Visitors to Indonesia must obtain an e-Visa unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries or citizens who may obtain a visa on arrival (e-VOA). Citizens who are ineligible to apply online must secure an Indonesian guarantor to apply on their behalf.
However, citizens of certain countries must obtain a Calling Visa before entering Indonesia, as the Indonesian government enforces these strict regulations primarily for national security, geopolitical considerations, and migration management.
All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least six months, as well as a valid return or onward ticket. Passports with validity of more than three months may be accepted in special cases or for business travel.
At the port of entry, immigration officers will ask passengers to present an arrival card and may ask for supporting documents such as hotel reservations and proof of sufficient funds.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption Ordinary passports The Directorate General of Immigration publishes a list of countries whose citizens are visa-exempt.
Citizens of the following countries may enter Indonesia without a visa, for a maximum stay of 30 days with the biggest caveat being that one may not extend his/her stay at all past 30 days, and the following visitors get a 30 day e-VOA if they may need one extension:
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1 1 - For Chinese citizens with Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports or Macao Special Administrative Region passports only.
In addition, permanent residents of Singapore are eligible to enter Batam, Bintan and Karimun for a maximum stay of 4 days without a visa.
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 changesCitizens of following countries have never required a visa to enter Indonesia: Brunei, Chile, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam (Were cancelled in March 2022. However, Chile, Ecuador, Macau, and Morocco 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, Qatar, Russia, 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 Islands, 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) 3 July 2025: Brazil (resumed), Turkey (resumed) 12 August 2025: Peru (resumed) 9 July 2026: Belarus (resumed), Kazakhstan (resumed), Macau (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; Brazil, and Turkey were resumed on 3 July 2025; Peru was resumed on 12 August 2025; Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Macau were resumed on 9 July 2026)
Non-ordinary passports
Holders of diplomatic or official / service category passports issued by the following countries may enter Indonesia without a visa for 30 days (unless otherwise noted):
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D - Diplomatic passports only. 1 – 14 days
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, may enter Indonesia without a visa for business purposes for up to 60 days.
ABTCs are issued to citizens of:
Future changes Indonesia has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:
Country Passports Agreement signed on Diplomatic, service 25 September 2026 Diplomatic, official 31 July 2025 Syria, Indonesia sign a visa-free agreement for diplomatic and service passport holders Diplomatic, service 29 September 2024 Diplomatic, service 23 September 2024 Diplomatic, official 2 September 2024 Ordinary 29 June 2022
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.
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N - Not required, but is still recommended in case one needs one extension. 1 - For Chinese citizens with People's Republic of China passports or Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passports only.
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
Electronic visa (e-Visa)
Citizens of other countries that require a visa may obtain an e-Visa online.
Guarantor required Citizens of the following countries are ineligible to apply independently and must secure an Indonesian guarantor to apply on their behalf.
Approval required (Calling visa) The Calling Visa applies to citizens of countries considered to have certain vulnerabilities or risks related to ideology, politics, economy, society, culture, security, or immigration. Due to these factors, citizens of the following countries must obtain special approval from the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta before applying for a visa.
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 traveling to Indonesia.
Date of calling visa changesCancelled: N/A: Iran, Iraq, Niger 8 August 2017: Pakistan 23 November 2023: Cameroon 2024: Guinea
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.
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.