TRAVEL TO INDONESIA
(Updated as of August 2025)
- Visit Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival (VOA)
The entry stamp on the granting of a Visit Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival for Leisure Purpose will be valid as a Visit Stay Permit for a certain period, as follows:
- Visit Visa Exemption: maximum of 30 days and cannot be extended.
- Visa on Arrival (VOA): The VOA is valid for a 30-day stay and can be extended once (for a maximum of 30 days) by applying at an immigration office within Indonesia. The VOA cannot be converted into another type of stay permit.
The Visa on Arrival (VOA) can be made online before travelling through the following official website https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/. You can apply for this Electronic Visa On Arrival (E-VOA) no later than 48 hours prior to travelling to Indonesia.
Please visit this link for the guidebook and the video tutorial to apply for E-Visa https://linktr.ee/evisaimigrasi
If you cannot apply for an E-VOA at least 48 hours in advance of your travel to Indonesia, you can still apply for a regular Visa on Arrival (VOA) at certain Indonesian international airports, seaports, and land crossings. Please refer to the following official link: https://www.imigrasi.go.id/en/ for certain airports (TPI Bandar Udara) and seaports (TPI Pelabuhan Laut) that have the E-VOA or VOA counter service. The E-VOA and VOA cost IDR 500,000 (approximately AUD 50).
Possession of Emergency Passport/Travel Documents, Titre de Voyage, Certificate of Identity, and Certificate of Registration would need to apply for a visa prior to departure and not rely on the visa on arrival at the airport. You are advised to apply for an electronic Visa online before travelling through the following official website https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/web/visa-selection.
Countries subject to Visit Visa Exemption for Leisure Purpose (30 Days and cannot be extended), include:
- Brunei Darussalam,
- Philippines,
- Cambodia,
- Laos,
- Malaysia,
- Myanmar,
- Singapore,
- Thailand
- Vietnam, and
- Timor-Leste
- Suriname
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
- Türkiye
- Brazil
- Foreign nationals who are Singapore Permanent Residents passing through specific Immigration Checkpoints.
Visit Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival can be used for the following purposes:
1. Tourism
2. Official visit (Government related)
3. Business
4. Purchases of goods purchase visit
5. Attending meetings; and
6. Transit
Visit Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival for Leisure Purpose can be issued accordingly with the following requirements:
- Passport (diplomatic/official/ordinary) that is valid for a minimum of 6 (six) months from the arrival date,
- A return ticket to their respective countries or ticket to continue the trip to another country,
- Proof of payment of PNBP Visa on Arrival of 500,000 IDR (in the case of applying for a Visa on Arrival for Leisure Purpose)
3. Calling Visa
Pursuant to the Decree of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia No. M.HH-2.GR.01.06 year of 2024, Nationals of the following countries require authorization from the Indonesian Immigration Head Office prior to the issuance of a visa:
- Afghanistan
- Guinea
- Israel
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Somalia
If you have Travel Document from your current country but your origin is a country listed for Calling Visa Process, then you have to follow Calling Visa Process.
Nationals of the said countries are advised to apply for an Electronic Visa (E-Visa) before travelling to Indonesia. The E-visa must be applied online through the following address https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/
This E-Visa application must be submitted by a guarantor based in Indonesia. Please contact a registered migration agent in Indonesia to assist with this calling visa inquiry.
For further information about Visa, please visit the following link https://www.imigrasi.go.id/en/
4. Diplomatic/Official Visa
Diplomatic and Official visas are submitted through the Indonesian Missions in Australia (Embassy, Consulate-General and Consulate)
for information and requirements on visa applications for diplomatic and official passports click (click here)
Note:
Visit Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival for Leisure Purpose can also be granted for foreign nationals on official visits or government duties to attend international events, for which shall be applied with an additional document: personal invitation letter (name of the traveler must be on the letter) issued by the Indonesian government to attend the international conferences/trials/meetings.