WT/MIN(13)/INF/4/Rev.1  
 
20 September 2013  
(13-5043)  Page: 1/7  
Ministerial Conference 
Ninth Session 
Bali, 3-6 December 2013  Original: English  
 
NOTE TO DELEGATIONS 
INFORMATION CONCERNING VISAS  
Revision 
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 1  GENERAL INFORMATION 
1.1.  This note contains information about the requirement for visas for entry into the Indonesian 
territory for  participants in the Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference (MC9). All participants must be 
in possession of a passport that is valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of entry into the Indonesian territory, with sufficient pages for visa stamps. Detailed visa requirements are provided 
in Annex I and Annex II. 
1.2.  Participants required to be in possession of  a visa are advised to obtain one as early 
as possible.  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia has advised its Diplomatic 
and Consular representations to facilitate the visa application process.   
1.3.  Some participants are not required to have a visa to enter Indonesian territory in accordance 
with Indonesian regulations. The Visa Waiver Programs  of the Government of the Republic of 
Indonesia are as follows:  
a. Visa Exemption for Diplomatic  and Service Passport Holders  waives Nationals 
from some Members and Observers (see Annex I and Annex II), holders of diplomatic and service passports, from the visa requirements to enter the territory of Indonesia for 
a visit of up to 30 days. 
b. Visa-Free Entry  waives Nationals from 15 Members (see Annex I), holders of  ordinary 
passports, from the visa requirements to enter the territory of Indonesia for a visit of up 
to 30 days.  
1.4.  Visa on Arrival (VoA) is issued on arrival at the Soekarno Hatta International Airport 
Jakarta and at the Ngurah Rai International Airport Bali. Nationals from 60 Members and Observers are eligible for VoA not exceeding 30 days, subject to a US$25 fee. Should the 
participants who are holders of a diplomatic or service passport wish to apply for a VoA, the said 
fee shall apply and be borne by th em. The fee must be paid in cash. For this reason, please have 
the appropriate amount of US$ notes with you. Vo A is not convertible to other types of visas. 
However, this type of visa can be extended for on e time only, the extension can be obtained at the 
nearest Immigration Office of Indonesia. Although  the Indonesian authorities will make all the 
necessary arrangements to facilitate obtainment of VoA, we strongly recommend participants to 
obtain a valid visa before departure.  
1.5.  Visit Visa for Journalists  is issued to registered foreign journalists/reporters entering 
Indonesia for media coverage of the Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference. This visa can be obtained at the Indonesian Embassies or Consular Missions accredited in the participant’s respective country 
or in the nearest country if no Indonesian representation exists in the participant's country.  WT/MIN(13)/INF/4/Rev.1 
 
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  1.6.  Immigration Clearance Service on board or also known as Immigration on Board 
(IoB)  is applicable for participants travelling on the following routes: Tokyo-Jakarta, Seoul-
Jakarta, Amsterdam-Dubai-Jakarta, Sydney-Jakarta, Shanghai-Jakarta, Osaka-Denpasar, Tokyo-Denpasar. This particular service is granted exclusively by Garuda Indonesia Airlines on the 
aforementioned routes and allows the passengers to complete their immigration process on board 
before landing and disembarking. 
1.7.  Participants from Afghanistan, Guinea, Is rael, Iraq, Cameroon, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria and 
Pakistan are required to apply for a visa at the Indonesian Embassies or Consular Missions 
accredited in the participant's respective country or in the nearest country if no Indonesian representation exists in the participant's country at least one month before the date of 
departure . Participants are required to contact the MC9 Committee at 
visaswtomc9@kemendag.go.id  for further assistance. 
1.8.  If there is no Indonesian Embassy or Consul ate in their country, participants will need to 
apply for a visa at the nearest Indonesian represen tation to their country of residence. The list of 
Embassies, Consulates General and Consulates of the Republic of Indonesia and their addresses 
are available at http://www.kemlu.go.id/Pa ges/Mission.aspx?|=en . 
1.9.  For more information regarding visa application procedures and any changes to entry 
requirements, please visit the website of the Indonesian Immigration Department at 
http://www.imigrasi.go.id/i ndex.php/en/public-ser vices/visa-for-visitor . 
1.10.  Besides contacting Indonesian representations abroad, participants may also visit: 
http://www.kemlu.go.id/Pages/Se rviceDisplay.aspx?IDP=7&l=en  for information concerning 
Consular and Visa Services.   
2  DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 2.1.  It is recommended that visa applications be submitted to the competent Indonesian 
authorities at least one month before the date of departure.  In case a special authorization is 
required, the visa application should be submitted earlier.  
2.2.  Visa applications will be processed once all required documents are completed.   
3  ENQUIRIES ON VISA MATTERS 
3.1.  For enquiries about any visa-related matters, please contact:  
Ms. Aida/Ms.Tami/Mr. Abi 
Address: Ministry of Trade Building 1, 4th Floor 
Jl. Ridwan Rais No.5 Jakarta 10110 
Tel/Fax: +62213858186  Mobile: +6285664980410 
Email: visaswtomc9@kemendag.go.id  
 
4  FLIGHT CLEARANCE 
4.1.  In order to facilitate the arrival and departure of VIPs with special aircraft, participating 
Members and Observers are advised to request a flight clearance from the Directorate of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of th e Republic of Indonesia and from the Indonesian 
National Defense Force in an official form and official note indicating the flight details, call sign, 
route details and other information related to the special aircraft as early as possible or at the 
latest 10 days before the arrival date of the said special aircraft. The official form can be obtained 
from the Directorate of Consular Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of 
Indonesia. 
 4.2.  If Members and Observers do not have representatives in Indonesia, they can submit the 
flight clearance request through the Visa Help Desk at the Indonesian Mission in Geneva (see 
Information Note WT/MIN(13)/INF/8).  
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ANNEX I 
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR WTO MEMBERS 
 
No. Members Diplomatic Passport Se rvice Passport Regular Passport 
Visa Requirement Visa Requirement Visa Requirement 
Yes No Yes No Yes No 
1 Albania**** x  x  x  
2 Angola**** x  x  x  
3 Antigua and Barbuda**** x  x  x  
4 Argentina**  x  x x  
5 Armenia**** x  x  x  
6 Australia** x  x  x  
7 Austria**  x  x x  
8 Bahrain, Kingdom of** x  x  x  
9 Bangladesh  x  x x  
10 Barbados**** x  x  x  
11 Belgium** x  x  x  
12 Belize**** x  x  x  
13 Benin**** x  x  x  
14 Bolivia, Plurinational State 
of**** x  x  x  
15 Botswana**** x  x  x  
16 Brazil**  x  x x  
17 Brunei Darussalam*  x  x  x 
18 Bulgaria**  x  x x  
19 Burkina Faso**** x  x  x  
20 Burundi**** x  x  x  
21 Cambodia*  x  x  x 
22 Cameroon*** x  x  x  
23 Canada** x  x  x  
24 Cape Verde**** x  x  x  
25 Central African Republic x  x  x  
26 Chad**** x  x  x  
27 Chile*  x  x  x 
28 China, People's Republic 
of**  x  x x  
29 Colombia x  x  x  
30 Congo**** x  x  x  
31 Costa Rica**** x  x  x  
32 Côte d'Ivoire**** x  x  x  
33 Croatia  x  x x  
34 Cuba  x  x x  
35 Cyprus** x  x  x  
36 Czech Republic** x  x  x  
37 Democratic Republic of the 
Congo**** x  x  x  
38 Denmark** x  x  x  
39 Djibouti**** x  x  x  
40 Dominica**** x  x  x  
41 Dominican Republic**** x  x  x  
42 Ecuador*  x  x  x 
43 Egypt** x  x  x  
44 El Salvador**** x  x  x  
45 Estonia** x  x  x  
46 European Union x  x  x  
47 Fiji** x  x  x  
48 Finland** x  x  x  
49 France** x  x  x  
50 Gabon**** x  x  x  
51 Gambia**** x  x  x  
52 Georgia**** x  x  x  
53 Germany** x  x  x  WT/MIN(13)/INF/4/Rev.1 
 
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  No. Members Diplomatic Passport Se rvice Passport Regular Passport 
Visa Requirement Visa Requirement Visa Requirement 
Yes No Yes No Yes No 
54 Ghana**** x  x  x  
55 Greece** x  x  x  
56 Grenada**** x  x  x  
57 Guatemala**** x  x  x  
58 Guinea*** x  x  x  
59 Guinea-Bissau**** x  x  x  
60 Guyana**** x  x  x  
61 Haiti**** x  x  x  
62 Honduras**** x  x  x  
63 Hong Kong, China*      x 
64 Hungary**  x  x x  
65 Iceland** x  x  x  
66 India**  x  x x  
67 Ireland** x  x  x  
68 Israel***     x  
69 Italy** x  x  x  
70 Jamaica**** x  x  x  
71 Japan** x  x  x  
72 Jordan x  x  x  
73 Kenya x  x  x  
74 Korea, Republic of**  x  x x  
75 Kuwait, the State of** x  x  x  
76 Kyrgyz Republic  x  x x  
77 Lao People's Democratic 
Republic*  x  x  x 
78 Latvia** x  x  x  
79 Lesotho**** x  x  x  
80 Liechtenstein** x  x  x  
81 Lithuania** x  x  x  
82 Luxembourg** x  x  x  
83 Macao, China*      x 
84 Madagascar x  x  x  
85 Malawi**** x  x  x  
86 Malaysia*  x  x  x 
87 Maldives** x  x  x  
88 Mali**** x  x  x  
89 Malta** x  x  x  
90 Mauritania**** x  x  x  
91 Mauritius**** x  x  x  
92 Mexico** x  x  x  
93 Moldova, Republic of**** x  x  x  
94 Mongolia  x  x x  
95 Montenegro**** x  x  x  
96 Morocco* x  x   x 
97 Mozambique x  x  x  
98 Myanmar*  x  x  x 
99 Namibia x  x  x  
100 Nepal**** x  x  x  
101 Netherlands** x  x  x  
102 New Zealand** x  x  x  
103 Nicaragua**** x  x  x  
104 Niger*** x  x  x  
105 Nigeria*** x  x  x  
106 Norway** x  x  x  
107 Oman** x  x  x  
108 Pakistan***  x  x x  
109 Panama** x  x  x  
110 Papua New Guinea x  x  x  
111 Paraguay  x  x x  
112 Peru*  x  x  x 
113 Philippines*  x  x  x 
114 Poland** x  x  x  
115 Portugal**  x  x x  WT/MIN(13)/INF/4/Rev.1 
 
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  No. Members Diplomatic Passport Se rvice Passport Regular Passport 
Visa Requirement Visa Requirement Visa Requirement 
Yes No Yes No Yes No 
116 Qatar** x  x  x  
117 Romania** x  x  x  
118 Russian Federation**  x  x x  
119 Rwanda**** x  x  x  
120 Saint Kitts and Nevis**** x  x  x  
121 Saint Lucia**** x  x  x  
122 Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines**** x  x  x  
123 Samoa**** x  x  x  
124 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of** x  x  x  
125 Senegal x  x  x  
126 Sierra Leone**** x  x  x  
127 Singapore*  x  x  x 
128 Slovak Republic**  x  x x  
129 Slovenia**  x  x x  
130 Solomon Islands**** x  x  x  
131 South Africa** x  x  x  
132 Spain** x  x  x  
133 Sri Lanka  x  x x  
134 Suriname**  x  x x  
135 Swaziland**** x  x  x  
136 Sweden** x  x  x  
137 Switzerland**  x  x x  
138 Chinese Taipei**     x  
139 Tajikistan**** x  x  x  
140 Tanzania, United Republic of x  x  x  
141 Thailand*  x  x  x 
142 The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)  x  x x  
143 Togo**** x  x  x  
144 Tonga**** x  x  x  
145 Trinidad and Tobago**** x  x  x  
146 Tunisia**  x  x x  
147 Turkey**  x  x x  
148 Uganda**** x  x  x  
149 Ukraine x  x  x  
150 United Arab Emirates**  x  x x  
151 United Kingdom** x  x  x  
152 United States of America** x  x  x  
153 Uruguay**** x  x  x  
154 Vanuatu**** x  x  x  
155 Venezuela,  Bolivarian 
Republic of x  x  x  
156 Viet Nam*  x  x  x 
157 Zambia**** x  x  x  
158 Zimbabwe x  x  x  
 
 
Remarks:  *    : Participants have been granted a visa ex emption regime by The Republic of Indonesia. At 
present, a visa-free facility is granted to 15 Members for a maximum stay of 30 days. 
 **  : Participants can submit visa application earlier or request a Visa on Arrival (VoA) upon 
arrival at the Ngurah Rai-Bali and Soekarno Hatta-Jakarta International Airports. Please refer to 
paragraph 1.4 for the VoA arrangement.   
*** : Participants are required to contact the MC9 Committee at visaswtomc9@kemendag.go.id  
to arrange the issuance of visa. 
 WT/MIN(13)/INF/4/Rev.1 
 
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  **** : Participants may apply to obtain a Visa on Arrival (VoA) upon arrival at the Ngurah Rai-Bali 
and Soekarno-Hatta-Jakarta International Airpor ts by sending an official note to the MC9 
Committee at visaswtomc9@kemendag.go.id  indicating the participant's full name, nationality, 
passport number and validity period. Please refer to paragraph 1.4 for the VoA arrangement. 
 WT/MIN(13)/INF/4/Rev.1 
 
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  ANNEX II 
VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR WTO OBSERVERS 
 
No. Observers Diplomatic Passport Se rvice Passport Regular Passport 
Visa Requirement Visa Requirement Visa Requirement 
Yes No Yes No Yes No 
1 Afghanistan*** x  x  x  
2 Algeria** x  x  x  
3 Andorra**** x  x  x  
4 Azerbaijan  x  x x  
5 Bahamas**** x  x  x  
6 Belarus  x  x x  
7 Bhutan**** x  x  x  
8 Bosnia and Herzegovina  x  x x  
9 Comoros**** x  x  x  
10 Equatorial Guinea**** x  x  x  
11 Ethiopia x  x  x  
12 Holy See x  x  x  
13 Iran#  x  x x  
14 Iraq*** x  x  x  
15 Kazakhstan  x  x x  
16 Lebanon x  x  x  
17 Liberia*** x  x  x  
18 Libya** x  x  x  
19 Sao Tome and Principe**** x  x  x  
20 Serbia  x  x x  
21 Seychelles**** x  x  x  
22 Sudan x  x  x  
23 Syrian Arab Republic x  x  x  
24 Uzbekistan x  x  x  
25 Yemen x  x  x  
 
 
Remarks:  *    : Participants have been granted a visa ex emption regime by The Republic of Indonesia. At 
present, a visa-free facility is granted to 15 Members for a maximum stay of 30 days. 
 **  : Participants can submit visa application earlier or request a Visa on Arrival (VoA) upon 
arrival at the Ngurah Rai-Bali and Soekarno Hatta-Jakarta International Airports. Please refer to 
paragraph 1.4 for the VoA arrangement.   
*** : Participants are required to contact the MC9 Committee at visaswtomc9@kemendag.go.id  
to arrange the issuance of visa. 
 **** : Participants may apply to obtain a Visa on Arrival (VoA) upon arrival at the Ngurah Rai-Bali 
and Soekarno-Hatta-Jakarta International Airpor ts by sending an official note to the MC9 
Committee at visaswtomc9@kemendag.go.id  indicating the participant's full name, nationality, 
passport number and validity period. Please refer to paragraph 1.4 for the VoA arrangement. 
 
 #  Iran was revoked from the list of countries subject to Indonesian Visa on Arrival. Therefore, 
nationals of the Republic of Iran are required to have a visa before entering the Indonesian 
territory, with the exception of holders of Iran’s diplomatic or service passport. 
   
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