This comprehensive article will address all your questions about Indonesia Visa on Arrival, Indonesia Visa-Free Countries, Indonesia Tourist Visa, Indonesia Visa Application Requirement, Indonesia Visa Extension, Indonesia Visa Overstay, and more.
Irrespective of your country of origin, the visa that you have, or your purpose of visit, every foreign visitor to Indonesia must have:
Depending on your purpose of visit and circumstances, you might sometimes be asked to show a proof of adequate funds that could last you throughout the duration of your visa or stay in Indonesia.
Under the latest visa regulation issued on 02 March 2016, 169 countries have been officially granted Indonesia Visa-Free facility to enter the country. In other words, citizens of these 169 countries have Visit Visa Exemption to enter Indonesia for up to 30 days.
So if you are a passport holder of one of the following 169 countries, you DO NOT NEED tourist visa to visit Indonesia for up to 30 days.
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile, China (& Tibet), Czech Republic, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Holy See (Vatican City), Honduras, Hong Kong (SAR of China), Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (SAR of China), Macedonia, Madagascar, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
If your country is not inside the list of 169 countries eligible for Indonesia Visa-Free facility, you need to apply for a visa before entering the country.
We would like to highlight the following passport holders are required to apply for visa to enter Indonesia:
– Singapore Temporary Passport
– Hongkong Document of Identity
– UK Emergency Passport
– British National (Overseas) / UK Passport other than British Citizen
– Australia Emergency Passport
– Malaysia Emergency Certificate
– Netherlands Emergency Passport
– USA Temporary Passport
– Germany Child’s Passport (infant or child below 16 years old)
All above passports need to apply visa at Indonesia Embassy to be able to enter Indonesia
You can apply for a visa at the Indonesian Embassy / Consulate in your home country (or country of permanent residence). Please check the respective embassy / consulate for the specific visa-application requirement.
There are different types of visas that you could apply in advance: Single-Entry, Multiple-Entry, and the Diplomatic / Service, or Indonesia Tourist Visa. The types of visa issued and permitted duration of stay depends on the purpose of visit.
The approval of your visa application varies from country to country and is at the discretion of the officer in charge.
Visitors with Indonesia Visa-Free facility (visa-exemption) facility can enter the country for the following activities:
Visitors who enter country under the Indonesia Visa-Free facility are NOT ALLOWED to:
The Indonesia Visa-Free facility is only up to 30 days and CANNOT be extended. To stay beyond 30 days, you’ll need to be a passport holder of the designated 68 countries AND Get Indonesia Visa on Arrival (VOA) upon your entry into the country.
If you want to stay in Indonesia for more than 30 days, there are a few options:
1. To stay in Indonesia for more than 30 days (up to 60 days), you must be a passport holder of these designated 68 countries AND get Indonesia Visa on Arrival (VOA) upon your entry into the country
2. To stay in Indonesia for more than 60 days, you need to apply for a Single-Visit (Single-Entry) Visa at the Indonesian Embassy / Consulate in your home country (or country of permanent residence). Please check the respective embassy / consulate for the specific visa-application requirement. The permitted duration of stay depends on the reason of visit and is at the discretion of the officer in charge upon application.
Do take note that this is a Single-Visit (Single-Entry) Visa to Indonesia. So the moment you leave the country (even after just 1 day of arriving in the country), the visa expires.
3. To visit Indonesia multiple times in a year, you need to apply for a Multiple-Visit Visa at the Indonesian Embassy / Consulate in your home country (or country of permanent residence). Please check the respective embassy / consulate for the specific visa-application requirement
A Multiple Visit Visa is valid for one year and must be utilized within three months from the date of issuance. With this visa, a visitor is allowed to enter and exit Indonesia for as many times as he/she wants within in 1 year.
Do take note that each visit into the country is limited for a stay up to 60 days. So before a particular stay hits 60 days, you’d need to exit and enter the country again.
If you’re a passport holder of one of the designated 68 countries AND you plan to stay in Indonesia for more than 30 days (and less than 60 days), then you need to get the Indonesia Visa on Arrival.
But if you’re planning to visit Indonesia for less than 30 days and you’re a passport holder of one of those 169 countries that are eligible for the Indonesia Visa-Free facility (Visa-Exemption) , you don’t need a Visa on Arrival.
As a passport holder of one the following 68 countries, you’re eligible to apply for Indonesia Visa on Arrival. Do so only if you intend to stay in Indonesia for more than 30 days consecutively.
Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Span, Suriname, Seychelles, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Timor Leste, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom (UK), United States (USA).
Indonesian visa is calculated based on the number of days stayed in the country. If you’re entering the country on a 30-day Indonesia Visa-Free facility, the first and last day are included in the 30-day calculation of your visa.
The day of your arrival (regardless of the time) counts as the first day of your visa. For example, if you arrive in Indonesia on 01st of December at 11:59 pm, then 01st of December is your first day (even though you are effectively only spending 1 minute in the country).
Therefore, assuming that you’re in Indonesia with a 30-day Visa-Free facility and you arrive on 01st of December at 11:59 pm, you’d need to leave the country latest by 30th December 11:59 pm. If you were to leave the country on 31St December at 12:01 am, you will be considered to have overstayed for 1 day.
Please note that in any country in the world, overstaying is an offence. As long as you overstay, you’re liable for a fine or even a jail term.
If you overstay in Indonesia, you’d need to pay a penalty of Rp 300,000 (approximately ~ US$25) per day. If you’re lucky, depending on your circumstances and officers in charge, you could ‘overstay’ for up to 60 days beyond the expiry of your valid visa.
Regardless of how many days you’re overstaying, do make sure you have valid reason and the necessary documentation to support.
Do note that an article of the Indonesian law states that if a visitor overstays for more than 60 days, he/she could be charged with a maximum fine of Rp 500,000,000 (USD 37,800) or jail sentence of up to 5 years (article #119 of UU 6/2011).
Visitors with Indonesia Visa-Free facility (visa-exemption) from the 169 countries can enter and exit Indonesia through the following 29 airports, 88 seaports, and 7 land border checkpoints:
Airports:
Seaports:
Land Borders:
In the event that you need to apply for an Indonesian visa before your trip, you can do so at the nearest Indonesian Embassy / Consulate.
Here are the details for the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore:
Address & Contact Details
No. 7 Chatsworth Road
Singapore 249761
Tel. (65) 6737 8020
Website: www.kbrisingapura.sg
Email: info@indonesianembassy.sg
Opening Hours:
Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00
Break 13:00 – 14:30
Application Submission: 09:00 – 12:00
Application Collection: 15:00 – 17:00
Emergency Hotline
Saturday – Sunday & Public Holidays
For Passport & Immigration matters, call: (65) 9186 0058
Rules & Regulations:
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