Stupas of Borobudur temple above the misty plain, Java, Indonesia

Who needs a visa for Indonesia?

South-eastern Asia · Jakarta

Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Of 198 nationalities, 16 enter Indonesia with no paperwork at all. The rest: 82 can get a visa at the border and 100 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Indonesia government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Indonesia's own immigration service or its embassy.

How long your passport must be valid for Indonesia: see passport validity by country.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 16

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

eVisa (electronic visa) 100

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

Visa on arrival 82

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Guides for Indonesia

About Indonesia

Region
South-Eastern Asia
Capital
Jakarta
Population
285,721,236 2025 · 4th of 197
Size
1,904,569 km² 14th largest of 199
Density
150 per km²
Language
Indonesian
Currency
Indonesian rupiah IDR

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.