# 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 exemption

The Directorate General of Immigration publishes a list of countries whose nationals are visa-exempt.
Citizens of the following 13 countries may enter Indonesia without a visa, for a maximum stay of 30 days:
| Colombia  Hong Kong | Timor-Leste  Suriname |
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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.
* Date of visa changes
* Nationals of following countries never needed a visa to enter Indonesia: Brunei, Chile, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam (Were cancelled on March 2022. However, Chile, Ecuador, Macau, Morocco, and Peru are not resumed)
* 16 March 2015: 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, United States
* 19 September 2015: 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, Venezuela
* 21 December 2015: Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Palau, Palestine, Paraguay, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Solomon Island, 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
* 15 September 2020: Colombia
* 6 April 2022: All ASEAN member states (resumed)
* 13 February 2023: Timor-Leste (resumed)
* 29 August 2024: Colombia (resumed), Hong Kong (resumed), Suriname (resumed)
* Cancelled:
* March 2022: All countries (All ASEAN member states were resumed on 6 April 2022; Timor Leste was resumed on 13 February 2023; Colombia, Hong Kong, and Suriname were resumed on 29 August 2024)

### 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.
ABTCs are issued to citizens of:
| Australia  Brunei  Chile  China  Hong Kong  Japan  South Korea  Malaysia  Mexico | New Zealand  Papua New Guinea  Peru  Philippines  Russia  Singapore  Taiwan  Thailand  Vietnam |

## Visa on arrival

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, Despite its name, it can also be applied for online prior to arrival in Indonesia via its eVisa portal.
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.
| Albania  Andorra  Argentina  Armenia  Australia  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Belarus  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Brazil  Canada  Chile  China  Colombia$^N$  Ecuador  Egypt | Guatemala  Hong Kong$^N$  Iceland  India  Japan  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kenya  Kuwait  Liechtenstein  Maldives  Mauritius  Mexico  Monaco  Mongolia  Morocco | Mozambique  New Zealand  Norway  Oman  Palestine  Papua New Guinea  Peru  Qatar  Russia  Rwanda  Saudi Arabia  Serbia  Seychelles  South Africa  South Korea  Suriname$^N$ | Switzerland  Taiwan  Tanzania  Timor-Leste$^N$  Tunisia  Turkey  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States  Uzbekistan  Vatican City  Venezuela |
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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.
* 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, Suriname, Uzbekistan, Vatican City
* 19 January 2023: Kazakhstan
* 28 February 2023: Kenya, Rwanda
* 19 April 2023: Guatemala
* 27 June 2023: Venezuela
* 21 August 2023: Armenia, Mozambique, Tanzania
* 1 September 2023: Papua New Guinea
* 9 January 2024: Mongolia
* 14 November 2024: Azerbaijan, Mauritius
* Cancelled:
* 9 January 2024: Panama
* 14 November 2024: Macau, San Marino

## Non-ordinary 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):
| Afghanistan  Albania  Angola  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Armenia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Bahrain  Bangladesh  Belarus$^2$  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  Ireland$^D$  Italy  Japan  Jordan$^2$  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$^1$  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$^1$ |
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Indonesia signed visa exemption agreements with Algeria, Eswatini, Gambia, Nepal, Iraq, Rwanda and Syria for diplomatic and service passports. These agreements are yet to be ratified.

## Transit without a visa

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.

## Visa 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.

### Approval required (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.
| Afghanistan  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.
* Date of calling visa changes
* Cancelled
* N/A: Iran, Iraq, Niger
* 8 August 2017: Pakistan
* 23 November 2023: Cameroon
* 2024: Guinea

## History of visa policy reforms

* 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. For a visa waiver to enter into force Indonesian law stipulating mandatory reciprocity must be changed. In October 2015, the list was further extended by a new Presidential decree with another 45 countries.
* Indonesian Government expects additional US$1.3 billion revenue for the foreign-exchange reserves as a result of the visa waiver.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.