Visas

Please note:
  • The below information is provided as a reference only. If you have any questions, please direct them to our preferred Visa Agent (Ibu Tutut) listed below.

  • Taking time off to go to the Bali Immigration office during the training is *not* permitted

  • Bali’s Immigration office is closed Saturdays and Sundays

Visa types

Free entry visa

  • 30-day maximum stay

  • Obtained at the airport upon arrival into Indonesia

 

If you would like to stay in Bali for 30 days, you may apply for a Free Entry Visa in the airport once you have arrived here at no charge. Please note, this visa cannot be extended past 30 days—if you would like to stay in the country for more than 30 days, you will need to obtain one of the other visas listed on this page.

Citizens of the following countries can apply for the Free Entry Visa:

Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Chad
Chile
China
Commonwealth of Dominica
Comoros
Costa Rica
Cote D'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada

Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong SAR
Hungary
Iceland
India
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau SAR
Macedonia
Madegascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mexico
Maldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Oman
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papa New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru

Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Island
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Kingdom
Uruguay
USA
Uzbekistan
Vanatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe


Visa-On-Arrival (VOA)

  • 60-day maximum stay

  • Obtained at the airport upon arrival into Indonesia

 

The standard Visa On Arrival (VOA) gives you a 30 day stay + the option to extend the visa for an additional 30 days at the Bali Immigration office.

This extension may only be done only once. Overstays are subject to charges.

The people from the countries in the list below can apply for VOA:

Algeria
Andorra
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Bahrain
Begia
Belarusia
Brazil
Bulgary
Canada
China
Cyprus
Czech
Denmark
Egypt
England
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France

Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
India
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kuwait
Latvia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxemberg
Maldives
Malta
Mexico
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norwegia
Oman

Panama
Papua New Guinea
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Seychelles
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Timor Leste
Tunisia
Turki
UAE
USA

Standard VOA Requirements:

  1. You must be a passport holder from one of the countries listed above.

  2. Your passport must be valid for a minimum of at least 6 months.

  3. You must have return tickets (you will be asked to show your return ticket at the airpot prior to departing for Bali)

Standard VOA Fees:

  • The standard VOA (60-day maximum) is USD $35.00

  • Please note, if you overstay your visa, you will be charged IDR 1,000,000 (around $75.00 USD) per day.


Visit Visa

  • 180-day maximum stay

  • Obtained at your local Embassy or Consulate prior to departing for Indonesia

 

Foreigners can apply for a visit visa at an Indonesian Embassy or Consulate, or the guarantor could apply to the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta, Indonesia. Visit Visas are issued at the Indonesian Embassy or Consulate. A holder of a Visit Visa is given up to 60 days stay and can extend it at the Immigration Office 5 (five) times, each extension will be given another 30 days stay.

Visa requirements

  • Application letter and guarantee letter.

  • Copy of passport with a minimum validity of at least 6 months.

  • Copy of bank account statement.

  • Return ticket.

Application procedure

  1. Submit your visa application at the nearest Indonesian Embassy.

  2. Pay the telex fee payment.

  3. The Indonesian Embassy or Consulate will forward your visa application to the Directorate General of Immigration for approval.

  4. When approval is granted, the embassy or consulate will issue your visa, at which time you should pay the visa fee payment.

  5. Entry stamp will be obtained at the border/on arrival.

Fee

$70.00 USD (approx.)

Overstays

Please note, an overstay of more than 60 days is a very serious matter. The visa holder will be detained, questioned thoroughly, investigated, deported, and blacklisted against re-entry into Indonesia, perhaps for years.


Social Cultural Visa (B211)

  • 180-day maximum stay

  • Obtained at your local Embassy or Consulate prior to departing for Indonesia

 

This visa allows you to stay in Indonesia for 60 days + an option to extend your stay for an additional 30 days up to 4 times. Extensions can be obtained at the Bali Immigration Office.

This visa is a great option for someone looking to stay longer than two months, but who is not intending to exit Indonesia during their stay. Once you leave, you will need to go to an Indonesian Embassy to obtain a new visa.

Visa requirements

  1. Passport (still valid for at least 6 months from the date of entry) and also prepare some copies of your passport.

  2. Two recent colour Passport photographs.

  3. Proof of a ticket in and out of Indonesia, or a ticket to continue travel to another country.

  4. Proof of your citizenship or permanent residence.

  5. Letter of invitation from family or social organization, which describes the purpose of the visit, guarantees all transportation, living expenses, etc. that will occur, and that will be responsible for the behaviour of the applicant during their stay in Indonesia.

  6. Copy of ID of the sponsor. If the sponsor is a non-Indonesian citizen, please provide a copy of their KITAS and passport. If the sponsor is an Indonesian citizen, a copy of the KTP (Indonesian ID card) should be provided.

  7. Support letter from a Company or University stating who will cover all the expenses during your stay in Indonesia.

  8. Evidence of sufficient funds to stay in Indonesia (last 3 months of bank statements). Please note that if you are to stay more than 5 months in Indonesia, you have to provide proof of regular income.

  9. For children applicants (under 18 years of age):

    1. A copy of birth certificate

    2. A statement letter signed by parents or guardian and copy of parents’ or guardians’ ID, if one or both of them are not traveling together with the children.

  10. Visa is valid if presented within 90 days from the date of issuance.

Application procedure

  1. When your paperwork (above) is ready, submit your visa application to the nearest Indonesian Embassy. You may check the following link for Indonesian Embassies around the world: http://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/indonesia

  2. Pay the telex application fee.

  3. The Indonesian Embassy or Consulate will forward your visa application to the Directorate General of Immigration for approval.

  4. When approval granted, the embassy or consulate will issue your visa, and you should immediately pay the visa fee payment.

  5. Entry stamp will be obtained at the border/upon arrival.

Visa Fee

  1. The Social Cultural Visa fee is priced differently for every country, for example in Indonesian Embassy in Canberra, the price is AUD 70, in Singapore SGD 75 and in the USA it’s USD 55.

  2. If you choose to extend this visa after your initial 60-day stay and if you choose to work with a local visa agent (which makes the extension process much easier), the agent will typically charge around IDR 850,000 for each extension.

Recommended Visa Agent

Additional Visa information

Immigration office in Denpasar is open from Monday to Friday from 8:00am-3:00pm. They are on lunch break from 12:00pm-1:00pm.

These are the list of countries that difficult to get visa:

  • Thailand : In Thailand beside sponsor letter and guarantee letter, they also ask for sponsor's bank statement, ticket return, and maybe they will ask for another document.

  • Malaysia : Sometimes the Indonesian embassy in Malaysia will give you 150 days social visa

  • Japan : You can’t apply 60 days Social Culture Visa from Indonesian Embassy in Japan

  • India : The embassy asks for another document for foreign people who live in India.

  • Africa : the social visa takes 30 days working days to process it and needs health statement and free aids from hospital

Previous
Previous

Pre-training requirements

Next
Next

Transportation