Immigration and visa requirements

Visa-Free Entry
Nationals of the following countries: Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam are eligible for Visa-free Entry up to a maximum of 30 days.

Visas on Arrival
Nationals of the following countries* may be granted Visas on Arrival for a period of 7 or 30 days:
Algeria, Argentine, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA.

* This list was correct as at 5 July, 2007. If your country is not included, please check with your nearest Indonesian Embassy or Consulate.

Visas on Arrival are not extendable.

Tourist Visa
If you should want to stay in Indonesia more than 30 days but less than 60 days, you may apply for a Tourist Visa at any Indonesian Embassy or Consulate. This visa may not be extended within Indonesia.

Social/Cultural Visa
If you wish to stay in Indonesia more than 60 days but less than 6 months, you may apply for a Social/Cultural Visa at any Indonesian Embassy or Consulate. When you arrive you will be given 60 days, and then you may extend your visa each month, up to a total of 6 months. Certain conditions apply and supporting documentation is required when you lodge your application, check with your Indonesian Embassy or Consulate.

Business Visa
Available in single entry or multiple form. It is intended for people who wish to make business contacts, negotiate contracts, inspections, attending international conferences etc. Holders may not take up employment, nor receive payment for services. When you arrive you will be given 60 days, and then you must extend your visa each month, up to a total of 6 months. Certain conditions apply and supporting documentation is required, check with your Indonesian Embassy or Consulate.

Retirement Visa
Intended for people over 55 years of age and with a certifiable source of income, who wish to live full-time in Indonesia. The paperwork involved in processing this visa is extensive and it is our recommendation that you seek the assistance of a professional immigration consultant to expedite the process.

KITAS
This is a residency permit which allows you to live full time in Indonesia. An additional permit allows you to work. Sponsorship by an Indonesian company or a foreign company doing business in Indonesia is required. KITAS holders must register for and pay tax, irrespective of their employment circumstances. KITAS holders come under the scrutiny of a number of different government departments, and fulfilling bureaucratic requirements can be time consuming and expensive. KITAS holders must pay a fee of Rp1m each time they leave the country. The paperwork involved in processing this visa is extensive and it is our recommendation that you seek the assistance of a professional immigration consultant to expedite the process.

Visa periods and penalties for overstaying
Please note that visa periods are based on the calendar and not on time. In other words, the day you arrive, and the day you leave each count as one day, irrespective of the time you arrive or depart. If you arrive at a few minutes to midnight, that is taken as one day. Similarly, if you depart a few minutes after midnight, that is also taken as a full day.
People who inadvertently overstay must pay a fee currently set at US$20 per day. Individual immigration officers at point of departure have no power to waive the imposition of this fee. Only in cases of natural disaster, accident, or illness where the visa holder is physically unable to leave for medical reasons may this fee be waived, and only with the approval of the

Director General of Immigration
People who deliberately overstay are liable to be prosecuted in court, be sentenced to severe fines, and/or imprisonment, and black-listed so they cannot return to Indonesia.

Warning
The information contained in this section is current at the date of publication. Please check with your nearest Indonesian Embassy or Consulate for the latest visa information.

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