Indonesia visa for South African citizensVisa on Arrival
- Fee
- 500,000 IDR
- Processing
- —
- Validity
- 90 days
- Stay per entry
- 30 days
- Entries
- single
Indonesia visa for South African citizens
What South African citizens need to enter Indonesia, with the official source for every fact.
Visa on arrivalMaximum stay: 30 days
Verified Oct 3, 2026 · Source: imigrasi.go.id (opens in a new tab)How to apply
Electronic Visa on Arrival (e-VOA)
- Fee
- 500,000 IDR
- Processing
- —
- Validity
- 90 days
- Stay per entry
- 30 days
- Entries
- single
What entry costs
- Visa on Arrival500000 IDR
- Total500000 IDR
Compulsory government charges only. Service fees and anything optional are excluded, which is what makes the figure comparable.
Yellow fever certificate
Arriving from South Africa, no yellow fever certificate is required: WHO does not list South Africa as a transmission risk. It can still be demanded if you have been in a risk country shortly before arriving.
Driving on a South Africa license
South Africa is party to the 1949 Geneva Convention & 1968 Vienna Convention and Indonesia to the . They share none, so no treaty obliges Indonesia to recognize an International Driving Permit issued in South Africa.
Whether a permit is required alongside your national license is set by national road law, which we have not checked for this pair.
Verified Oct 10, 2026 · Source: peraturan.bpk.go.id (opens in a new tab) · Undang-Undang Nomor 22 Tahun 2009 tentang Lalu Lintas dan Angkutan JalanOther entry requirements
- Passport validity — 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.
- Onward or return ticket — Required
- Proof of funds — Required
- Staying past your permitted stay — Fine: 1,000,000 IDR per day. Penalties in Indonesia, compared with every country
- Registering your presence after arrival — Required. Registration rules in Indonesia, compared with every country
- 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).
- 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).
No official source states a rule on: travel insurance.
Full wording and sources of these rules: All Indonesia entry requirements
The other way round
Indonesian citizens travelling to South Africa: Embassy visa.
Nationalities treated exactly the same
Indonesia applies these rules — the same regime, the same allowance, the same charges — to South African citizens and to holders of these passports:
China
Egypt
India
Jordan
Morocco
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
UzbekistanCompare this across every country
Each of these tables states one rule for all 199 destinations, with the government source behind every row. Indonesia has a row in each.
- What staying past your permitted stay costs, country by country
- Registering your presence after arrival, country by country
- Digital arrival cards and entry declarations
- How long your passport must be valid, country by country
- Vaccination certificates required at the border
- How many blank passport pages each country requires
- What a tourist visa costs, country by country
- How much money you must be able to show at the border
- Where you must show a return or onward ticket
- How much cash you can carry before you must declare it
All Indonesia entry requirements · Everywhere South African citizens can travel
Frequently asked questions
Do South African citizens need a visa for Indonesia?
Yes, but it is issued at the border: South African citizens can obtain a visa on arrival in Indonesia.
How long can South African citizens stay in Indonesia?
Up to 30 days per entry.
How much does entering Indonesia cost South African citizens?
Visa on Arrival: 500000 IDR. Compulsory government charges come to 500000 IDR.
Sources & verification
- Directorate General of Customs and Excise — Electronic Customs Declaration (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Immigration — B1 Visa on Arrival, electronic (e-VOA) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Immigration — C1 Tourism Visitor Visa (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Immigration — Immigration sanctions for foreigners (24 March 2023) (opens in a new tab)
Law No. 6 of 2011 on Immigration, Article 78
- Directorate General of Immigration — official e-Visa portal home page (arrival card notice) (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Immigration — visa FAQ (opens in a new tab)
- Directorate General of Immigration — Visa on Arrival subject list (97 countries and territories) (opens in a new tab)
- JDIH BPK (Audit Board of Indonesia legal database) — Law No. 22 of 2009 on Road Traffic and Transport, art. 85 (opens in a new tab)
Undang-Undang Nomor 22 Tahun 2009 tentang Lalu Lintas dan Angkutan Jalan, art. 85(4)
- WHO — International Travel and Health: country list of vaccination requirements (2022, revised 2023) (opens in a new tab)
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