Indonesia visa application form

You are required to hold a visa if you want to travel to Indonesia. This applies to travellers of all nationalities, except for nationals of a few Asian countries. Are you a British, Irish or Swiss national? Or do you have the nationality of a country within the EU? Then you can apply for a so-called e-visa online. If you have another nationality, you can check on this page whether you are eligible for the Indonesia e-visa.

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The Indonesia visa that you can apply for on this website is valid for a stay of up to 30 days. It is suited for tourist travel, including family visits. Please check the requirements before submitting a visa application.

You can submit the application using a digital form. After filling in the form, you can pay the visa cost online and submit the required documents. You can complete the entire application within 10 minutes. The visa will be issued per e-mail after 7 days on average. If you submit an urgent application, the average processing time is only 24 hours.

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Do you travel to Indonesia for a layover? If you stay in the airport’s international transit zone and your layover takes less than 8 or 24 hours (depending on the airport), you usually do not need a visa. You can find more information under the question ‘Do I need a visa for my layover?’.

Do you travel to Indonesia for a holiday? Then you need a visa. You can apply for an e-visa easily online. This visa is valid for a stay of up to 30 days. You can extend the permitted duration of your stay by another 30 days in Indonesia. One visa costs € 64.95, and the average processing time is 7 days (24 hours for urgent applications).

Apply for your e-visa for Indonesia here

Are you travelling for business purposes or another purpose to Indonesia that is not tourism? In that case, you may not apply for your visa on this website. You may be eligible for another type of e-visa. For more information about other visa types, you can contact the Indonesian embassy.

NBesides applying for your visa online, you can also apply for a visa at the Indonesian embassy. In that case, you have to schedule an appointment at the embassy to submit your documents personally. Finally, under certain circumstances, you may also apply for a visa on arrival in Indonesia. In that case, you have to stand in an additional line at the airport, which can take a long time. If you apply for your visa online, you can go straight to the immigration check.

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Are you travelling to Indonesia to change flights? In that case, you do not always need a visa. However, in some cases, you might need a visa even if you only transit through Indonesia. This depends on how long you will stay at the Indonesian airport and whether you leave the international transit zone.

If you leave the international transit zone of an airport, you will always need a visa. This is required if you have to check in your luggage for your next flight or if you have to change terminals. Check whether that is necessary before departure. If you are unsure about this, you can contact your airline for more information.

Do you stay in the international transit zone of the airport? Then you usually do not need a visa. However, please note that you are not allowed to stay at the Indonesian airport for more than 8 hours without a visa. Is your layover at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport? In that case, a visa is only required if your layover is longer than 24 hours.

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If you want to apply for your Indonesia visa on this website, you have to meet a number of requirements. You must fulfil these requirements while applying for a visa, at the time you arrive in Indonesia and during your entire stay in the country.

1. Passport: You must own an ordinary passport issued by the UK, Ireland, Switzerland or a country within the EU. Do you hold a passport from another country? You can check the following page to find out which nationalities are eligible for the e-visa. Do you only have an emergency travel document, an identity card or another travel document? Then you cannot submit your application on this website. The passport has to be valid for at least 6 months beyond the day of your departure from Indonesia.

2. Travel purpose: The e-visa for Indonesia that is available on this website is a tourist visa. That means that you may use to visa to engage in activities, such as sightseeing, going to the beach, following recreational courses, visiting conventions, and visiting family. You may also use the visa to transit through Indonesia. However, you are not allowed to work for an Indonesian employer (not even as a volunteer), to sell goods or services or to be a speaker at an event.

3. Finances: To be allowed to travel to Indonesia on a visa, you must own enough money to finance your trip. You will not always be asked for this, but you must be able to show proof of your financial situation if you are.

4. Travel plans: The e-visa allows you to enter Indonesia through many different airports, seaports and border control posts. The page about the visa requirements contains a full list of all permitted entry locations. During the visa application, you must also submit a return or onward travel ticket. This must take place within 30 days after arrival. You also have to fill in the details of your first overnight stay in the application form. You may deviate from these plans at a later stage, but keep the visa validity term.

Do you meet the requirements?

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Do you not meet the requirements? In that case, you can contact the Indonesian embassy to find out how you can acquire a visa any way.

The visa for Indonesia that is available on this website permits you to stay in Indonesia for up to 30 days. The visa is valid for a period of 90 days, during which you must arrive in Indonesia. This validity term starts the day the visa is issued. If you arrive in Indonesia within the validity term of 90 days, you may always stay in the country for a maximum of 30 days, regardless of whether you arrive on the first or last day of the visa validity term.

The visa is valid for a single trip to Indonesia (single-entry). The validity of your visa expires immediately once you leave the country, regardless of how long you stayed in Indonesia. Do you want to travel to Indonesia multiple times? In that case, you must apply for a new visa each time, or you can apply for another visa type (multiple-entry). If you have any questions about other visa types, you can contact the Indonesian embassy.

You may extend the permitted duration of your stay by another 30 days, allowing you to stay in Indonesia for 60 days in total. You can apply for an extension online or at an immigration office in Indonesia. JBVisas.com cannot assist you with your visa extension.

You can submit your visa application as long before your departure as you want. If you travel to Indonesia in more than 60 days, your application is put on hold first. This prevents your visa from expiring before you arrive in Indonesia. 60 days before your expected arrival, you are automatically informed by e-mail about how to complete your application.

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After completing your application, it is processed by a visa expert of JBVisas.com. AIf everything is in good order, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail. The average processing time is 7 days (or 24 hours for urgent applications), from the moment your documents are accepted. Your application is reviewed by the Indonesian immigration service, which issues the visa as a PDF. You receive an e-mail and a text message, once your application is processed. The e-mail contains an explanation on how you can download and print the visa on your secured status page.

The coronavirus measures have been updated multiple times. Therefore, you are highly recommended to check the page with recent Covid-19 measures in Indonesia regularly before your departure.

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The easiest way to acquire a visa for Indonesia is through an online application. You can easily apply for a tourist e-visa for Indonesia on this website, allowing you to stay in Indonesia for up to 30 days. You may extend the permitted duration of your stay to 60 days later.

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You start your online application by filling in a digital form. In the form, you must answer a number of personal questions and enter your travel plans. The form is not too long and can be completed within a few minutes. However, it is important that you have access to the passports of each traveller you wish to apply a visa for.

After filling in the application form, you can choose a payment method and pay the visa cost. You can choose to pay the cost with a credit card (Mastercard, Visa or AMEX), PayPal, Google Pay or Apple Pay. The visa costs € 64.95 per person, and there is a surcharge of € 17.50 for urgent applications.

After paying the cost, you have to upload a few documents. You must submit the following:

1. A digital passport-sized photograph (or a neat selfie)
2. A photo or scan of the passport
3. A booking confirmation of your return or onward trip from Indonesia

After submitting the required documents, your application is checked by a visa expert at JBVisas.com. If any mistakes are found or if there are any unclarities, you will be contacted, so you can correct the mistake. If everything is in good order, your application is forwarded to the immigration service of Indonesia. On average, visas are issued 7 days after the application is submitted. You receive the visa by e-mail. The average processing time for urgent applications is only 24 hours.

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You can apply for the visa from your home. The entire application can be completed online, so there is no need to go to the Indonesian embassy or a consulate. Please check the e-visa requirements first, to make sure you are eligible. If you do not meet the requirements, you must apply for the visa at the embassy.

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You can submit your visa application as far in advance as you want. However, you must know when you will travel to Indonesia and where you will spend at least one night. You also have to submit a ticket for your return or onward trip. This may be a flight, bus or cruise ticket. You may deviate from your arrival and departure dates, your accommodation or your return trip later, but keep the visa validity term in mind.

You are advised to apply for the visa as soon as you book accommodation in Indonesia and your return trip. If your trip to Indonesia is more than 60 days in the future, your application is put on hold first. 60 days before your expected arrival in Indonesia, you are informed about how to complete your application. This ensures that your visa is actually valid for your trip, instead of expiring earlier.

If you travel to Indonesia within 60 days, your application is processed immediately. The application is processed in 7 days on average. Urgent applications are processed in 24 hours on average. These processing times are average values which cannot be guaranteed. The processing time starts once all required documenten have been submitted in good order. You are advised to submit the application far in advance to prevent any possible issues.

To apply for a visa for Indonesia, you must fill in a digital form and upload documents. It is recommended to prepare the following documents and details before starting with the application:

1. The travel plans: You must fill in some details about your upcoming trip to Indonesia in the application form. You are asked about your expected date of arrival, your travel purpose and the location where you spend your first night. You also have to book your return trip before submitting the visa application.

2. The passport details: You must enter the passport details of each traveller you want to include in your visa application. You need the original passport or a photo/scan of the passport data page to do this.

3. A digital photograph: You must submit a digital passport photograph of each traveller in your application. This has to be a sharp colour photo of the face of the traveller in question. The facial expression must be neutral, and the background should have a neutral, uniform colour, such as a light wall. It is not necessary to submit an official passport photo, but a selfie usually suffices if it meets all the previously mentioned requirements.

4. A photo or scan of the passport: Besides the photograph, you must also upload a photo or scan of the data page of each traveller’s passport. This is the plastic page, including your photograph, passport number, date of birth etc. The page should be fully visible, and all details should be legible. Is your signature on another page? If so, that other page should also be visible.

5. A ticket for your return or onward trip from Indonesia: Finally, you must submit a ticket for a booked return trip from Indonesia. You may submit a flight, bus, or cruise ticket. Make sure that it clearly shows when you will leave Indonesia.

Once you have gathered these details and documents, you can submit your application. You start by opening the application form.

Open the application form to apply for an Indonesia visa

Yes, you can apply for a visa for yourself or for another person. You can submit an application for multiple people, by clicking on the button ‘Add traveller’ in the online application form.

A group application allows you to apply for visas for multiple people. You have to fill in the contact and travel details only once per application, meaning that it is quicker to submit a group application compared to submitting individual applications for all fellow travellers. That also allows you to pay the costs for all travellers simultaneously, and to view the status of all applications on one page.

If you apply for a visa for another person, you must have their permission to do so. You also have to read the details you filled in to the person in question, allowing them to verify that all questions are answered truthfully. If you apply for a visa for a minor, you must have the permission of their parents or legal guardians.

A British passport number is solely made up of digits. This means that the letter O can never appear in a British passport number. It will always be the number 0. For Irish passports, the number always starts with the letter P or L, followed by another letter. These 2 letters are followed by 7 digits. This should clarify whether it is an O or a 0.

If you submit your visa application on JBVisas.com, we will always check whether you accidentally switched up the letter O and the number 0. If this error is discovered, it will be corrected for you immediately. This will allow you to travel without any issues.

Did you submit your visa application on another website? In most cases, this error will not be corrected, causing your visa to be invalid. It is not possible to change the passport number afterwards; you will need to apply for an entirely new visa.

The visa application form contains additional explanations to each question. If you fill in the application form on a computer or laptop, you can click on the entry field in question to receive an extensive explanation on the right. If you fill in the form on your smartphone or tablet, you receive additional explanations by clicking on the question mark icon next to the question.

Does this not answer your question? Then you can open the contact page to find out how to reach the customer service.

Applying for an Indonesia visa costs € 64.95. This is the final price per person, including VAT. If you submit an urgent application, you are charged € 17.50 per person on top of the normal visa price. Additionally, all applicants have the choice to offset the CO₂-emissions of their two-way flight to Indonesia. Finally, German and Dutch citizens may also register their trip at the embassy in Indonesia. These are optional services that may be booked for an additional surcharge, which is displayed in the application form.

The final visa price of € 64.95 includes consular fees of 519,500 IDR and service costs of € 38.16. The consular costs are charged by the Indonesian immigration service, while the service costs are charged by JBVisas.com.

You can pay the visa costs safely with Mastercard, Visa, American Express, PayPal, Trustly, Google Pay or Apple Pay. You receive a confirmation per e-mail right after you make the payment, and you can also download a receipt.

De average processing time for the visa is 7 days in case of a normal application. Urgent applications are processed faster, after 24 hourson average. These processing times start once the application and the documents have been submitted in good order.

Please note that the mentioned processing times are average values that are achieved in most cases. However, they cannot be guaranteed. There can be delays, caused by technical problems at JBVisas.com or the immigration service, public holidays in Indonesia, sample checks by the immigration service or a high workload at JBVisas.com or the immigration service. JBVisas.com cannot influence the processing time at the immigration service. The immigration service has the right to do extensive background checks, or to ask for additional information, which may cause delays.

JBVisas.com sends you a confirmation e-mail once you have made the payment for your application. In some cases, it may take up to 24 hours until you receive this e-mail. If you have not received an e-mail 24 hours later, you should first check your spam folder. If you are unable to find an e-mail by JBVisas.com there either, you can find the status page of your application via the contact page, by using your order number. The order number appears on the bank statement of your payment, among other places. The order number begins with the letter ‘D’.

Are you still unable to find your application? In that case, you can contact the customer service.

You can change all the information you submitted until JBVisas.com has accepted the uploaded documents. To change any details, you can reply to one of the e-mails you received from JBVisas.com. During office hours, you will receive a response within a few hours.

After submitting your documents, a visa expert from JBVisas.com will check your application. If everything is in order, your application is forwarded to Indonesia’s immigration service almost immediately. From that moment onwards, you can no longer change any of the details you submitted. Not all mistakes are necessarily a problem. Some important details are checked by JBVisas.com. If any clear mistakes are encountered, they will be corrected for you. If you want to find out which mistakes will cause problems, you can read the answer to the question ‘There is a mistake on my visa. What should I do?’.

You can cancel your order until the immigration service starts to process your application. This happens almost immediately after you have submitted the required documents, and they have been accepted by a visa specialist from JBVisas.com. After the immigration service has started to process your application, you can no longer cancel it. This is a rule by the immigration service. JBVisas.com has no influence on this.

Most travellers want to receive their visas as quickly as possible. Therefore, there is no cooling-off or withdrawal period. This is part of the general terms and conditions. You accepted these terms by ticking a box before making the payment.

If you have not submitted the documents yet, you can cancel your application by contacting the Visa Support Centre. You can do this by responding to an e-mail you received from JBVisas.com.

Normal applications have an average processing time of 7 days, and urgent applications are processed in 24 hours on average. Visa applications are usually processed within this time frame, but there may be delays in exceptional cases. A longer processing time does not mean that it has a higher likelihood of being rejected. Most applications are approved, even if they take longer than average to process.

Please keep in mind that visa applications are always processed individually. Therefore, two applications within a group application may be processed at different times. You do not have to worry about this. A longer processing time does not mean that the application has a higher likelihood of being rejected. If you wait for a bit longer, all remaining applications are likely to be approved without any further issues.

Has your visa application been pending for an above-average amount of time, and are you leaving at short notice? Then you can contact the customer service of JBVisas.com. The Visa Support Centre can check the current status of your application and advise you about possible steps that you can take. Most delays are caused by sample checks conducted by the immigration service, however. If this is the case, JBVisas.com cannot influence the processing time of your application.

If your visa application is under review at the immigration service, or if you have received your visa already, you can no longer change the submitted documents and details. This is usually not necessary, either. Do you need to change your accommodation address or your travel date to Indonesia? A mistake in these two details is not a problem. You may use your visa for your upcoming trip without having to change anything, but you should keep the visa validity term in mind. A mistake in the contact details is not a problem, either.

Mistakes in the passport details usually do cause problems. These are the details that are listed in your passport, including your name, nationality, passport number, date of birth, place of birth and the date of issue and expiry of your passport. JBVisas.com will check many of these details, but you are responsible for filling in the application form correctly yourself. JBVisas.com cannot correct all mistakes.

Did you make a mistake in the passport details? After your documents are accepted by JBVisas.com, you can no longer make any changes. A visa that is issued with erroneous passport details is invalid. The only way to correct a mistake is by applying for a new visa. You do not have to cancel the old application.

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You can extend the duration of time you are allowed to stay in Indonesia, but JBVisas.com cannot assist you with the extension. Extending your visa allows you to stay in Indonesia for up to 60 days in total. You can apply for an extension yourself at an office of the immigration service in Indonesia. You may also apply for an extension on a website of the Indonesian immigration service. Find more information about the extension on the page about the validity term of the visa.

You are not asked any questions about a possible criminal record while applying for an Indonesia e-visa. This means that you can most likely travel to Indonesia, regardless of whether you have a criminal record or not. However, Indonesia’s immigration service may conduct in-depth background checks. This is more common for applications for long-term visas. If the immigration service believes you to be a potential security risk, your visa application may be refused, or you may be refused upon arrival.

Traffic violations and smaller offences usually never have any influence on travelling to Indonesia. Serious offences and crimes can cause problems in certain situations. If you are unsure whether your criminal record is a problem for your trip, you are advised to contact the Indonesian embassy.

First, you should make sure that all children have their own passports and visas. Minors also have to meet the requirements regarding the passport and the visa to be allowed to enter Indonesia.

Is a minor travelling without both parents/all their legal guardians? In that case, the minor must be able to present a consent form that is signed by both parents/all legal guardians. It is also recommended to carry a copy of the passports of both parents/legal guardians. You can find more information on gov.uk

There are no mandatory vaccinations for Indonesia, except if you travel from a country with a risk of yellow fever. In that case, you must be vaccinated against yellow fever. There is a general recommendation to get vaccinated against measles-mumps-rubella and diphtheria-tetanus-polio. Also, most travellers are advised to get vaccinated against hepatitis A, tetanus and typhoid. Other vaccinations may be recommended depending on your personal situation and travel plans.

The recommended travel vaccinations may differ for different people. Therefore, you are advised to contact your GP for further advice. The information on this page was not written by a doctor.

A visa is a temporary permission for travelling to Indonesia. However, this does not mean that a visa guarantees that you will be actually allowed to enter the country. All travellers are checked again upon arrival in Indonesia. Most travellers who hold a valid visa may enter the country without any issues, but the immigration service has the right to revoke a traveller’s visa, and to deny them entry to the country. This may happen if the traveller is believed to form a security risk, or if they do not meet the visa requirements.

You are allowed to bring medicine to Indonesia, but you may require a special licence. You can contact the embassy of Indonesia for more information about carrying medicine and drugs to the country.

Travellers may register their trip with the FCO (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). This is optional, meaning that you are not obligated to do so.

Why is registration with the embassy recommended?
By registering your trip with the embassy, you give the UK government the opportunity to contact you during your trip. This is mainly to provide information in exceptional crisis situations. During the Covid-pandemic, for example, travellers were informed of changing travel advice and repatriation flights.

How can I register my trip with the embassy?
You may register your trip on the government website.

After you fill in the application form, you will be given the option to offset the CO₂-emissions of your tip. This is a voluntary contribution that is entirely invested in VCS-certified projects. VCS is one of the best known and most reliable certifiers of climate projects. All projects linked to this certificate are strictly monitored to ensure that they have a positive climate impact. The projects are carried out in various parts of the world, with the aim of reducing CO₂-emissions and supporting social developments. These include reforestation campaigns in Zimbabwe, the development of renewable energy sources in Uganda or the installation of more energy-efficient cook tops in India.

The surcharge for the CO₂-offset depends on your travel destination and your home country. The contribution is calculated by looking at the CO₂-emissions of a two-way flight to Indonesia in economy class. By choosing to offset your CO₂-emissions, you can easily ensure that your flight is CO₂ neutral. More information about the CO₂-offset through JBVisas.com.

A large amount of personal data is processed on this website. This includes sensitive and special personal data, such as passport numbers, citizen service numbers and passport photographs. You can expect them to be handled with care.

JBVisas.com guarantees that your data is protected in accordance with the applicable privacy regulations. Both technical and organisational precautions have been taken to this end. Your data will only be processed via secure connections and stored in encrypted form. Your data will also be deleted immediately if it is no longer needed. JBVisas.com has designed and tested its privacy policy in cooperation with Taylor Wessing, an internationally renowned law firm.

Your personal data will only be processed for the execution of your order; applying for a visa for Indonesia. Your data will not be sold or used for other commercial purposes. Nevertheless, processing personal data always involves risks. Even if all precautions are followed. In order to obtain an Indonesia visa, your personal data may need to be shared with various government authorities. They assess whether you pose a security risk and whether your application will be approved. JBVisas.com has no influence on these governmental bodies and what they do with your personal data. You can read more about this in the privacy policy.