By Presidential Decree of 21 of 2016 dated on 2 March 2016 on Visa Free replacing Presidential Regulation Number 104/2015 on Amendments to Presidential Regulation Number 69/2015 on Visa Free Indonesia now provides special Short Stay Visa Free facilities for tourists who are nationals of a total 169 countries who wish to travel to Indonesia.
All travellers to Indonesia must be in possession of a Passport that is valid for at least six (6) months from the date of arrival and have proof (tickets) of onward or return passage.
Tourist Visa Free Facilities are valid for 30 days are non-extendable and cannot be transferred into any other type of stay permit. The visa exemption facility can be used for tourism, family visit, social visit, art and culture, government duty, to deliver a speech or attend a seminar, international exhibition, meetings with head office or representative office in Indonesia, or transit.
If your country is listed on the table below you do not need a 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, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cabo Verde, Chad, Chile, China, Dominica, Comoros, Costa Rica, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, United Kingdom, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, North Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Eswatini, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Nationals of the 169 countries can enter and exit Indonesian Territory through 124 Immigration Checkpoints in airports, seaports, and land borders as follows:
Airports:
1. Adi Soemarmo, Surakarta
2. Adi Sucipto, Yogyakarta
3. Ahmad Yani, Semarang
4. Bandara International Lombok, Mataram
5. Belitung, Tanjung Pandan
6. Binaka, Sibolga
7. El Tari, Kupang
8. Frans Kaisiepo, Biak
9. Halim Perdana Kusuma, DKI Jakarta
10. Hang Nadim, Batam
11. Husein Sastranegara, Bandung
12. I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Bali
13. Juanda, Surabaya
14. Kuala Namu, Medan
15. Maimun Saleh, Sabang
16. Minangkabau, Padang
17. Mopah, Merauke
18. Mozes Kilangi, Tembaga Pura
19. Pattimura, Ambon
20. Polonia, Medan
21. Sam Ratulangi, Manado
22. Sepinggan, Balikpapan
23. Soekarno Hatta, Banten
24. Sultan Hasanuddin, Makassar
25. Sultan Iskandar Muda, Banda Aceh
26. Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II, Palembang
27. Sultan Syarif Kasim II, Pekanbaru
28. Supadio, Pontianak
29. Tarakan, Tarakan
Seaports:
1. Achmad Yani, Ternate
2. Amamapare, Tembaga Pura
3. Anggrek, Gorontalo
4. Bagan Siapi-api, Bagan Siapi-api
5. Bandar Bentan Telani Lagoi, Tanjung Uban
6. Bandar Seri Udana Lobam, Tanjung Uban
7. Bandar Seri Setia Raja, Bengkalis
8. Batam Center, Batam
9. Batu Ampar, Batam
10. Belakang Padang, Belakang Padang
11. Belawan, Belawan
12. Benete, Sumbawa Besar
13. Biak, Biak
14. Boom Baru, Palembang
15. Celukan Bawang, Singaraja
16. Citra Tri Tunas, Batam
17. Cigading, Cilegon
18. Dumai, Dumai
19. Dwi Kora, Pontianak
20. 20. Gunung Sitoli, Sibolga
21. Jambi, Jambi
22. Jayapura, Jayapura
23. Kabil, Batam
24. Kendari, Kendari
25. Kota Baru, Kota Baru
26. Kuala Enok, Tembilahan
27. Kuala Langsa, Aceh
28. Kuala Tanjung, Tanjung Balai Asahan
29. Kuala Tungkal, Jambi
20. Lauren Say, Maumere
30. Lembar, Mataram
31. Lhokseumawe, Lhokseumawe
32. Malahayati, Aceh
33. Malundung, Tarakan
34. Manado, Manado
35. Marina Teluk Senimba, Batam
36. Marore, Tahuna
37. Merauke, Merauke
38. Minanga, Tahuna
39. Nongsa Terminal Bahari, Batam
30. Nusantara, Pare-pare
40. Nusantara, tahuna
41. Padang Bai, Singaraja
42. Panarukan, Panarukan
43. Pangkal Balam, Pangkal Pinang
44. Panjang, Bandar Lampung
45. Pantoloan, Palu
46. Pasuruan, Pasuruan
47. Pemangkat, Sambas
48. Probolinggo, Probolinggo
49. Pulau Baai, Bengkulu
50. Sabang, Aceh
51. Samarinda, samarinda
52. Sampit, Sampit
53. Saumlaki, Saumlaki
54. Sekupang, batam
55. Selat panjang, Riau
56. Semayang, Balikpapan
57. Siak Sri Indrapura, Siak
58. Sibolga, Sibolga
59. Sintete, Sambas
60. Soekarno Hatta, Makassar
61. 50. Sorong-Sorong
62. Sri Bintan, Tanjung Pinang
63. Sri Bintan Pura, Tanjung Pinang
64. Sungai Guntung, Tembilahan
65. Tanjung Balai Karimun, Tanjung Balai Karimun
66. Tanjung Benoa, Denpasar
67. Tanjung Emas, Semarang
68. Tanjung Gudang, Pangkal Pinang
69. Tanjung Harapan, Selat Panjang
60. Tanjung Intan, Cilacap
70. Tanjung Kalian, Pangkal Pinang
71. Tanjung Lontar, Kupang
72. Tanjung Pandan, Bangka Belitung
73. Tanjung Perak, Surabaya
74. Tanjung Priok, DKI Jakarta
75. Tanjung Uban, Tanjung Uban
76. Tanjung Wangi, Jember
77. Tarakan, Tarakan
78. Teluk Bayur, Padang
79. Tembilahan, Tanjung Balai Asahan
80. Tembilahan, Tembilahan
81. Tri Sakti, Banjarmasin
82. Tual, Tual
83. Tunon Taka, Nunukan
84. Yos Sudarso, Ambon
85. Yos Sudarso, Cirebon
Land borders:
1. Aruk, Sambas
2. Entikong, Entikong
3. Metamauk, Atambua
4. Mota’ain, Atambua
5. Nanga Badau, Sanggau
6. Napan, Atambua
7. Skouw, Jayapura
You need a visa to travel to Indonesia if you are from one of the following countries:
Afghanistan, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kosovo, Liberia, Micronesia, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Yemen.
Citizens of countries not mentioned above can enter Indonesia without a visa for stays of up to 30 days. If you are from a “visa-free” country but you want to stay in Indonesia for longer than 30 days you also have to apply for an Indonesia visa.
Visitors from other countries must apply for a visa at Indonesia Embassies or Consulates in their home country. In addition, visas cannot be replaced with any other immigration letters. The visa shall then be administered by the Visa Officer in the presence of the applicant concerned. You may find information on Indonesia embassies and consulates contact details at the Ministry of Foreign Affair website on the following direct link: www.kemlu.go.id.
For further information on applying for a visa to Indonesia you may browse our FAQs. Free entry visa is also provided to delegates registered in a conference that is officially convened. In addition, tourist visas can be obtained from every Indonesian Embassy or Consulate. You can visit Indonesia through certain means and gates by air via Jakarta, Bali, Medan, Manado, Biak, Ambon, Surabaya, and Batam; by sea via Semarang, Jakarta, Bali, Pontianak, Balikpapan, Tanjung Pinang, and Kupang. Maximum stay in Indonesia is two months.
If you are normally exempt from holding an Indonesian Tourist Visa then you also do not need an Indonesia airport transit visa. But if you are from one of the countries listed above then you do have to apply for an Indonesia visa.
An airport tax of Rp150.000 is levied by airports on departing passengers on international flights and Rp40.000 for those on domestic routes. Most airlines today incorporate airport tax into their total tickets cost on purchase. Do make sure that this is already included.
Most hotels add a 10% service charge to the bill on top of the 10% tax. In restaurants where service charge is not added a tip of 5 to 10% on the bill will be appropriate depending on the service and type of establishment.
Maximum items allowed by customs when you visit Indonesia:
You are prohibited to carry:
Further information on customs and taxes in Indonesia log into www.beacukai.go.id.