Visa Regulations

 
Effective February 1st, 2004, the government of Indonesia has changed its visa policy for foreign tourists.

Visiting Indonesia Without Any Visa

Visiting Indonesia without any visa is possible now only for nationals of the following 12 countries and territories: ( Filipina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapura, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Kamboja, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste)

Citizens of the above countries will be issued on arrival a stay permit for 30 days free of charge upon presentation of a passport which is valid at least for another 6 months. This stay permit cannot be extended or converted into another type of visa.

VISA on ARRIVAL (VoA)

This facility is available for nationals of the following countries:
Those 64 countries and 1 region are as follow:

1. Argentina 2. Australia 3. Austria 4. Algeria 5. Bahrain 6. Belgium 7. Brazil 8. Bulgaria 9. Czech Republic 10. Cambodia 11. Canada 12. Cyprus 13. China 14. Denmark 15. Estonia 16. Egypt 17. Fiji 18. Finland 19. France 20. Germany 21. Greece 22. Hungary 23. India 24. Iceland 25. Iran 26. Ireland 27. Italy 28. Japan 29. Kuwait 30. Laos 31. Latvia 32. Libya 33. Lithuania

34. Liechtenstein 35. Luxembourg 36. Maldives 37. Malta 38. Mexico 39. Monaco 40. New Zealand 41. Netherlands 42. Norway 43. Oman 44. Panama 45. Poland 46. Portugal 47. Qatar 48. Romania 49. Russia 50. Saudi Arabia 51. Slovak Republic 52. Slovenia 53. Spain 54. South Africa 55. South Korea 56. Suriname 57. Sweden 58. Switzerland 59. Taiwan PRC 60. Timor Leste 61. Tunisia 62. Turkey 63. Uni Arab Emirates 64. United Kingdom (British) 65. United States of America

This visa can be obtained directly when you are landed at the certain airports and seaport in Indonesia regardless of the purpose of your visits (Business, Tourist, Social). The Visa on Arrival is not a work visa nor a visitation visa. Therefore, it can not be converted to obtain other immigration permits. The maximum stays permitted for the visa on arrival is 30 days. If you plan to stay longer than 30 days, you need to mention your intention to stay longer. Visa on Arrival can be extended for another 30 days.
The general requirements for Visa On Arrival are:

1. Expiration date of the applicant's passport must be at least 6 (six) months at the date of entry.
2. Round-trip airplane ticket.
3. Fees

The fees for Visa On Arrival are:

How to Obtain the "VISA on ARRIVAL" (VoA)

Travelers from the above countries must be in possession of a passport which is valid for at least 6 months from the date of arrival and the completed embarkation/disembarkation card they received from their airline. They must also be able to prove they have sufficient funds for their stay in Indonesia.
The Visa-On-Arrival can be obtained through the Immigration Clearance Points as follow:

B. AIRPORT : 1. Sultan Iskandar Muda (in Banda Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam) 2. Polonia (in Medan, North Sumatera) 3. Sultan Syarif Kasim II (in Pekanbaru, Riau) 4. Hang Nadim (in Batam, Riau Archipelago) 5. Minangkabau (in Padang, West Sumatera) 6. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (in Palembang, South Sumatera) 7. Soekarno-Hatta (in the Special Region of the Capital City of Jakarta) 8. Halim Perdana Kusuma (in the Special Region of the Capital City of Jakarta) 9. Husein Sastranegara (in Bandung, West Java) 10. Adi Sucipto (in Yogyakarta, Special Territory of Yogyakarta) 11. Ahmad Yani (in Semarang, Central Java) 12. Adi Sumarmo (in Surakarta (Solo), Central Java) 13. Ir. Juanda (in Surabaya, East Java) 14. Supadio (in Pontianak, West Kalimantan (Borneo)) 15. Sepinggan (in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan (Borneo)) 16. Sam Ratulangi (in Manado, North Sulawesi (Celebes)) 17. Hasanuddin (in Makassar, South Sulawesi (Celebes)) 18. Ngurah Rai (in Denpasar, Bali) 19. Lombok (in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara) 20. El Tari (in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara) B. SEAPORT :   1. Sekupang (in Batam, Riau Archipelago) 2. Citra Tritunas (Harbor Bay) (in Batam, Riau Archipelago) 3. Nongsa (in Batam, Riau Archipelago) 4. Marina Teluk Senimba (in Batam, Riau Archipelago) 5. Batam Centre (in Batam, Riau Archipelago) 6. Bandar Bintan Telani Lagoi (in Tanjung Uban, Riau Archipelago) 7. Bandar Sri Udana Lobam (in Tanjung Uban, Riau Archipelago) 8. Sri Bintan Pura (in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Archipelago) 9. Tanjung Balai Karimun (in Tanjung Balai Karimun, Riau Archipelago) 10. Belawan (in Belawan, North Sumatera) 11. Sibolga (in Sibolga, North Sumatera) 12. Yos Sudarso (in Dumai, Riau) 13. Teluk Bayur (in Padang, West Sumatera) 14. Tanjung Priok (in the Special Region of the Capital City of Jakarta) 15. Tanjung Mas (in Semarang, Central Java) 16. Padang Bai (in Karangasem, Bali) 17. Benoa (in Badung, Bali) 18. Bitung (in Bitung, North Sulawesi) 19. Soekarno-Hatta (in Makassar, South Sulawesi) 20. Pare-Pare (in Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi) 21. Maumere (in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara) 22. Tenau (in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara) 23. Jayapura (in Jayapura, Papua)   C. OTHER COUNTRY   1. Etikong (in Etikong, West Kalimantan (Borneo))

Arriving travelers with Visa-On-Arrival status have to go first to one of the 'VoA Counters' to pay the appropriate fee and have their passports stamped with the VoA before proceeding to the Immigration Clearance Desk. An official bank is part of the VoA service counters. Payment of visa fees can only be made in US dollar bank notes, Indonesian Rupiah equivalent or by VISA or MASTERCARD.

Extensions & Overstay Payments

A VoA extension of 30 days is allowed upon payment of an additional fee, please note that the application for extension must be made prior to expiry of your visa.
Visitors that stay beyond their visa expiry date will be charged a fine of IDR 200.000 per day of overstay upon departure.

Notes:
Citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (YAP, TKK, PNI, KSA), Palau (ROR) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (MAJ & KWA) must pay USD $50 in addition to the regular visa fee.
Citizens of all other countries must apply for a visa prior to arrival.