Indonesia visa and entry requirements

The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least 2 blank pages. The immigration directorate's visa-free page asks for a passport still valid for at least 6 months.

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• Yellow fever (ICVP) — WHO says Indonesia requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for entry to Indonesia. Canada's travel advice tells travellers to get insurance that covers medical evacuation and hospital stays.

Indonesia's Directorate General of Immigration lists a return ticket or a ticket to continue to another country among the requirements for a visa on arrival and for a visa-free visit.

Applicants for the C1 visitor visa must provide proof of living expenses in Indonesia: a bank statement in the foreigner's or sponsor's name for the last 3 months of at least USD 2,000 or the equivalent. No official source we could read states an amount for visa-on-arrival or visa-free visitors.

• All Indonesia arrival card — The immigration e-Visa portal states that all travellers are required to submit an arrival card within 3 days before arriving in Indonesia. It is filed on the immigration authority's All Indonesia site (allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id). (within 3 days before arrival) allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id ↗(opens in a new tab)
• Electronic Customs Declaration (e-CD) — Indonesian Customs says all passengers entering or leaving Indonesia must submit a digital customs declaration; it is free, and the QR code is scanned by officers at the terminal. Arrivals by air or sea file it through the All Indonesia service (allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id); arrivals by land use the customs e-CD site (ecd.beacukai.go.id). (within 3 days before arrival) allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id ↗(opens in a new tab)
• Bali Tourist Levy (Love Bali) — Applies to every international tourist who travels to Bali and does tourist activities. Pay once while travelling in Bali, cashless: online via the Love Bali system before entering Bali (which foreign tourists are strongly encouraged to do), at the payment counters at Bali's airport and ports, or through hotels, travel agents and attractions registered with Love Bali. The levy voucher with a QR code is sent to the email entered in Love Bali. (before or on arrival in bali) lovebali.baliprov.go.id ↗(opens in a new tab)

Fine: 1,000,000 IDR per day

The Directorate General of Immigration says a foreigner who overstays by less than 60 days is fined Rp 1,000,000 per day, and is deported and barred from entry if the fine is not paid. A foreigner who overstays by more than 60 days is deported and barred from entry directly.

Done by the accommodation or the traveller.

Indonesian law obliges owners or managers of lodging to give data on foreign guests when an immigration officer asks (Art. 72(2)). Failing to do so after the request is punishable by up to 3 months' detention or a fine of up to Rp25,000,000 (Art. 117). The Directorate General of Immigration describes how lodging owners or managers report foreigners who check in at a hotel through its APOA application. The UK government says travellers in private accommodation must register with the local police and could be fined 5 million rupiah if they do not; hotel guests are registered automatically. Australia's Smartraveller says people staying in a private residence, including a private Airbnb or a rental, must register when they arrive.

If not done: An owner or manager of lodging who does not give the data of foreign guests after an immigration officer asks: up to 3 months' detention or a fine of up to Rp25,000,000 (Law 6/2011, Art. 117). The UK government says a traveller in private accommodation who does not register with the police could be fined 5 million rupiah.

Indonesian Customs says money and/or other payment instruments such as cheques, traveller's cheques, promissory notes or bilyet giro, in rupiah or foreign currency, worth IDR 100,000,000 or more must be reported to customs officers.

• Indonesian customs allows each passenger personal goods worth up to USD 500 duty-free; each adult may also bring at most 200 cigarettes, 25 cigars or 100 g of tobacco, and 1 liter of alcoholic drink. Excess excise goods are destroyed by officers.
• The UK Foreign Office says those caught possessing, using, making or trafficking illegal drugs may face long prison sentences or the death penalty, and that cannabis and cannabis-based products, including CBD, are illegal. The Government of Canada says medicines containing morphine or codeine are controlled substances in Indonesia and cannot be brought in, even in small quantities, without prior permission from the Ministry of Health and the required documentation.