Bali entry requirements for 2025 (and rest of Indonesia)

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Bali entry requirements (& rest of Indonesia)

The United States is among the countries eligible for a visa on arrival to travel to Bali and rest of Indonesia.

In addition, from June 9th, 2023, it is no longer mandatory to have a Covid-19 vaccination certificate to enter Indonesia with a VOA.

At the moment, these are the Bali entry requirements with a visa on arrival:

• Valid passport for at least 6 months after the date of entry into Indonesia. Make sure your passport doesn’t expire in the next half year.
• Reservation of an outbound flight from Indonesia.
• Payment of the Bali Tourist Tax. It costs 150,000 IDR (about $9.25). I recommend you do this procedure in advance on the official website.

A travel insurance that covers Covid-19 in Indonesia is not mandatory anymore. However, it is very important that you purchase one if you don’t have medical coverage in the destination.

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What is VOA (visa on arrival)

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were 2 ways to enter Indonesia as a tourist. One possibility was to enter without any type of visa, which allowed you to stay in Indonesia for a maximum of 30 days. The other possibility was to purchase a “VOA”. Currently, you can only enter Indonesia as a tourist with a VOA (visa on arrival).

You do not have to apply for a VOA in advance. You can purchase a VOA upon arrival at any airport in Indonesia (Jakarta, Bali, etc.). Update: Currently, it is possible to obtain the eVOA before traveling to Indonesia so you don’t have to do any paperwork upon arriving in Indonesia.

The VOA costs $35 and allows you to stay in the country for 30 days. It is possible to extend the VOA and stay in Indonesia for another 30 days, which would be a total of 60 days.

If you already know that you are going to stay in Indonesia for more than 30 days, I recommend going to a visa agency during your first week in the country, so that they can start processing your visa extension.

Countries eligible for a VOA

People from the following countries can now enter Indonesia with a VOA (visa on arrival):

South Africa, United States, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Netherlands, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Philippines, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, England, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Germany , Cambodia, South Korea, Canada, Croatia, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Norway, France, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, New Zealand, Seychelles, Singapore, Cyprus, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, East Timor, China, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Greece.

Last update of countries that can enter Bali and rest of Indonesia with a VOA:

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Macau, Maldives, Monaco, Morocco, Oman, Panama, Palestine, Peru, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Suriname , Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

⚠️ Compare the information and check from an official source if your nationality allows you to enter Indonesia with the VOA.

The new eVOA to travel to Indonesia

From November 2022 it is possible to apply for the eVOA. It has exactly the same conditions as the VOA but, instead of processing it once you arrive at an Indonesian airport, you can process it online up to 90 days before your trip.

Like the VOA, the eVOA allows you to stay in Indonesia for 30 days. It is also possible to extend your stay in the country for another 30 days (total of 60 days). In case you want to do that, it is advisable to process the extension as soon as possible.

You can apply for your eVOA here: molina.imigrasi.go.id. It costs 500,000 IDR.

The eVOA is available for the following nationalities:

Australia, Austria, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand , Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, East Timor, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.

Full list of countries that can apply for the eVOA:

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I hope that this post about Bali entry requirements has been very useful for you to planning your trip. If you have any questions, I encourage you to leave a comment or email me. Until next time, travelers!