Travel formalities

All travelers to Indonesia must be in possession of a passport valid for at least six month from date of arrival and have proof (tickets) of onward or return passage. Immigration authorities will provide Free tourist visas for a period of 30 days to nationals from 11 countries only on the basis of reciprocity: Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Chile, Morocco, Peru and Vietnam.

VOA are also granted to citizens from some countries. For more info on VOA, click here.

Entry ports (airports) where Visa-on-Arrival may be issued are the :

• Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, 
• Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, 
• Sultan Syarif Hasim Airport in Pekanbaru, 
• Tabing Airport in Padang, 
• Juanda Airport of Surabaya and 
• the Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado. 

For Authorized seaports are 

Seaport

• Batam, 
• Sekupang, 
• Batuampar, 
• Nongsa, 
• Marina, 
• Teluk Senimba, 
• Bandar Brintan, 
• Talani Lagoi, 
• Tanjung Balai Karimun and Bandar Sri Udana Labon in the Riau Islands, 
• Sri Bintan Pura in Tanjung Pinang, 
• Belawan and Sibolga ports in North Sumatra, 
• Teluk Bayur in Padang, 
• Tanjung Priok in Jakarta, 
• Tanjung Mas in Central Jawa, 
• Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, 
• Padang Bai and Benoa in Bali, 
• Port of Jayapura, 
• Yos Sudarso in Ambon, 
• Tenua and Maumere in East Nusa Tenggara, 
• Pare-Pare and Soekarno-Hatta ports in South Sulawesi and 
• Bitung in North Sulawesi.

Customs

Prohibited item

Customs allow on entry a maximum of one liter of alcoholic beverages, 200 pieces of cigarettes or 50 pieces of cigars or 100 grams of tobacco, and a reasonable amount of perfume per adult. Cameras, video cameras, portable radios, cassette recorders, binoculars and sports equipment are admitted provide they are taken out on departure and must be declared at customs. Strict prohibition is imposed on firearms, narcotics drugs, pornography, Chinese printing and medicines, transceivers and cordless telephones. Films, pre-recorded video tapes and laser disks must undergo screening by the Censor Board. Although there is no restriction on import or export of foreign currencies and travelers cheques ,  the import and export on Indonesia exceeding  Rp 100 (one hundred ) million rupiah is prohibited.