Visa policy of Indonesia

Most visitors to Indonesia may obtain a visa on arrival to Indonesia, unless they are a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries. However, some countries must obtain a visa in advance from one of the Indonesian diplomatic missions before being allowed to enter Indonesia.

All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months as well as a valid return ticket.

Passport with validity of more than 3 months can be accepted in special cases or business travel.

The immigration officer at the port of entry may ask the passenger to produce any necessary documents (such as hotel reservation and proof of finance).

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Indonesia

  Indonesia

  Visa not required (30 days)

  e-VOA / Visa on arrival (30 days)

  Visa required

  Visas issued only with government approval

Visa exemption

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

Citizens of the following 10 countries may enter Indonesia without a visa, for a maximum stay of 30 days: ^{[1] [2]}

All ASEAN member states   Timor-Leste

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]

Date of visa changes
6 April 2022: Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam (resumed) 13 February 2023: Timor-Leste (resumed)

APEC Business Travel Card

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, can enter visa-free for business trips of up to 60 days. ^[2]

ABTCs are issued to citizens of: ^[3]

Australia   Brunei   Chile   China   Hong Kong   Japan   South Korea   Malaysia   Mexico

New Zealand   Papua New Guinea   Peru   Philippines   Russia   Singapore   Taiwan   Thailand   Vietnam

e-VOA / Visa on arrival

The Directorate General of Immigration also publishes a list of countries whose nationals are eligible to obtain a visa on arrival to Indonesia, ^[4] as well as an identical list of countries whose nationals are eligible to obtain an "Electronic Visa on Arrival" (e-VOA) prior to their arrival in Indonesia. ^[5]

Citizens of the following countries may apply for either an e-VOA ^[6] or a visa on arrival to Indonesia. These types of visas cost Rp500,000, and is valid for a maximum stay of 30 days, though the visa can be extended once inside Indonesia for another 30 days at designated entry points by paying another Rp500,000. ^{[2] [4] [5]}

All ASEAN member states * All European Union member states   Albania   Andorra   Argentina   Armenia   Australia   Bahrain   Belarus   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Brazil   Canada   Chile   China   Colombia   Ecuador   Egypt   Guatemala   Hong Kong   Iceland   India   Japan   Jordan   Kazakhstan   Kenya   Kuwait   Liechtenstein   Macao   Maldives   Mexico   Monaco   Mongolia   Morocco   Mozambique   New Zealand   Norway   Oman   Palestine   Papua New Guinea   Peru   Qatar   Russia   Rwanda   San Marino   Saudi Arabia   Serbia   Seychelles   South Africa   South Korea   Suriname    Switzerland   Taiwan   Tanzania   Timor-Leste *   Tunisia   Turkey   Ukraine   United Arab Emirates   United Kingdom   United States   Uzbekistan   Vatican City   Venezuela

_{* - Already exempt from visa requirement. ^{[2] [4]}}

Citizens of a country eligible for an e-VOA or a visa on arrival may obtain a visa at any of the designated border crossings, comprising 16 airports, 95 seaports and 11 cross-border land posts. ^{[4] [5]}

Date of e-VOA / Visa on arrival changes
7 March 2022: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam 6 April 2022: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, India, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Tunisia 28 April 2022: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia 30 May 2022: Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Peru, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine 27 July 2022: Colombia, Maldives, Monaco 15 September 2022: Albania, Andorra, Chile, Ecuador, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Palestine, San Marino, Suriname, Uzbekistan, Vatican City 19 January 2023: Kazakhstan 28 February 2023: Kenya, Rwanda 19 April 2023: Guatemala, Macao 27 June 2023: Venezuela 21 August 2023: Armenia, Mozambique, Tanzania 1 September 2023: Papua New Guinea 9 January 2024: Mongolia Cancelled: 9 January 2024: Panama

Non-ordinary passports

  Indonesia

  Visa not required for diplomatic, official or service category passports

Holders of diplomatic or official / service category passports issued by the following countries are allowed to visit Indonesia without a visa for 30 days (unless otherwise stated): ^{[7] [8]}

Afghanistan   Albania   Angola   Antigua and Barbuda   Argentina   Armenia   Austria   Azerbaijan   Bahrain   Bangladesh   Belarus   Belgium   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Brazil   Brunei 1   Bulgaria   Burundi   Cambodia 1   Chile   China   Colombia   Costa Rica   Croatia   Cuba   Czech Republic

Denmark   Ecuador   Egypt   El Salvador   Equatorial Guinea   Fiji   Finland   France   Georgia   Greece   Guyana   Hungary   India   Iran   Italy   Japan   Jordan   Kazakhstan   Kuwait   Kyrgyzstan   Laos 1   Lithuania   Luxembourg   Malaysia   Mexico

Moldova   Mongolia   Montenegro   Morocco   Mozambique   Myanmar 1   Netherlands   Nicaragua   Niger   North Korea 1   North Macedonia   Norway   Pakistan   Panama   Papua New Guinea   Paraguay   Peru   Philippines   Poland   Portugal   Qatar   Romania   Russia   Saint Kitts and Nevis   Senegal

Serbia   Singapore   Slovakia   Slovenia   Solomon Islands   South Africa   South Korea   Sri Lanka   Suriname   Sweden    Switzerland   Tajikistan   Tanzania   Thailand   Timor-Leste   Tunisia   Turkey   Ukraine   United Arab Emirates   United Kingdom D   Uruguay   Venezuela   Vietnam 1

_{D - Diplomatic passports only.
1 - 14 days}

Transit without a visa

Passengers transiting through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for less than 24 hours, or other airports for less than 8 hours, do not require a visa. However, those who are switching terminals in Soekarno-Hatta, or those transiting through Ngurah Rai International Airport require a visa unless they are from a visa-exempt jurisdiction. ^[2]

Approval required

Nationals who wish to obtain a multiple-entry visa, extend their visa (up to a maximum of five extensions) or who are not eligible for either visa-free entry or visa on arrival must apply for a visa in advance at an Indonesian embassy or consulate.

Calling visa

Citizens of the following countries require prior approval from the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta. 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 travelling to Indonesia. This policy is called the Indonesian Calling Visa. ^{[2] [9]}

Afghanistan   Guinea   Israel   Liberia

Nigeria   North Korea   Somalia

As of 28 November 2023, the Directorate General of Immigration was evaluating a proposed removal of calling visa requirements for citizens of Guinea. ^[10]

Date of calling visa changes
Cancelled 8 August 2017: Pakistan [11] 23 November 2023: Cameroon [10]

History of visa policy reforms

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. ^{[12] [13]} For a visa waiver to enter into force Indonesian law stipulating mandatory reciprocity must be changed. ^[14] 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. ^[15]
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. ^[16]
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. ^[17]
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. ^[18]
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 are, 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, make it total of 174 countries that can enjoy visa-waiver policy to Indonesia. ^{[19] [20] [21] [22]}
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. ^[23]
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. ^[24]
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. ^[25]

Visitor statistics

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Most visitors arriving to Indonesia were from the following countries of nationality:

Source: Statistics Indonesia ^{[26] [27]}

Country	2/2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017
Malaysia	369,289	1,901,242	1,212,574	480,723	980,118	2,980,753	2,503,344	1,238,276
Australia	228,643	1,431,177	655,370	3,196	256,291	1,386,803	1,301,478	1,188,449
Singapore	200,080	1,414,447	736,797	18,704	280,492	1,934,445	1,768,744	1,512,813
China	186,964	787,924	169,378	54,713	239,768	2,072,079	2,139,161	1,972,405
East Timor	98,501	728,586	703,780	819,488	994,590	1,178,381	1,762,442	960,026
India	90,619	606,439	281,814	6,670	111,724	657,300	595,636	485,314
South Korea	71,230	347,185	122,221	9,497	75,562	388,316	358,885	378,769
United States	57,249	392,310	188,764	21,962	91,782	457,832	387,856	331,132
United Kingdom	49,131	335,209	170,881	5,177	69,997	397,624	392,112	361,197
Japan	44,290	251,866	73,913	5,952	92,228	519,623	530,573	538,334
Netherlands	39,264	250,201	115,052	12,229	53,495	215,287	209,978	205,844
Russia	35,403	161,323	75,578	8,392	67,491	158,943	125,728	110,529
Philippines	34,910	209,458	78,436	9,375	50,413	260,980	217,874	162,726
Taiwan	32,329	155,150	25,750	1,398	35,680	207,490	208,317	211,489
Germany	32,041	263,534	128,634	3,429	46,361	277,653	274,166	260,586
France	30,107	273,682	134,541	3,776	43,438	283,814	287,917	268,989
Papua New Guinea	17,778	76,471	22,509	31,703	20,975	78,433	142,648	141,299
Thailand	16,740	111,786	61,128	3,992	21,303	136,699	124,153	106,510
Saudi Arabia	16,388	107,684	47,472	2,053	31,906	157,512	165,912	166,111
Vietnam	16,132	121,879	68,067	2,008	19,608	96,024	75,816	77,466
Canada	15,618	83,696	36,042	1,242	23,200	103,616	97,908	96,139
New Zealand	13,910	116,603	44,125	482	19,947	149,010	128,366	106,914
Spain	12,092	106,581	51,563	3,255	11,829	83,373	85,560	81,690
Italy	9,993	104,393	47,415	2,339	13,260	91,229	94,288	90,022
Sweden	7,959	37,481	19,885	3,516	17,600	56,402	50,381	51,417
Poland	7,456	41,988	18,401	752	9,055	41,637	31,437	32,704
Ukraine	7,237	22,204	11,428	3,044	16,491	35,537	26,697	32,964
Myanmar	6,958	40,920	22,637	3,093	12,669	46,381	28,612	48,133
Denmark	6,788	39,555	20,913	557	10,533	45,090	46,825	43,721
Turkey	6,549	30,433	14,424	1,122	6,038	23,883	20,861	34,433
Switzerland	5,443	48,459	23,192	782	8,362	57,484	60,293	61,191
Austria	4,780	34,984	17,708	2,103	4,858	28,476	29,492	27,208
Ireland	4,685	34,466	16,003	291	5,167	28,602	28,742	29,400
Portugal	4,504	32,029	14,393	476	6,245	35,434	36,804	33,223
Brazil	4,244	29,497	14,855	952	5,945	30,232	26,503	32,403
Czech Republic	4,180	18,388	7,607	496	6,178	23,941	22,848	20,125
Romania	4,002	25,031	9,896	510	4,320	18,650	14,092	18,787
Belgium	3,979	42,888	21,120	798	5,902	46,780	50,050	48,477
Norway	3,847	19,577	10,069	336	5,072	23,886	24,906	22,838
Pakistan	3,646	14,264	5,247	974	4,110	14,663	13,448	11,424
South Africa	3,573	31,872	13,267	572	15,142	47,657	41,962	38,073
Finland	3,551	12,345	5,480	240	6,376	22,665	27,127	24,447
Hong Kong	3,215	13,885	7,086	2,432	2,625	50,324	91,182	98,272
Hungary	3,053	16,689	6,384	218	3,664	14,218	13,434	12,600
Colombia	2,787	14,572	3,992	96	1,324	6,304	5,445	5,051
Kazakhstan	2,648	8,198	2,282	378	3,735	9,781	7,955	7,219
Egypt	2,519	16,832	7,326	611	4,337	21,354	18,075	20,345
Argentina	2,321	10,322	3,528	114	3,066	9,994	11,468	15,280
Bulgaria	2,231	7,233	2,488	211	2,575	7,652	8,405	8,695
Mexico	2,137	14,341	5,092	135	2,375	13,663	12,418	11,497
Estonia	2,012	5,757	2,124	230	3,099	6,644	7,719	7,569
Chile	2,048	9,170	2,330	91	2,615	10,029	11,008	10,049
Uzbekistan	1,933	5,283	1,393	68	1,586	3,756	3,548	4,057
Brunei	1,906	13,518	4,798	144	2,701	19,278	17,279	23,455
Belarus	1,896	7,700	3,276	617	3,092	6,644	4,821	4,576
Oman	1,875	9,315	2,980	89	3,612	24,051	25,704	18,615
Lithuania	1,773	9,436	4,091	204	3,038	9,180	8,497	8,550
Bangladesh	1,648	9,373	9,593	1,001	12,866	59,777	56,564	56,503
Greece	1,638	9,531	5,324	385	2,047	9,705	7,713	9,896
Cambodia	1,496	12,611	4,945	228	2,227	13,843	8,875	6,506
Slovakia	1,479	7,503	3,046	152	2,203	9,353	9,058	9,264
Morocco	1,455	11,241	3,663	182	1,707	11,371	7,920	11,122
Sri Lanka	1,415	7,393	3,447	620	4,300	28,907	29,669	35,669
United Arab Emirates	1,232	8,537	5,456	384	1,093	9,065	7,100	8,387
Mongolia	979	2,323	706	12	1,483	4,260	3,679	2,414
Total	1,963,783	11,677,825	5,889,031	1,557,530	4,052,923	16,106,954	15,810,305	14,039,799

Indonesian Tourism Statistics [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]
2000	5,064,217
2001	5,153,620
2002	5,033 400
2003	4,467,021
2004	5,321,165
2005	5,002,101
2006	4,871,351
2007	5,505,759
2008	6,429,027
2009	6,452,259
2010	7,002,944
2011	7,649,731
2012	8,044,462
2013	8,802,129
2014	9,435,411
2015	10,406,759
2016	11,519,275
2017	14,039,799
2018	15,810,305
2019	16,106,954
2020	4,052,923
2021	1,557,530
2022	5,889,031
2023	11,677,825

See also

• Indonesia portal

• Visa requirements for Indonesian citizens
• Indonesian passport
• Refugees in Indonesia
• Tourism in Indonesia

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External links

• Indonesian Directorate General of Immigration
• Official Indonesia e-VOA website
• List of Indonesian diplomatic missions Archived 2017-10-16 at the Wayback Machine