According to Presidential Decree No. 21 of 2016, a total of 169 countries were eligible for a 30-day free visa on arrival. This regulation was suspended due to COVID-19 in March 2020.
At present, the right to visa-free visits has been returned to only 10 countries, namely ASEAN member countries, including Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam.
After Indonesia officially canceled the status of a COVID-19 pandemic, according to the rules, the right to free visas for 169 countries should also have been returned.
However, Indonesian Minister of Law and Human Rights, Jasonna Laoli, has temporarily suspended the Visa Waiver Policy for 159 countries as were included to the list before. This action was specified in Decree No. M.HH-GR.01.07 of 2023, issued by the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia, and ratified on June 7, 2023
As quoted from the official website of the General Directorate of Immigration of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Jakarta on Friday (June 16), the implementation of a free visa policy has significant implications for various aspects of national life.
Thus, the 30-day free visa is still available only for 10 countries. Tourists from other countries can enter Indonesia with a Visa on Arrival (VOA/eVOA) for a short visit.
