Indonesia Government Ceasing International Border until Further Notice

The Government of the Republic of Indonesia temporarily prohibits foreigners from entering/transiting the Indonesian Territory.

Who can enter Indonesia?

• Indonesian citizens.
• Holders of lawful and valid Visa and/or Residence Permits will be allowed to enter Indonesia at designated immigration border controls referring to the health protocol.
• Such Visa or Residence Permits consist of:
  1. Official visa
  2. Diplomatic visa
  3. Visit visa
  4. Temporary Stay Visa
  5. Official Residence Permit
  6. Diplomatic Residence Permit
  7. Temporary Stay Permit
  8. Permanent Stay Permit
• Crew members arriving by their own transports.
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Card holder (ABTC)
• Traditional Border Crossing pass/card holder will be allowed to enter Indonesia.  
• Transport operators must ensure every passenger providing a valid declaration of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) with a negative result.

What visa can I apply to enter?

–Visit Visa will be granted to foreinger with a single-entry visa (B211) for the following purposes:

1. an emergency and essential work;
2. a business meeting;
3. purchase of goods;
4. a probationary period for foreign workers;
5. a medical, food, and humanitarian aid worker; and
6. a crew member who joins the vessel in Indonesia.

-Temporary stay visa will be granted to foreigeners for a work activity and/or non-work activity.

• Temporary stay visa for the work activity is granted to a foreign worker:
  1. as a professional or expert;
  2. who joins to work on ships, on vessels, or installations operating in the Indonesian maritime zone, territorial sea, continental shelf, and Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone;
  3. whose job is quality control of goods or products;
  4. who conducts workplace inspections and audit;
  5. whose work with an aftersales service;
  6. who installs and repairs machine;
  7. with a non-permanent work in constructions;
  8. with a probationary period for skilled works.
• Temporary stay visa for the non-work activity is granted to a foreigner for:
  1. a foreign investment;
  2. a family reunion;
  3. retirement travel.

Free visa facility and visa on arrival (VOA) are temporarily suspended until the Covid-19 pandemic is declared over by a ministry or agency mitigating the Covid-19 outbreak.

What are health requirements to enter Indonesia?

Foreign nationals (selected) will be allowed to enter the Indonesian Territory under following requirements:

a. health certificate in English from health authorities in their country;
b. have been 14 (fourteen) days in regions/countries that are free of the Covid-19 virus;
c. a consent letter to do a self-quarantine for 14 (fourteen) days in a designated place arranged by the government of the Republic of Indonesia.

Source: imigrasi.go.id