Visa

Indonesian Tourist Visa

For many nationalities Indonesian tourist visa are issued on arrival at major airports and seaports in Indonesia. Tourist visas are usually not extendable and not convertible into other types of visa.


Visa Free Entry on Arrival

Visa Free Entry on arrival for 30 (thirty) days free of charge is available for nationals of the following 11 countries and territories: Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

These are countries that offer the same visa-free entry on arrival facility to Indonesian nationals.


Tourist Visa on Arrival

Tourist Visa on Arrival is available for nationals of these 52 countries and territories:

1. ARGENTINA 18. GREECE 35. NEW ZEALAND
2. AUSTRALIA 19. HUNGARY 36. NORWAY
3. AUSTRIA 20. ICELAND 37. OMAN
4. BAHRAIN 21. INDIA 38. POLAND
5. BELGIUM 22, IRAN 39. PORTUGAL
6. BRAZIL 23. IRELAND 40. QATAR
7. BULGARIA 24. ITALY 41. RUSSIA
8. CAMBODIA 25. JAPAN 42. SAUDI ARABIA
9. CANADA 26. KUWAIT 43. SOUTH AFRICA
10. CHINA 27. LAOS 44. SOUTH KOREA
11. CYPRUS 28. LIECHTENSTEIN 45. SPAIN
12. DENMARK 29. LUXEMBOURG 46. SURINAME
13. EGYPT 30. MALDIVES 47. SWEDEN
14. ESTONIA 31. MALTA 48. SWITZERLAND
15. FINLAND 32. MEXICO 49. TAIWAN
16. FRANCE 33. MONACO 50. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
17. GERMAN 34. NETHERLANDS 51. UNITED KINGDOM
52. UNITED STATES

A tourist visa for up to 30 (thirty) days costs US $35.00.

Nationalities not listed above should obtain a visa prior to departure.

Visa Free Entry and Visa on Arrival facilities are available at the Immigration check-point at these ports and airports.


Visa Validity

Tourist visas are valid for 30 days, your arrival day is counted as your first day, and you must leave the country on the 30th day.

Tourist visas may only be extended due to natural disaster, illness or accident, and cannot be transferred to another type of visa.

Visa on Arrival is usually not extendable and not convertible into other types of visa.

Overstay visitors incur a penalty of US$20 per day for under 60 days over-stay. More than 60 days over-stay may incur a 5 (five) year prison sentence or a fine of IDR 25.000.000.


Your passport must be valid for a minimum of 6 (six) months from the date of entry into Indonesia.

Please note that tourist visas do not apply to foreigners/expatriates (including members of their family) who are assigned/based in Indonesia.


You can get a 60 day visa in your home country (you have up to 3 months from date of application to enter Indonesia where you will then get your 60 day stamp) or at one of the countries close to Indonesia like Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Singapore. I have received 60 day visas from both Singapore and Penang in 2006 without any problems. Usually takes about 3 days and you will need a passport that has at least 12 months left on it, two passport photos, photocopy of the first page of your passport and money to pay for the 60 day visa.