For Australians traveling to Bali there was excitement this week with the news that Australia has been added to the list of free Visa entry countries into Indonesia.
Depending on the origin of your passport there are three options to enter Indonesia for tourist and social purposes.
- No Visa required – free entry which is valid for a stay of up to 30 days. This is not extendable past 30 days. Please note day one starts from the day of arrival.
- Visa On Arrival (currently USD 35 which provides a 30 day visa which can be extended once for a further 30 days)
- Visa required and must be applied for and granted prior to arrival into Indonesia
It is important to note that if you intend to stay for longer than 30 days you will need to purchase a 30 day Visa On Arrival and then extend this Visa ( for a maximum of 30 more days) at the immigration island.
The free Visa stamp CANNOT be extended.
Please be aware that your day of arrival counts as one day as does your day of departure, so important to factor these into your stay to avoid being hit with an overstay fine.
You will also require at least 6 months validity in your passport along with at least one empty page. For further information please contact the Indonesian Embassy in your home country.
Please refer to the below list of countries currently eligible for free visa into Indonesia.
Allowed for: tourism, business, government, social cultural visa
Brunei Laos Peru
Cambodia Macao Philippines
Chile Malaysia Singapore
Ecuador Morocco Vietnam
Hong Kong SAR Myanmar Thailand
Visa exemption for tourism purpose ONLY
Albania Grenada Peru
Algeria Guatemala Philippines
Andorra Guyana Poland
Angola Haiti Portugal
Antigua and Barbuda Honduras Puerto Rico
Argentina Hong Kong SAR Qatar
Armenia Hungary Romania
Australia Iceland Russia
Austria India Rwanda
Azerbaijan Ireland Samoa
Bahamas Italy San Marino
Bahrain Jamaica Sao Tome and Principe
Bangladesh Japan Saudi Arabia
Barbados Jordan Senegal
Belarus Kazakhstan Serbia
Belgium Kenya Seychelles
Belize Kiribati Singapore
Benin Kuwait Slovakia
Bhutan Kyrgyzstan Slovenia
Bolivia Laos Solomon Island
Bosnia and Herzegovina Latvia South Africa
Botswana Lebanon South Korea
Brazil Lesotho Spain
Brunei Liechtenstein Sri Lanka
Bulgaria Lithuania St Kitts and Nevis
Burkina Faso Luxembourg St Lucia
Burundi Macau SAR St Vincent and Grenadines
Cambodia Macedonia Suriname
Canada Madagascar Swaziland
Cape Verde Malawi Sweden
Chad Malaysia Switzerland
Chile Maldives Taiwan
China Mali Tajikistan
Commonwealth of Dominica Malta Tanzania
Comoros Marshall Islands Thailand
Costa Rica Mauritania Timor-Leste
Cote D’Ivoire Mauritius Togo
Croatia Mexico Tonga
Cuba Moldova Trinidad & Tobago
Cyprus Monaco Tunisia
Czech Republic Mongolia Turkey
Denmark Morocco Turkmenistan
Dominican Republic Mozambique Tuvalu
Ecuador Myanmar Uganda
Egypt Namibia Ukraine
El Salvador Nauru United Arab Emirates
England Nepal Uruguay
Estonia Netherlands USA
Fiji New Zealand Uzbekistan
Finland Nicaragua Vanuatu
France Norway Vatican City
Gabon Oman Venezuela
Gambia Palau Vietnam
Georgia Palestine Zambia
Germany Panama Zimbabwe
Ghana Papua New Guinea
Greece Paraguay
For further information it is recommended you contact the Indonesian Embassy in your home country.
