] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa not required [162] | 30 days | |
Malta | Visa required [163] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival [164] | 90 days | |
Mauritania | Visa on arrival [165] | 30 days | Single-entry visa on arrival is available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport, at a fee of €55. [166] |
Mauritius | Visa on arrival [167] | 60 days | |
Mexico | Visa required [168] | Visa requirement is waived for valid US, Canada, Japan, UK or Schengen visa holders. [169] | |
Micronesia | Visa not required [170] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa required [171] | Citizens holding a residence permit or a valid visa issued by one of the member states of the European Union or one of the parties to the Schengen Agreement can apply for an electronic visa. [172] | |
Monaco | Visa required [173] | There are no visa requirements for entry into Monaco, but it can only be accessed by passing through France or Mediterranean sea. A multiple-entry Schengen visa is required to re-enter either France when leaving Monaco. | |
Mongolia | eVisa [174] [175] | 30 days | |
Montenegro | Visa required [176] | Holders of travel documents containing a valid Schengen visa, a valid visa of the United States of America, United Kingdom, Ireland, or a permission to stay in these countries, may enter and stay, or pass through the territory of Montenegro up to 30 days, and not longer than the expiry of visa, if the period of validity of the visa is less than 30 days. [177] | |
Morocco | Visa not required [178] | 90 days | |
Mozambique | Visa not required [179] | 30 days | Travelers must register on the e-Visa platform at least 48 hours prior to travel and pay a processing fee of 650 MT. |
Myanmar | Visa not required [180] | 14 days | |
Namibia | Visa not required [181] [182] | 90 days | |
Nauru | Visa required [183] | ||
Nepal | Online Visa / Visa on arrival [184] [185] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa required [186] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required [187] |
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Nicaragua | Visa on arrival [190] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required [191] | ||
Nigeria | eVisa [192] [193] | 90 days | |
North Macedonia | Visa required [194] | Visa is not needed for holders of a permanent residence in an EU Member State or a country signatory of the Schengen Agreement, they may stay no longer than 15 (fifteen) days upon every entry into the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia as long as the total length of stay does not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period. | |
Norway | Visa required [195] | ||
Oman | Visa not required / eVisa [196] [197] | 14 days / 30 days | |
Pakistan | eVisa [198] | 90 days | Issued free of charge as of August 2024. |
Palau | Free visa on arrival [199] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required [200] | Visa requirement is waived for multiple-entry, 1 year valid USA, Australia, Canada or UK visa holders. Schengen visa holders are also included in this category. [201] | |
Papua New Guinea | Easy Visitor Permit [202] [203] | 60 days | Available at Gurney Airport, Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport. |
Paraguay | Visa required [204] | ||
Peru | Visa not required [205] | 90 days | |
Philippines | Visa not required [206] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa required [207] | ||
Portugal | Visa required [208] | ||
Qatar | Visa not required [209] [210] | 30 days | |
Romania | Visa required [211] | Visa requirement is waived for multiple-entry Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia or Schengen visa holders. [212] | |
Russia | eVisa [213] [214] | 16 days | 72-hour visa-free visit to St. Petersburg, if travelling using St. Peter Line. [215] |
Rwanda | Visa not required [216] | 90 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required [217] | 30 days | |
Saint Lucia | Visa required [218] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [219] | 3 months | |
Samoa | Visa not required [220] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa required [221] | Only accessible via Italy, therefore a Schengen visa is required, | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa [222] [223] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required [224] |
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Senegal | Visa required [227] | ||
Serbia | Visa not required [228] | 30 days |
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Seychelles | Electronic Border System [230] [231] | 3 months |
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Sierra Leone | eVisa / Visa on arrival [232] [233] | 3 months / 30 days | |
Singapore | Visa not required [234] | 30 days | |
Slovakia | Visa required [235] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required [236] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required [237] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival [238] | ||
South Africa | eVisa [239] |
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South Sudan | eVisa [241] [242] |
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Spain | Visa required [243] | ||
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Free Visa on arrival [244] [245] | 60 days / 30 days |
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Sudan | Visa required [248] | ||
Suriname | Visa not required [249] [250] | 90 days | |
Sweden | Visa required [253] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required [254] | ||
Syria | eVisa [255] | Due to safety concerns, Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Syria. [256] | |
Tajikistan | Visa not required [257] | 30 days | |
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival [258] [259] | 90 days | |
Thailand | Visa not required [260] | 60 days | |
Timor-Leste | Visa not required [261] | 30 days |
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Togo | eVisa [262] [263] | 15 days | |
Tonga | Visa required [264] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required [265] | ||
Tunisia | Visa not required [266] [267] | 3 months | |
Turkey | Visa not required [268] | 30 days |
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Turkmenistan | Visa required [269] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival [270] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa [271] [272] | 3 months |
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Ukraine | Visa required [274] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required [277] |
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United Kingdom | Visa required [279] | ||
United States | Visa required [282] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required [283] | No visa applications are considered further notice, this is yet to be confirmed whether it applies to every nationals that need a visa [284] | |
Uzbekistan | Visa not required [285] | 30 days | |
Vanuatu | Visa required [286] |
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Vatican City | Visa required [288] | ||
Venezuela | Visa not required [289] | 90 days | |
Vietnam | Visa not required [290] | 30 days |
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Yemen | Visa required [292] | As of April 2016, due to safety concerns, Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen. [293] [294] | |
Zambia | eVisa [295] [296] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival [297] | 30 days |
Countries | Conditions of access | Notes |
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Abkhazia | Visa required [298] | |
Kosovo | Visa required [299] |
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Northern Cyprus | Visa not required [300] | |
Palestine | Visa not required [301] | |
South Ossetia | Visa not required [302] | |
Taiwan (Republic of China) | Visa required [303] |
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Transnistria | Visa not required [304] |
Countries | Conditions of access | Notes |
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United Kingdom | ||
Anguilla | Visa required [305] | |
Ascension Island | Visa required [306] | |
Bermuda | Visa required [307] | |
British Virgin Islands | Visa required [308] | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Visa required [309] | Those visiting the Territory must have prior approval. Visiting yachts to the Outer Islands require a permit before arrival. |
Cayman Islands | Visa required [310] | |
Falkland Islands | Visa required [311] | |
Gibraltar | Visa required [312] | Visa requirement is waived for holders of Schengen family residency permits [313] |
Guernsey | Visa required [314] | |
Isle of Man | Visa required [315] | |
Jersey | Visa required [316] | |
Montserrat | eVisa [317] | Visa may be obtained online [318] |
Saint Helena | eVisa [319] | |
Turks and Caicos | Visa required [320] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Prior permission of the island Council required [321] | |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required [322] [323] | |
China | ||
Hainan | Visa not required [324] | 30 days |
Hong Kong | Visa not required | 30 days [325] |
Macau | Visa not required | 30 days [326] |
Denmark | ||
Faroe Islands | Visa required [327] | |
Greenland | Visa required [328] | |
Netherlands | ||
Aruba | Visa required [329] | Visa requirement is waived for holders of Schengen residency permits |
Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required [330] | includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Visa requirement is waived for holders of Schengen residency permits |
Curaçao | Visa required [331] | Visa requirement is waived for holders of Schengen residency permits |
Sint Maarten | Visa required [332] | Visa requirement is waived for holders of Schengen residency permits |
France | ||
French Guiana | Visa required [333] | No visa required for holders of a permanent residency of France or one of the Schengen signatory states. [334] |
French Polynesia | Visa required [335] | No visa required for holders of a permanent residency of France or one of the Schengen signatory states. [334] |
French West Indies | Visa required [336] | No visa required for holders of a permanent residency of France or one of the Schengen signatory states. [334] includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy |
Mayotte | Visa required [337] | No visa required for holders of a permanent residency of France or one of the Schengen signatory states. [334] |
New Caledonia | Visa required [338] | No visa required for holders of a permanent residency of France or one of the Schengen signatory states. [334] |
Réunion | Visa required [339] | No visa required for holders of a permanent residency of France or one of the Schengen signatory states. [334] |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required [340] | No visa required for holders of a permanent residency of France or one of the Schengen signatory states. [334] |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required [340] | |
New Zealand | ||
Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days, including diplomatic passport [341] |
Niue | Visa not required | 30 days, including diplomatic passport [342] |
Tokelau | Visa required [343] | |
United States | ||
American Samoa | Visa required [344] | |
Guam | Visa required [345] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required [346] | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required [347] | |
Puerto Rico | Visa required [348] |
Holders of Indonesian diplomatic or official / service passports may enter the following countries without a visa for 30 days (unless otherwise stated):
D - Diplomatic passports only.
1 - 90 days
2 - 90 days within any 180-day period.
3 - 60 days
4 - 30 days within any 180-day period.
5 - 14 days
Although a visa is generally needed by Indonesian citizens who hold ordinary passports, some countries apply visa waivers providing the Indonesian passport holders are also in possession of a visa or residence permit for certain countries (mainly USA / Canada / UK / Schengen / Australia/New Zealand). Some countries who apply such rules are these:
Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries: [367]
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1 - Up to 180 days
2 - Up to 90 days
3 - Up to 90 days in a period of 180 days
4 - Up to 60 days
The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages: [368]
24 August 2015: During a meeting with the Vice President of Panama, Isabel Saint Malo at the East Asia-Latin America Cooperation in San José, Costa Rica, the foreign minister of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi formally requested Panama to provide a visa on arrival facility to Indonesians. [369] 30 September 2015: In a bilateral meeting with the foreign minister of Mexico, Claudia Ruiz Massieu in the United Nations headquarters in New York, Retno Marsudi requested Mexico to give reciprocal treatment for a visa waiver policy for Indonesians to visit Mexico. [370] 26 October 2015: In response to Indonesia's recent policy to abolish visa requirements for American citizens, the United States government plans to extend non-immigrant visas' validity issued to nationals of Indonesia to up to 10 years. [371] 22 May 2018: Indonesian Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi on her meeting with her Argentine counterpart, Jorge Faurie in Buenos Aires requests Argentina to ease visa application procedure for Indonesian citizens wanting to visit the South American nation. [372] |
April 2015: Delegation of Indonesia and parliament of Romania has raised a possibility of waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service, and ordinary passports of both countries. [390] [391] 10 July 2015: Foreign minister of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi and European Commission Vice President, Frans Timmermans are planning to have a mutual reciprocal visa waiver arrangements for holders of ordinary passport of Indonesia and the European Union. [392] [393] [394] [395] [396] During her meeting with Federica Mogherini at 48th AMM that was held in Kuala Lumpur early August 2015, Minister Retno Marsudi requested support from the European Union counterpart for abolishing Schengen visa requirements for Indonesian citizens. [382] July 27, 2015: During his visit in Indonesia, the prime minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron and the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo raised a possibility to abolish visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service and ordinary passport of Indonesia. [397] [398] [399] [400] [401] 31 July 2015: Indonesian Ambassador to Bulgaria and Albania and Bulgarian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs have raised possibility of waiving visa requirements for holders of ordinary passports of both countries. [402] 26 August 2015: In an interview to Indonesian media on 26 August 2015, Russian Ambassador to Indonesia, Mikhail Y Galuzin told that his government is ready to waive visa requirements to ordinary passport of Indonesia. Date of implementation is not determined yet because talks and negotiations are still on going. [403] 28 September 2015: In the 70th UN General Assembly in New York, the foreign minister of Indonesia, Retno Marsudi requested support from her French and German counterparts to secure visa-free access to the Schengen Area for Indonesian citizens. Foreign minister of France, Laurent Fabius and foreign minister of Germany, Frank Walter Steinmeier are committed to support Indonesia's request by the time this issue is discussed at the EU Commission. Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Romania also give their support for Indonesia to get a visa-free access to Schengen Area. [404] [405] [406] 5 November 2015: On the sidelines of the EU-ASEAN ministerial meeting in Luxembourg, the European Commission has reportedly included Indonesia in a list of countries proposed for review by the European Council. Indonesia's proposal will be submitted to the council early next year. European Council then will ask three main entities (Frontex, Europol and EASO) to study and review Indonesia's eligibility. If the study results are positive then the Council and the European Commission will propose a new regulation regarding the status change of Indonesia to get visa-free Schengen. [407] [408] [409] 27 April 2016: During his visit in Indonesia, the president of Serbia, Tomislav Nikolić and the president of Indonesia, Joko Widodo raised a possibility to abolish visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports. [410] 17 May 2017: President Grybauskaite, during her state visit to Indonesia, expressed Lithuania's readiness to support the negotiations on CEPA and the free-visa policy for EU member states as such cooperation will help to generate a revenue of €2.5 billion. [411] 23 November 2018: Vice Chairman of Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly, Ahmad Muzani requests Bosnia and Herzegovina to grant Indonesian passport holder visa-free travel to the Balkan nation. [412] |
Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.
Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. [413] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year [414] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana. [415]
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. [416] [417]
Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens [418] [419] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled). [420]
Some countries, such as Japan, [421] Ireland and the United Kingdom, [422] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, [423] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, [424] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, [425] Philippines, [426] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam. [427]
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives [428] and South Africa.
Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, [429] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.
The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata , banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity. [430]
Kuwait, [431] Lebanon, [432] Libya, [433] Syria, [434] and Yemen [435] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017 [update] ) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[ citation needed ]
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.
Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside. [436]
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, [437] [438] Argentina, [439] Brunei, Cambodia, [440] China, [441] Ethiopia, [442] Ghana, Guinea, [443] India, Japan, [444] [445] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), [446] Malaysia upon entry and departure, [447] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, [448] Singapore, South Korea, [449] Taiwan, Thailand, [450] Uganda, [451] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), [452] [453] [454] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa. [455]
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports [456] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa. [457] [458]
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)The number of remaining blank pages a passport should have is also an issue. Some travellers have reported arriving with one or less than one full page left and waiting for hours at immigration, until an official reluctantly grants them entry. The FCO lists no hard and fast rules because, in many cases, there aren't any.
African countries that requires (sic) Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that require vaccination for all travellers older that 9 months or 1 year: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameron, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'lvoire, DRC, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Niger, Togo.
African countries that requires Yellow Fever vaccination certificate: Countries that requires (sic) vaccination for travellers from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission or transit for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Passport valid for travel to the United States – Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your period of stay in the United States (unless exempt by country-specific agreements). Each individual who needs a visa must submit a separate application, including any family members listed in your passport.
Countries whose citizens are allowed to enter Turkey with their expired passports: 1. Germany – Passports expired within the last year / ID's expired within the last year, 2. Belgium - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 3. France - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 4. Spain - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 5. Switzerland - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 6. Luxemburg - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 7. Portugal - Passports expired within the last 5 years, 8. Bulgaria – Valid ordinary passport
Q: Do I need at least 6 months passport validity in order to enter Japan? A: Japan does not have any regulations relating to passport validity, so long as your passport will be valid until after you leave Japan.
You're not from an EEA country: you must have a valid passport to enter the UK. It should be valid for the whole of your stay.
Travellers heading west from the UK to New Zealand may soon be able to avoid the onerous requirement to clear US border control during the refuelling stop at Los Angeles airport (LAX). Unlike almost every other country in the world, the US insists on a full immigration check even for passengers who simply intend to re-board their plane to continue onwards to a foreign destination. Air New Zealand, which flies daily from Heathrow via Los Angeles to Auckland, says there are currently "strict requirements for travellers" in transit at LAX. Through passengers to Auckland on flight NZ1 or Heathrow on NZ2 must apply in advance for an ESTA (online visa) even though they have no intention of staying in the US. They also have to undergo screening by the Transportation Security Administration.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)Effective April 27, 2018, border control authorities at all of China's ports of entry, including its airports, will start collecting the fingerprints of all foreign visitors aged between 14 and 70. Diplomatic passport holders and beneficiaries of reciprocal agreements are exempted..
Will visitors still have their digital photo and fingerprints taken at the immigration desk on arrival? Yes, the need to have photos and fingerprints taken upon arrival is to authenticate that the person who applied for the Visa is the same person at the port of entry
While a requirement for a biometric entry-exit system has been in law for over a decade, it is not yet a reality. Many reasons for the long gestating development have been documented in BPC's 2014 report Entry-Exit System: Progress, Challenges, and Outlook, including the technological, operational, and cost challenges of creating exit systems and infrastructure where none exist today. However, many critics, especially in Congress, simply accused the Department of Homeland security of dragging its feet... the major operational, logistical, and technical challenge in implementing exit capability at our ports has been the land borders. Unlike airports and seaports, the land border environment is not physically controlled, there is no means to get advance information on who is arriving, and the sheer volume of travel—both vehicular and pedestrian—creates challenges in any system to not further exacerbate delays. While biometric exit for land vehicular traffic is still in the "what if" stage, CBP is moving ahead and piloting systems and technology to use with the large population of pedestrian crossers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Long demanded by lawmakers in Congress, it is considered a critical step to developing a coherent program to curb illegal immigration, as historically about 30 percent to 40 percent of illegal immigrants in the United States arrived on tourist visas or other legal means and then never left, according to estimates by Homeland Security officials.
Efforts to determine whether visitors actually leave have faltered. Departure monitoring would help officials hunt for foreigners who have not left, if necessary. Domestic security officials say, however, it would be too expensive to conduct fingerprint or facial recognition scans for land departures.
The breach of privacy is probably the biggest threat to the biometric technique of iris recognition. Secondly, a device error can false reject or false accept the identity which can also have some heinous consequences. Lastly, the method isn't the most cost-effective one. It is complex and therefore expensive. Furthermore, the maintenance of devices and data can also be relatively burdensome. However, thanks to the oil money and spending ability of Dubai, they are economically equipped to effectively embrace this system.
Visa requirements for Turkish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Turkey.
Visa requirements for Croatian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Croatia.
Visa requirements for Pakistani citizens are the requirements by other countries to obtain a visa before entry on an ordinary Pakistani Passport.
Visa requirements for Egyptian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Egypt by the authorities of other states.
Visa requirements for Australian passport holders are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Australia entering with an Australian passport.
Visa requirements for Armenian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Armenia. As of July 2024, Armenian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Armenian passport 75th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Colombian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Colombia.
Visa requirements for Czech citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Czech Republic.
Visa requirements for Democratic Republic of the Congo citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Visa requirements for Tuvaluan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Tuvalu. As of 20 December 2020, Tuvaluan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 127 countries and territories, ranking the Tuvaluan passport 45th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for South African citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Republic of South Africa.
Visa requirements for New Zealand citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of New Zealand.
Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Portugal.
Visa requirements for Swiss citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Switzerland.
Visa requirements for Venezuelan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Venezuela.
Visa requirements for Spanish citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Spain.
Visa requirements for Comorian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Comoros.
Visa requirements for Andorra citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Andorra. As of 11 January 2024, Andorran citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 172 countries and territories, ranking the Andorran passport 19th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Central African citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Central African Republic. As of 2 July 2019, Central African Republic citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 49 countries and territories, ranking the Central African passport 94th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Chad citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Chad. As of 2 July 2019, Chadian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 51 countries and territories, ranking the Chadian passport 92nd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.