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Do I need a visa for Indonesia?

Yes. Australian, British, American, Canadian and most European passport holders all need a visa for Indonesia, even for a few days. For a holiday of up to 30 days, the easy option is the Visa on Arrival (VOA): apply online before you fly (the e-VOA) or buy it at the airport counter, for 500,000 IDR (about US$28).

Whatever the visa, three conditions apply:

a passport valid for at least 6 months from your arrival date;
a return or onward ticket out of Indonesia, which the airline may ask to see at check-in;
one visa per person, children included: they pay the full fee.

Which visa you need depends on how long you stay:

Up to 30 days (60 with an extension): the e-VOA, on the official immigration website, evisa.imigrasi.go.id (opens in a new tab). You can extend it once, online, for another 30 days at the same price, before it expires.
2 to 6 months: the C1 visit visa, applied for before you leave. It gives you 60 days, extendable twice by 60 days (180 days in total). Expect 1.5 to 2 million IDR (about US$85 to US$110), extensions not included.
Working remotely for a year: the E33G remote worker visa, a one-year stay permit for employees of a foreign company earning at least US$60,000 a year. A tourist visa allows no work at all, not even for an overseas client, and checks have tightened.

For the e-VOA, apply at least 48 hours before departure; once issued, you have 90 days to enter the country. You'll need a scan of your passport, a digital passport photo and a bank card. The visa arrives by email as a PDF: keep it on your phone. At the airport, if your passport is biometric, the e-VOA lets you use the automatic gates instead of queuing at the counter, which can take a while when several long-haul flights land together. Watch out for copycat websites that look official: they sell the same visa with extra fees on top.

Two traps:

The visa is single entry. A side trip to Singapore or to Timor-Leste means a new visa when you come back.
Overstaying is expensive: 1,000,000 IDR (about US$55) per day, plus a risk of deportation.

Finally, the visa isn't enough on its own: the All Indonesia arrival card is compulsory too (see What are the entry requirements for Indonesia?).

Verdict: for two or three weeks, the e-VOA is all you need; beyond 60 days, get a C1 before you leave; to work, only the E33G.

Tip: get your e-VOA online rather than at the counter. The price is the same today, but an increase has been announced (750,000 IDR online, 1,000,000 IDR on arrival): applying online will stay the cheaper option, and you skip the airport queue.

Information checked in November 2026 (fee still 500,000 IDR; increase announced in August 2026 with no start date yet). Check before you travel.

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