Visa on Arrival for Indonesia

Most of our guests come in on a Visa on Arrival. You can buy it online before you travel (the e-VoA) or at the counter when you land. Online saves you a queue at the airport, so it’s the route we suggest.

Your checklist for the week before you fly

1. Passport. Valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with at least one completely blank page. We’d leave two to be safe.
2. e-VoA. Apply at evisa.imigrasi.go.id. The fee is IDR 500,000, plus any card charge from your bank. You can apply up to 14 days before you travel, and immigration advises doing it at least 48 hours before you leave. It gives you 30 days in Indonesia on a single entry. Check your nationality is on the list before you pay: the UK, the US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and most of Europe are on it.
3. Onward ticket. Have a return or onward flight booked, saved on your phone or printed. Immigration can ask to see it.
4. All Indonesia arrival card. Every traveller fills this in within the 3 days before arriving, at allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id. It covers immigration, customs and health in one form and gives you a QR code to show when you land. Only use the official site.
5. Bali tourist levy (Bali trips only). IDR 150,000 per person, paid once per trip. Pay online at lovebali.baliprov.go.id and the QR voucher arrives by email. There are also payment counters at Bali’s airport and harbour, but paying before you fly is quicker. Diving only Bunaken and Lembeh, flying into Manado? The Bali levy doesn’t apply.

A fee rise is on the way. In August 2026 Indonesia’s immigration department announced that the Visa on Arrival fee will go up, with a lower price for applying online than for buying at the airport. No start date had been published when we last checked, so confirm the fee on the official site before you pay.

Visa-free entry. Some nationalities can enter visa-free for 30 days. Check the official immigration FAQ before you travel. That stay can’t be extended or switched to another visa, so if there’s any chance you’ll stay longer, get the Visa on Arrival instead.

Not on either list? You’ll need a visa before you travel. Apply through evisa.imigrasi.go.id or your nearest Indonesian embassy.

When you land in Bali or Manado. Have your passport and arrival-card QR code (from allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id) ready for the immigration desk. Buying your visa at the airport? Go to the Visa on Arrival counter first. Keep your Levy voucher handy in case it’s checked. The details on your e-VoA must match your passport exactly, and the officer at the desk makes the final call on entry.