The different types of visit visas for Indonesia

Recently, the options for visit visas to Indonesia have slightly changed with more options available. Detailed information is available on the Indonesian Immigration website, however this article is a summary of the different options available and their purpose.

 

Free Visa On Arrival (Bebas Visa Kunjungan)

Purpose:

  • Leisure ,Tourism
  • Family
  • Social
  • Art and Cultural
  • Government visit
    Giving Lecture or attend seminar
  • Attend a meeting held by head office or Representative office in Indonesia
  • Continue journey to another country

Validity: 30 days from date of entry into Indonesia

Extendable? No.

Cost: Free



Where to apply: At the immigration checkpoint when entering the country at one of the following ports:

Airports
Adi Soemarmo, Surakarta
Adi Sucipto, Yogyakarta
Ahmad Yani, Semarang
Bandara International Lombok, Mataram
Belitung, Tanjung Pandan
Binaka, Sibolga
El Tari, Kupang
Frans Kaisiepo, Biak
Halim Perdana Kusuma, DKI Jakarta
Hang Nadim, Batam
Husein Sastranegara, Bandung
I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Bali
Juanda, Surabaya
Kuala Namu, Medan
Maimun Saleh, Sabang
Minangkabau, Padang
Mopah, Merauke
Mozes Kilangi, Tembaga Pura
Pattimura, Ambon
Polonia, medan
Sam ratulangi, manado
Sepinggan, balikpapan
Soekarno Hatta, Banten
Sultan Hassanudin, Makassar
Sultan Iskandar Muda, Banda Aceh
Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II, Palembang
Sultan Syarif Kasim II, Pekanbaru
Supadio, Pontianak
Tarakan, Tarakan
Seaports
Achmad Yani,  Ternate
Amamapare, Tembaga Pura
Anggrek, Gorontalo
Bagan Siapi-api, Bagan Siapi-api
Badar Bentan Telani Lagoi, Tanjung Uban
Bandar Seri Udana Lobam, Tanjung Uban
Bandar Seri Setia Raja, Bengkalis
Batam Center, Batam
Batu Ampar, Batam
Belakang Padang, Belakang Padang
Belawan, Belawan
Benete, Sumbawa Besar
Biak, Biak
Boom Baru, Palembang
Celukan Bawang, Singaraja
Citra Tri Tunas, Batam
Ciwandan, Cilegon
Dumai, Dumai
Dwi Kora, Pontianak
Gunung Sitoli, Sibolga
Jambi, Jambi
Jayapura, Jayapura
Kabil, Batam
Kendari, Kendari
Kota Baru, Kota Baru
Kuala Enok, Tembilahan
Kuala Langsa, Aceh
Kuala Tanjung, Tanjung Balai Asahan
Kuala Tungkal, Jambi
Lauren Say, Maumere
Lembar, Mataram
Lhokseumawe, Lhokseumawe
Malahayati, Aceh
Malundung, Tarakan
Manado, Manado
Marina Teluk Senimba, Batam
Marore, Tahuna
Merauke, Merauke
Miangas, Tahuna
Nongsa Terminal Bahari, Batam
Nusantara, Pare-pare
Nusantara, tahuna
Padang Bai, Singaraja
Panarukan, Panarukan
Pangkal Balam, Pangkal Pinang
Panjang, Bandar Lampung
Pantoloan, Palu
Pasuruan, Pasuruan
Pemangkat, Sambas
Probolinggo, Probolinggo
Pulau Baai, Bengkulu
Sabang, Aceh
Samarinda, samarinda
Sampit, Sampit
Samudera, Bitung
Sekupang, batam
Selat lampa, Ranai
Semayang, Balikpapan
Siak Sri Indrapura, Siak
Sibolga, Sibolga
Sintete, Sambas
Soekarno Hatta, Makassar
Sorong-Sorong
Sri Bayintan, Tanjung Pinang
Sri Bintan Pura, Tanjung Pinang
Sungai Guntung, Tembilahan
Tanjung Balai Karimun, Tanjung Balai Karimun
Tanjung Benoa, Denpasar
Tanjung Emas, Semarang
Tanjung Gudang, Pangkal Pinang
Land Borders
Aruk, Sambas
Entikong, entikong
Metamauk, Atambua
Mota’ain, Atambua
Nanga Badaum Sanggau
Napan, Atambua
Skouw, Jayapura

Requirements:

  • An exit ticket
  • Passport with at least 6-month validity left
  • Proof of sufficient funds (min. USD 1,500)*
  • Passport from one of the following countries:
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    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 Darussalam
    Bulgaria
    Burkina Faso
    Burundi
    Cambodia
    Canada
    Cape Verde
    Chad
    Chile
    China
    Czech Republic
    Comoros
    Costa Rica
    Croatia
    Cuba
    Cyprus
    Denmark
    Commonwealth of Dominica
    Dominican Republic
    East Timor
    Ecuador
    Egypt
    El Salvador
    Estonia
    Fiji
    Finland
    France
    Gabon
    Gambia
    Georgia
    Germany
    Ghana
    Greece
    Grenada
    Guatemala
    Guyana
    Haiti
    Holy See (Vatican City)
    Honduras
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    Hungary
    Iceland
    India
    Ireland
    Italy
    Ivory Coast
    Jamaica
    Japan
    Jordan
    Kazakhstan
    Kenya
    Kiribati
    Republic of Korea
    Kuwait
    Kyrgyzstan
    Laos
    Latvia
    Lebanon
    Lesotho
    Liechtenstein
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    Macao (SAR of China)
    Macedonia
    Madagascar
    Maldives
    Malawi
    Malaysia
    Mali
    Malta
    Marshall Islands
    Mauritania
    Mauritius
    Mexico
    Moldova
    Monaco
    Mongolia
    Morocco
    Mozambique
    Myanmar
    Namibia
    Nauru
    Nepal
    New Zealand
    Netherlands
    Nicaragua
    Norway
    Oman
    Palau
    Palestine
    Panama
    Papua New Guinea
    Paraguay
    Peru
    Philippines
    Poland
    Portugal
    Puerto Rico
    Qatar
    Romania
    Russia
    Rwanda
    Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Saint Lucia
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Samoa
    San Marino
    Sao Tome and Principe
    Saudi Arabia
    Senegal
    Serbia
    Seychelles
    Singapore
    Slovakia
    Slovenia
    Solomon Islands
    South Africa
    Spain
    Sri Lanka
    Suriname
    Swaziland
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Taiwan
    Tajikistan
    Tanzania
    Thailand
    Togo
    Tonga
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Tunisia
    Turkey
    Turkmenistan
    Tuvalu
    Uganda
    Ukraine
    United Kingdom
    United States of America
    United Arab Emirates
    Uruguay
    Uzbekistan
    Vanuatu
    Venezuela
    Vietnam
    Zambia and
    Zimbabwe

Visit Visa On Arrival (Visa Kunjungan Saat Kedatangan)

Purpose:

  • Holiday
  • Family
  • Social
  • Art and Cultural
  • Governmental Visit
  • Non-commercial sport activity
  • Benchmarking
  • Short course/Training
  • Provide consulting and training in implementing technological innovation on industry to improve Indonesian industrial product design quality, and foreign marketing
  • Working in a very urgent matters
  • Journalism (with approval by Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  • Non-commercial movie making (with approval by Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  • Business meeting
  • Buying goods or products
  • Giving lecture or attending seminars
  • Participating in international exhibition
  • Attend meeting held by company Head Office or Branch office in Indonesia
  • Audit, quality control, inspection of a branch office in Indonesia
  • Foreign workers on probation
  • Transit

Validity: 30 days from date of entry into Indonesia

Extendable? Yes, one time for an extra 30 days.

Cost: USD 35

Where to apply: At the immigration checkpoint when entering the country from any port in Indonesia.

Requirements:

  • An exit ticket
  • Passport with at least 6-month validity left
  • Proof of sufficient funds (min. USD 1,500)*
  • Passport from one of the following countries:
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    Algeria
    Andorra
    Argentina
    Armenia
    Australia
    Austria
    Bahrain
    Belarus
    Belgium
    Brazil
    Bulgary
    Canada
    China
    Croatia
    Cyprus
    Czech Republic
    Denmark
    Egypt
    England
    Estonia
    Fiki
    Finland
    France
    Germany
    Greece
    Hungary
    Iceland
    India
    Ireland
    Italy
    Japan
    Kuwait
    Latvia
    Libya
    Liechtenstein
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    Maldives
    Malta
    Mexico
    Monaco
    Netherlands
    New Zealand
    Norway
    Oman
    Panama
    Papua New Guinea
    Poland
    Portugal
    Qatar
    Romania
    Russia
    Saudi Arabia
    Seychelles
    Slovakia
    Slovania
    South Africa
    South Korea
    Spain
    Suriname
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Taiwan
    Timor Leste
    Tunisia
    Turkey
    United Arab Emirates
    USA

Visit Visa On Arrival In Special Economy Zone (Visa Kunjungan Saat Kedatangan – Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus)

A special 7-day visa can be granted when entering Indonesia in Special Economy Zones at a lower cost. However, the regular 30-day visa is still available in the Special Economy Zone.

Purpose:

  • Holiday
  • Attending a seminar/conference/fair
  • Governmental purpose

Validity: 7 days from date of entry into Indonesia

Extendable? No.

Cost: USD 15

Where to apply: At the immigration checkpoint when entering the country from one of Indonesia’s Special Economy Zone (Batam, Bintan and Karimun).

Requirements:

  • An exit ticket
  • Passport with at least 6-month validity left
  • Proof of sufficient funds (min. USD 1,500)*
  • Passport from one of the following countries:
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    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 Darussalam
    Bulgaria
    Burkina Faso
    Burundi
    Cambodia
    Canada
    Cape Verde
    Chad
    Chile
    China
    Czech Republic
    Comoros
    Costa Rica
    Croatia
    Cuba
    Cyprus
    Denmark
    Commonwealth of Dominica
    Dominican Republic
    East Timor
    Ecuador
    Egypt
    El Salvador
    Estonia
    Fiji
    Finland
    France
    Gabon
    Gambia
    Georgia
    Germany
    Ghana
    Greece
    Grenada
    Guatemala
    Guyana
    Haiti
    Holy See (Vatican City)
    Honduras
    Hong Kong (SAR of China)
    Hungary
    Iceland
    India
    Ireland
    Italy
    Ivory Coast
    Jamaica
    Japan
    Jordan
    Kazakhstan
    Kenya
    Kiribati
    Republic of Korea
    Kuwait
    Kyrgyzstan
    Laos
    Latvia
    Lebanon
    Lesotho
    Liechtenstein
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    Macao (SAR of China)
    Macedonia
    Madagascar
    Maldives
    Malawi
    Malaysia
    Mali
    Malta
    Marshall Islands
    Mauritania
    Mauritius
    Mexico
    Moldova
    Monaco
    Mongolia
    Morocco
    Mozambique
    Myanmar
    Namibia
    Nauru
    Nepal
    New Zealand
    Netherlands
    Nicaragua
    Norway
    Oman
    Palau
    Palestine
    Panama
    Papua New Guinea
    Paraguay
    Peru
    Philippines
    Poland
    Portugal
    Puerto Rico
    Qatar
    Romania
    Russia
    Rwanda
    Saint Kitts and Nevis
    Saint Lucia
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Samoa
    San Marino
    Sao Tome and Principe
    Saudi Arabia
    Senegal
    Serbia
    Seychelles
    Singapore
    Slovakia
    Slovenia
    Solomon Islands
    South Africa
    Spain
    Sri Lanka
    Suriname
    Swaziland
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Taiwan
    Tajikistan
    Tanzania
    Thailand
    Togo
    Tonga
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Tunisia
    Turkey
    Turkmenistan
    Tuvalu
    Uganda
    Ukraine
    United Kingdom
    United States of America
    United Arab Emirates
    Uruguay
    Uzbekistan
    Vanuatu
    Venezuela
    Vietnam
    Zambia and
    Zimbabwe


Single Visit Visa (Visa Kunjungan Satu Kali Perjalanan)

Formerly known as Social Cultural Visa (Sosial Budaya Visa or SosBud Visa)

Purpose:

  • Holiday
  • Family
  • Social
  • Art and Cultural
  • Governmental Visit
  • Non-commercial sport activity
  • Benchmarking
  • Short course/Training
  • Provide consulting and training in implementing technological innovation on industry to improve Indonesian industrial product design quality, and foreign marketing
  • Working in a very urgent matters
  • Journalistism (with approval by Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  • Non-commercial movie making (with approval by Minister of Foreign Affairs)
  • Business meeting
  • Buying goods or products
  • Giving lecture or attending seminars
  • Participating in international exhibition
  • Attend meeting held by company Head Office or Branch office in Indonesia
  • Audit, quality control, inspection of a branch office in Indonesia
  • Foreign workers on probation
  • Transit

Validity: Must be used within 90 days from grant date. Valid for a maximum of 60 days from date of entry into Indonesia.

Extendable? Yes, 4 times for an extra 30 days each time.

Cost: Depends on the country of application. Please contact your local Indonesian Embassy/Consulate. Usually around USD 50 (dependent on exchange rate).

Where to apply: At your local Indonesian Embassy/Consulate.

Requirements:

The minimum requirements are as follow:

  • Application letter/form
  • Guarantor letter (the guarantor is an Indonesian national or Indonesian organization)
  • A passport with at least 6-month validity
  • Proof of sufficient funds (min. USD 1,500)*
  • Exit ticket

There may be more requirements depending on the country of application as well as the nationality of the applicant. Please contact the Indonesian Embassy/Consulate where you wish to apply for the visa for more information.

Multiple Visit Visa (Visa Kunjungan Beberapa Kali Perjalanan)

Formerly known as Social Cultural Visa (Sosial Budaya Visa or SosBud Visa)

Purpose:

  • Family
  • Social
  • Cultural
  • Governmental duties
  • Business transactions
  • Trading
  • Attending a seminar
  • Attending an international fair
  • Attending a meeting held by an head or representative office based in Indonesia
  • Transiting to another country

Validity: Valid for 5 years*. Each visit is valid for 60 days (meaning you must exit the country at the end of the 60 days).

Extendable? No

Cost: Depends on the country of application. Please contact your local Indonesian Embassy/Consulate. Usually around USD 110 (dependent on exchange rate).

Where to apply: At your local Indonesian Embassy/Consulate.

Requirements:

The minimum requirements are as follow:

  • Application letter/form
  • Guarantor letter (the guarantor is an Indonesian national or Indonesian organization)
  • A passport with at least 6-month validity
  • Proof of sufficient funds (min. USD 1,500)*
  • Exit ticket

There may be more requirements depending on the country of application as well as the nationality of the applicant. Please contact the Indonesian Embassy/Consulate where you wish to apply for the visa for more information.

Possible reasons for application rejection:

  • For all the visit visa, the application may be rejected for the following reasons:
  • Name of applicant is on the immigration blacklist (Daftar Penangkalan)
  • Applicant has no valid and legal travel documents
  • Applicant cannot prove that he has the official minimum funds for his stay (USD 1,500)
  • Applicant has no onward or return ticket with a valid visa if required for the country to be visited next
  • Applicant has a contagious illness, is obviously unhealthy mentally or anything may have the immigration officer suspecting that the applicant may be a danger for the public
  • Applicant is suspected of being involved in an international crime syndicat or endanger the unity of the nation
  • Applicant is suspected to be involved in a prostitution or human trafficking organization

Have we missed anything? Do you have any question? Feel free to get in touch on Expat Indo Forum.

*This is the latest information as of 19 October 2016.

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