Visa Information


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.


Free Visa

Free Visa Facilities are valid for 30 days, are non-extendable and cannot be transferred into any other type of of stay permit. The visa exemption facility can be used for tourism, family visit, social visit, art and cultural, government duty, to deliver a speech or attend a seminar, international exhibition, meetings with head office or representative office in Indonesia, or transit only.

The following are the Countries granted Visa Free Facilities according to Presidential Decree No. 21 of 2016:

  1. Albania
  2. Algeria
  3. Andorra
  4. Angola
  5. Antigua and Barbuda
  6. Argentina
  7. Armenia
  8. Australia
  9. Austria
  10. Azerbaijan
  11. Bahamas
  12. Bahrain
  13. Bangladesh
  14. Barbados
  15. Belarus
  16. Belgium
  17. Belize
  18. Benin
  19. Bhutan
  20. Bolivia
  21. Bosnia & Herzegovina
  22. Botswana
  23. Brazil
  24. Brunei Darussalam
  25. Bulgaria
  26. Burkina Faso
  27. Burundi
  28. Cambodia
  29. Canada
  30. Cape Verde
  31. Chad
  32. Chile
  33. China
  34. Comoros
  35. Costa Rica
  36. Croatia
  37. Cuba
  38. Cyprus
  39. Czech Republic
  40. Denmark
  41. Dominica (Commonwealth)
  42. Dominican Republic
  43. Ecuador
  1. Egypt
  2. El Salvador
  3. Estonia
  4. Fiji
  5. Finland
  6. France
  7. Gabon
  8. Gambia
  9. Georgia
  10. Germany
  11. Ghana
  12. Greece
  13. Grenada
  14. Guatemala
  15. Guyana
  16. Haiti
  17. Honduras
  18. Hong Kong
  19. Hungary
  20. Iceland
  21. India
  22. Ireland
  23. Italy
  24. Ivory Coast
  25. Jamaica
  26. Japan
  27. Jordan
  28. Kazakhstan
  29. Kenya
  30. Kiribati
  31. Kuwait
  32. Kyrgyzstan
  33. Lao, People’s Democratic
  34. Latvia
  35. Lebanon
  36. Lesotho
  37. Liechtenstein
  38. Lithuania
  39. Luxemburg
  40. Macao
  41. Macedonia
  42. Madagascar
  43. Malawi
  1. Malaysia
  2. Maldives
  3. Mali
  4. Malta
  5. Marshall Islands
  6. Mauritania
  7. Mauritius
  8. Mexico
  9. Moldova
  10. Monaco
  11. Mongolia
  12. Morocco
  13. Mozambique
  14. Myanmar
  15. Namibia
  16. Nauru
  17. Nepal
  18. Netherlands
  19. New Zealand
  20. Nicaragua
  21. Norway
  22. Oman
  23. Palau
  24. Palestine
  25. Panama
  26. Papua New Guinea
  27. Paraguay
  28. Peru
  29. Philippines
  30. Poland
  31. Portugal
  32. Puerto Rico
  33. Qatar
  34. Romania
  35. Russian Federation
  36. Rwanda
  37. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  38. Saint Lucia
  39. Saint Vincent and Grenadines
  40. Samoa
  41. San Marino
  42. Sao Tome and Principe
  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Senegal
  3. Serbia
  4. Seychelles
  5. Singapore
  6. Slovakia
  7. Slovenia
  8. Solomon Islands
  9. South Africa
  10. South Korea
  11. Spain
  12. Sri Lanka
  13. Suriname
  14. Swaziland
  15. Sweden
  16. Switzerland
  17. Taiwan
  18. Tajikistan
  19. Tanzania
  20. Thailand
  21. Timor Leste
  22. Togo
  23. Tonga
  24. Trinidad and Tobago
  25. Tunisia
  26. Turkey
  27. Turkmenistan
  28. Tuvalu
  29. Uganda
  30. Ukraine
  31. United Arab Emirates
  32. United Kingdom
  33. United States
  34. Uruguay
  35. Uzbekistan
  36. Vanuatu
  37. Vatican City State
  38. Venezuela
  39. Vietnam
  40. Zambia
  41. Zimbabwe

More information about Free Visa, please visit: http://www.imigrasi.go.id/ index.php/en/layanan-publik/ bebas-visa#free-visa-countries-list

If the 30 days of Visit Visa Exemption facility feels insufficient, visitor still can apply for Visa on Arrival (given for 30 days and extendable for another 30 days) or Visit Visa.


Visa on Arrival

In accordance with the Regulation of Minister of Law and Human Right of the Republic of Indonesia Number: 21, on August 26, 2015, citizen from 65 countries and 1 region are eligible for obtaining Visa on Arrival (VOA). The Indonesian Government extends Visa on Arrival (VoA) to nationals of 65 countries and 1 region which can be obtained at designated entry airports and sea ports. Visa-on-Arrival are valid for 30 days and are extendable with another 30 days to be applied at Immigration offices in Indonesia. Visas cost US$35.

This visa can be obtained directly when you are landed at the certain airports and seaport in Indonesia regardless of the purpose of your visits (Business, Tourist, Social). The Visa on Arrival is not a work visa nor a visitation visa. Therefore, it can not be converted to obtain other immigration permits. The maximum stays permitted for the visa on arrival is 30 days. If you plan to stay longer than 30 days, you need to mention your intention to stay longer. Visa on Arrival can be extended for another 30 days.

The official entry requirements for the issuance of a 30 or 7 days day visa-on arrival:

  1. Passport must be from one of the countries listed below.

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

  3. Payment,depending on the length of visa required.

  4. Onward or return tickets are compulsory.

  5. Visitors must enter and exit through one of the 15 airports or 21 seaports officially approved as an international gateway by the Indonesian Immigration department.

Indonesia Government had granted visa on arrival favor to 65 countries and 1 region to be able to purchase the visa on arrival facility upon their arrival in Indonesia's designed International Gateway at 20 airports and 23 seaports. Those 65 countries and 1 region are as follow:

  1. Argentina
  2. Australia
  3. Austria
  4. Algeria
  5. Bahrain
  6. Belgium
  7. Brazil
  8. Bulgaria
  9. Czech Republic
  10. Cambodia
  11. Canada
  12. Cyprus
  13. China
  14. Denmark
  15. Estonia
  16. Egypt
  17. Fiji
  1. Finland
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Greece
  5. Hungary
  6. India
  7. Iceland
  8. Iran
  9. Ireland
  10. Italy
  11. Japan
  12. Kuwait
  13. Laos
  14. Latvia
  15. Libya
  16. Lithuania
  17. Liechtenstein
  1. Luxembourg
  2. Maldives
  3. Malta
  4. Mexico
  5. Monaco
  6. New Zealand
  7. Netherlands
  8. Norway
  9. Oman
  10. Panama
  11. Poland
  12. Portugal
  13. Qatar
  14. Romania
  15. Russia
  16. Saudi Arabia
  17. Seychelles
  1. Slovak Republic
  2. Slovenia
  3. Spain
  4. South Africa
  5. South Korea
  6. Suriname
  7. Sweden
  8. Switzerland
  9. Taiwan PRC
  10. Timor Leste
  11. Tunisia
  12. Turkey
  13. Uni Arab Emirates
  14. United Kingdom (British)
  15. United States of America

More information about Visa on Arrival, please visit: http://www.imigrasi.go.id/ index.php/en/ public-services/ visit-visa#general-info


"Free Visa" or "Visa on Arrival" recommended gates for the IEEE COSITE 2023 international participants, as follow:

  1. Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Banda Aceh, Aceh (International arrival at Banda Aceh - Direct Flight).

  2. Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, Sumatera Utara (International arrival at Medan and continue with domestic flight to Banda Aceh).

  3. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta (International arrival at Jakarta and continue with domestic flight to Banda Aceh).


Others nationals that not granted with either visa on arrival favor nor visa free favor from Indonesia government may apply for tourist visa at Indonesia embassy abroad.