Indonesia in June (read more here) officially ended visa-free entry for nationals of 159 countries, which was halted during the pandemic.
Now, Indonesia has extended the visa-on-arrival and e-visa-on-arrival for nationals of 93 countries. Passport holders of ASEAN and some other nearby countries of Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, and Vietnam can continue to visit Indonesia visa-free.
Nationals Eligible For Visa-on-Arrival & e-Visa-on-Arrival:
- Albania
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- England
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Oman
- Palestine
- Panama
- Peoples Republic of China
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
It should be clear that you are not allowed to work in Indonesia if arriving on a no work allowed visa-type.
And you should never forget to have a ticket to your next destination.
My Bali Arrival Experience In May 2022:
Entering Indonesia Through Bali In May 2022
Conclusion
This visa-on-arrival and e-visa-on-arrival are just a money grab from Indonesia’s government, and they could have just raised the fees charged for international flights to recoup the same revenue with less hassles for the arriving passengers.
This is just an unnecessary extra step that arrivals to Indonesia must prepare for. The experience is sometimes chaotic, with hours-long immigration lines in Jakarta and Indonesia.