The VOA Visa at a Glance
VOA — an electronic visa on arrival in Indonesia.
It is an offshore visa, which means it is activated only once you enter the country.
The eVOA visa is issued for 30 days and can be extended once for another 30 days.
The maximum stay in Indonesia on this visa is up to 60 days.
The visa is single-entry. It is canceled once you leave Indonesia.
From the eVOA issue date, you have 90 days, within which you must enter Indonesia.
The issue date is shown on the visa in the field Date of Issue.
To make sure your entry goes smoothly, please prepare the required documents in advance and follow the rules below.
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What to Do Before Your Flight to Indonesia
1. Check your visa entry deadline
From the eVOA issue date, you have 90 days, within which you must enter Indonesia.
If you do not enter Indonesia within this period, the visa will become invalid.
The issue date is shown on the visa in the field Date of Issue.
2. Print or save your visa
Be sure to have your visa ready before your flight.
You can print your eVOA or save it on your phone.
You may be asked to show your visa:
At flight check-in;
At boarding;
At passport control.
3. Prepare a return ticket
To enter Indonesia, you need a return ticket or a ticket to a third country.
Your departure date from Indonesia must be no later than 30 days from your arrival date.
Even though the visa can be extended for another 30 days, at entry your return ticket must fall within the initial visa period: up to 30 days.
4. Pay the Bali Levy tourist tax
If you are flying to Bali, you must pay the Bali Levy tourist tax.
The tax amount is 150,000 IDR.
You can pay the Bali Levy:
Online before arrival;
Through the app;
On arrival at Denpasar airport.
If you need help paying the Bali Levy, message us and we will help.
5. Fill out the All Indonesia declaration
Before entering Indonesia, you must fill out the All Indonesia electronic declaration.
You can fill out the form no earlier than 3 days before arrival, or after landing.
Website for filling it out:
allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id
In the declaration, you need to provide your personal details, flight information, and, where applicable, details about your luggage, cash, electronics, and other items.
Once completed, you will receive a QR code.
Save the QR code on your phone or take a screenshot, as you may be asked to show it at the airport.
If you are carrying cash in the amount of 100,000,000 IDR or more (or the equivalent in another currency), you must declare it.
If you need help filling out the declaration, message us and we can fill it out for you.
6. Get travel insurance
Insurance is not a mandatory entry document, but you may be asked to show it.
We recommend getting insurance in advance, as medical care in Indonesia is expensive.
7. Your phone and IMEI registration
If you use a foreign SIM card on roaming, you do not need to register your phone.
If you want to use an Indonesian SIM card, your phone must be registered by IMEI:
for stays of up to 90 days, at a mobile operator's store;
for stays longer than 90 days, through customs (Bea Cukai), with a limit of 2 devices per person.
Registration through customs is duty-free only if you register the phone at your arrival airport and its value does not exceed 500 USD. Later, within 60 days of arrival, you can still register the phone, but duties and taxes will apply.
Without registration, an Indonesian SIM card will not work in your phone.
What to Do at the Airport on Arrival
After leaving the plane, follow the signs to the passport control area / Immigration.
On the way, you may see counters where visas on arrival are issued on the spot.
If you have already obtained your eVOA in advance, you do not need to buy a visa again.
Proceed directly to passport control.
1. Passport control
There are two ways to go through passport control at the airport:
Through automatic gates (Autogate)
Through an immigration officer
Which option you use depends on your passport type and the passenger's age.
If you have a biometric passport
If you have a biometric passport, you can go through passport control via the automatic gates (Autogate).
This is usually a new-style passport, often valid for 10 years.
How to go through Autogate
Approach the automatic gates.
Scan your passport.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Once you have passed successfully, exit the passport control area.
If you go through Autogate, no stamp is placed in your passport; it will be electronic.
In this case, the electronic Stay Permit will be sent to our email, and we will then upload it to your personal account.
Important: if you went through the automatic gates, be sure to message us right after passing control.
We need this to check your details, upload your Stay Permit, and keep track of your visa validity.
If you do not have a biometric passport
If your passport is not biometric, you cannot use the automatic gates.
In this case, you need to go through passport control with an immigration officer.
Have the following ready:
Passport;
Your eVOA visa on your phone or printed out;
Return ticket;
All Indonesia declaration QR code;
Insurance, if needed.
If you are asked about the purpose of your visit at passport control, answer: Tourism.
If you are traveling with children
Children under 6 years old cannot use the automatic gates.
If you are traveling with a child under 6, you need to go through passport control with an immigration officer.
Even if the parents have biometric passports, with a child under 6 you must go to an officer.
After passport control
After passport control, be sure to check the end date of your permitted stay.
If you went through an officer, check the date on the sticker or stamp in your passport.
If there is an error in the date, contact an immigration officer at the airport right away.
2. Declaration check
After passport control, proceed to the electronic declaration check area.
Here you need to show the All Indonesia declaration QR code.
Usually, simply showing the QR code on your phone is enough.
It is best to have the Bali Levy payment QR code with you, although you may not be asked for it at this stage.
3. Customs and exit
After the declaration check, you go through customs.
Then you exit into the airport's main hall.
From there, you can proceed to the exit, your driver, a taxi, or other transportation.
Do not throw away your boarding pass after arrival.
Immigration may sometimes ask you to confirm which flight you arrived in Indonesia on.
If you have lost your boarding pass, contact the airline.
The VOA is issued for 30 days.
It can be extended once for another 30 days.
The maximum stay on this visa is 60 days.
If you would like to extend your visa, message us 10–14 business days before your visa expires. This allows us to process the extension at the lowest cost.
The extension is processed in Bali.
To extend a VOA, you need a return ticket with a departure date within the extended period, that is, for dates after the first 30 days.
If you went through passport control via Autogate, be sure to message us after entry. We need this to check your details and accurately track your visa validity.
If you overstay your visa, the fine is:
1,000,000 IDR for each day of overstay.
Please keep track of your visa end date in advance and do not leave the extension until the last day.
After passport control, always check the end date of your permitted stay on the sticker, stamp, or electronic Stay Permit.
If the date is incorrect, contact an immigration officer at the airport right away.
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