Visa & Immigration

The Indonesian Government extends Visa on Arrival (VoA) to nationals of 61 countries 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

Please note that starting 26January 2010, the 7-day Visa-on-Arrival has been discontinued.

Exception to this is the Special Economic Zone in the Riau province, where the 7-day Visa on Arrival (VoA) can still be obtained at the seaports on the islands of Batam, Bintan -including Tanjung Pinang and Bandar Bentan Telani –  and Karimun Island. The 7-Day VoA Visa fee is US$ 15.

Countries extended Visa-on-Arrival facility are:

More Information on imigration available at: http://www.imigrasi.go.id

• 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
• Parttimura – 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

• Achmad Yani – Ternate
• Amamapare – Tembaga Pura
• Anggrek – Gorontalo
• Bagan Siapi-api – Bagan Siapi-api
• Badar Bentan Telani Lagoi – Tanjung Uban
• Bandar Sri 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
• Tanjung Benoa – Denpasar
• Tanjung Emas – Semarang
• Tanjung Gudang – Pangkal Pinang
• Tanjung Harapan – Selat Panjang
• Tanjung Intan – Cilacap
• Tanjung Kelian – Pangkal Pinang
• Tanjung Lontar – Kupang
• Tanjung Pandan – Bangka Belitung
• Tanjung Perak – Surabaya
• Tanjung Priok – DKI Jakarta
• Tanjung Uban -Tanjung Uban
• Tanjung Wangi – Jember
• Terempa – Terempa
• Teluk Bayur – Padang
• Teluk Nibung – Tanjung Balai Asahan
• Tembilaha – Tembilaha
• Tri Sakti – Banjarmasin
• Tual – Tual
• Tunon Taka – Nunukan
• Yos Sudarso – Ambon
• Yos Sudarso – Cirebon

• Aruk – Sambas
• Entikong – Entikong
• Metamauk – Atambua

• Mota’ain – Atambua
• Nanga Badaum Sanggau
• Napan – Atambua

• Skouw – Jayapura

Visitors from other countries must apply for 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: http://www.kemlu.go.id/

Free entry visa is also provided to delegates registered in a conference that is officially convened. In addition, tourist visa 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.

You will need to complete a Passenger Arrival Card before passing through Customs Passport Control. A passenger arrival card will be given to you during your flight; if not, cards are available in the arrival area. Customs prohibited and restricted goods, Bio security risk goods. After you’ve cleared passport control, you should collect your baggage and proceed through customs and bio security checks. In order to protect Indonesia and its environment, certain items are not allowed to be brought into the country, have restrictions for entry or must be declared if they are deemed to present a bio security risk. These include food, plants, animal products and outdoor recreational equipment.

An airport tax of IDR150,000 isle vied by airports on departing passengers on international flights and IDR40,000 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:

• 1 liter of alcoholic beverages
• 200 cigarettes OR 50 cigars OR 100 grams of tobacco
• Reasonable amount of perfume per adult, meaning if you arrive drenched in perfume the customs probably will not mind you carrying loads of bottles.
• Cameras, video cameras, portable radios, cassette recorders, binoculars and sport equipment are admitted provided they are taken out on departure. They must be declared to Customs.
• You are prohibited to carry:
• Firearms
• Narcotics drugs
• Pornography materials
• Chinese printing and medicines
• Transceivers and cordless telephone
• Films, pre-recorded video tapes, laser discs, VCDs, DVDs must be screened by Censor Board.
• Import or export of foreign currencies and travelers’ checks are allowed. However, the import and export of Indonesia currency, exceeding 100 million Rupiah is prohibited.

Further information on customs and taxes in Indonesia, log into www.beacukai.go.id