Visa policy of Indonesia

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Most visitors to Indonesia may enter without a visa. However, some countries must first obtain a visa 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).^[1][2]

Visa policy map[]

Visa policy of Indonesia

Visa exemption[]

Persons holding passports issued by 170 jurisdictions can visit Indonesia without a visa for 30 days. The permitted activities include tourism, family and social visits, art and cultural activities, official government duties, giving speeches, attending seminars or international exhibitions, conducting meetings with head office or representative office in Indonesia, or transit through Indonesia.^[1][3] Visitors utilizing the visa-free facility are not allowed to extend their stay, convert to other types of visas, or engage in activities not listed above (such as visits for business or journalism purposes). The visa-free facility does not apply to holders of emergency or temporary passports.^[2]

Passport holders from all visa exempt countries can enter Indonesia through one of the 124 designated border crossings, including 29 airports, 88 seaports and 7 land border checkpoints.^[4]

Visa-free regime does not apply for the citizens of the following 28 countries and British nationals who are not British citizens:^[5]

Visa on Arrival[]

Nationals of these 68 countries may apply for a Visa on Arrival for a length of stay of 30 days that can be extended once inside Indonesia for another 30 days at designated entry points by paying US$35.^[6][7]

Transit[]

Passengers transiting through Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for less than 24 hours, or other airports for less than 8 hours, do not require a visa. However, those who are switching terminals in Soekarno-Hatta, or those transiting through Ngurah Rai International Airport require a visa unless they are from a visa-exempt jurisdiction.^[2]

Approval-requiring nations[]

Nationals who want to get multiple entry visa or want to have visa extendable up to 5 times or nationals who are not eligible for visa free entry or visa on arrival need to apply for a visa at an Indonesian embassy or consulate.^[1]

Nationals from 8 following countries require approval from an Immigration Office in Indonesia before travelling for business, tourist and social visit purposes. This policy is called the Indonesian Calling Visa.^[8][9]

Non-ordinary passports[]

  Indonesia

  Visa free access for diplomatic and service category passports

Holders of diplomatic or service category passports issued by the following countries are allowed to visit Indonesia without a visa under visa waiver agreements:^[10]

Visa waiver agreements for diplomatic and service passports were signed with the following countries but not ratified yet:  Bahrain,^[12]  Ethiopia,^[13]  Equatorial Guinea,^[14]  Micronesia,^[15]  Niger,^[16]  Panama,^[17]  Sweden.^[18]

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 that it is valid for travel to Indonesia can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 60 days.^[2]

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:^[19]

Statistics[]

Top 20 International visitors in Indonesia[]

Tourist arrivals in Indonesia by nationality (2011–2019)[]

Source: Statistics Indonesia^[20]

Rank	Country	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
1	Malaysia	2,980,753	2,503,344	1,238,276	1,225,458	1,431,728	1,418,256	1,380,686	1,269,089	1,173,351
2	China	2,072,079	2,139,161	1,972,405	1,452,971	1,249,091	1,052,705	858,140	726,088	594,997
3	Singapore	1,934,445	1,768,744	1,512,813	1,472,767	1,594,102	1,559,044	1,432,060	1,324,706	1,324,839
4	Australia	1,386,803	1,301,478	1,188,449	1,198,033	1,090,025	1,145,576	983,911	952,717	933,376
5	East Timor	1,178,381	1,762,442	960,026	956,874	921,657	873,258	769,697	719,996	668,139
6	India	657,300	595,636	485,314	376,802	306,960	267,082	231,266	196,983	181,791
7	Japan	519,623	530,573	538,334	513,297	528,606	505,175	497,399	463,486	423,113
8	United States	457,832	387,856	331,132	296,183	269,062	246,397	236,375	217,599	203,205
9	United Kingdom	397,624	392,112	361,197	328,882	286,806	244,594	236,794	219,726	201,221
10	South Korea	388,316	358,885	378,769	343,887	375,586	352,004	351,154	328,989	320,596
11	France	283,814	287,917	268,989	250,921	208,679	208,537	201,917	184,273	171,736
12	Germany	277,653	274,166	260,586	231,694	201,202	184,463	173,470	158,212	149,110
13	Philippines	260,980	217,874	162,726	149,490	267,700	248,182	247,573	236,866	210,029
14	Netherlands	215,287	209,978	205,844	195,463	172,371	168,494	161,402	152,749	163,268
15	Taiwan	207,490	208,317	211,489	209,369	223,478	220,328	247,146	217,708	228,922
16	Russia	158,943	125,728	110,529	80,514	65,705	88,775	82,863	76,584	78,531
17	Saudi Arabia	157,512	165,912	166,111	186,654	160,696	147,074	150,247	144,584	140,579
18	New Zealand	149,010	128,366	106,914	102,776	98,861	94,735	91,144	88,489	87,233
19	Thailand	136,699	124,153	106,510	98,864	93,590	95,195	92,549	93,642	90,167
20	Canada	103,616	97,908	96,139	94,178	91,437	88,157	85,478	84,369	82,641
Total	All Countries	16,106,954	15,810,305	14,039,799	11,519,275	10,406,759	9,435,411	8,802,129	8,044,462	7,649,731

Reform[]

1. In March 2015, Indonesian authorities announced that from April 2015 visas will 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.^[21][22] For a visa waiver to enter into force Indonesian law stipulating mandatory reciprocity must be changed.^[23] In October 2015, the list was further extended by a new Presidential decree with another 45 countries.
2. Indonesian Government expects additional US$1.3 billion revenue for the foreign-exchange reserves as a result of the visa waiver.^[24]
3. 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.^[25]
4. On June 12, 2015, the Indonesian Government announced that it formally waives visa requirements for the 45 countries listed above for 30 days but the visit permit cannot be extended or changed to other permits.^[26]
5. 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.^[27]
6. On December 21, 2015, Indonesian Maritime Coordinator Minister, Rizal Ramli announced that the visa-waiver policy will be extended to 84 additional countries by the end of 2015. The complete list are, 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, Sao Tome and Principe, 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, make it total of 174 countries that can enjoy visa-waiver policy to Indonesia.^{[28][29][30][31]}
7. Reportedly, Indonesian President has signed the latest Presidential Decree on March 2, 2016 with regards to the revision of list of countries that are granted short-term visit visa-free facility. Out of 84 additional countries that were initially planned, only 78 were passed. Citizens of Cameroon, Guinea, Montenegro, North Korea, Pakistan, and Somalia will continue to require a visa prior to visit Indonesia.^[32]
8. On August 5, 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.^[33]

See also[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Indonesia.

• Visa requirements for Indonesian citizens
• Indonesian passport

References[]

External links[]

• Indonesian Directorate General of Immigration
• List of Indonesian diplomatic missions