Visit Visa No Longer Required in Indonesia for 45 Countries

Countries Exempted to Obtain a Visit Visa

The following 45 countries are exempted from the obligation to obtain a visit visa prior to entering Indonesia:

Countries Exempted from Obligation to Obtain Visit Visa Prior to Entering Indonesia
1. People’s Republic of China	16. Belgium
2. Russian	17. Sweden
3. South Korea	18. Austria
4. Japan	19. Denmark
5. United States of America	20. Norway
6. Canada	21. Finland
7. New Zealand	22. Poland
8. Mexico	23. Hungary
9. England	24. Czech Republic
10. Germany	25. Qatar
11. France	26. United Arab Emirates
12. Netherlands	27. Kuwait
13. Italy	28. Bahrain
14. Spain	29. Oman
15. Switzerland	30. South Africa

31. Thailand

32. Malaysia

33. Singapore

34. Brunai Darussalam

35. Philippines

36. Chili

37. Morocco

38. Peru

39. Viet Nam

40. Ecuador

41. Cambodia

42. Laos

43. Myanmar

44. Hong Kong Special Administration Region (Hong Kong SAR)

45. Macao Special Administration Region (Macao SAR)

Restrictions for Foreigners Exempted to Obtain a Visit Visa

Based on article 4 of the Visit Visa regulation, the foreigners entering Indonesia without a visit visa are given permission to stay in Indonesia for a maximum period of 30 days. This 30 days period cannot be extended. In case a foreigner wishes to stay for a longer period of 30 days the foreigner must apply for a Visit Visa in accordance with already existing regulations.

Specific Requirements for Certain Countries

The Visit Visa Regulation regulates specific requirements for the countries under numbers 1 - 30 in the list above. These countries:

1. may only use the Visit Visa exemption for tourist purposes; 2. must enter Indonesia through the following airports/seaports:

a. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Tangerang); b. Ngurah Rai International Airport (Bali); c. Kualanamu International Airport (Medan); d. Djuanda International Airport (Surabaya); e. Hang Nadim International Airport (Batam); f.  Sri Bintang Seaport; g. Sekupang Seaport; h. Batam Center Seaport; and i.  Tanjung Uban Seaport.

The countries under number 31 - 45 have a wider exemption. These countries:

1. may use the Visit Visa exemption for the performance of governmental, educational, social and cultural, tourism, business, family, journalistic, or transit purposes; 2. may enter Indonesia at all immigration checks.

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