01Why this page exists
Visa-on-arrival availability, fees, allowed length of stay and extension rules for Indonesia have all changed at various points in recent years. A guide that states a fee or a rule as permanent fact is one of the fastest ways a travel site goes stale — so this page is deliberately about how to check, not a fixed number we might get wrong.
02How to check the current rules
- Go directly to Indonesia's official immigration (Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi) website rather than third-party blogs for fees and eligibility.
- Check with your airline or the embassy/consulate for your nationality — requirements can vary slightly by citizenship.
- Re-check close to your travel date, not months in advance — rules have been known to shift with little notice.
03What's stayed broadly consistent
Even as specifics move, the general shape has held: a short-stay visa obtainable on or before arrival, extendable once for many nationalities, with longer stays requiring a different visa category arranged in advance. Treat this as a rough map, not a guarantee.
04How we'll keep this updated
As Totally Bali grows, this News department is where rule changes, closures and other on-the-ground shifts will get posted as they happen — see our Getting to Bali guide for the practical side of arrival once you've confirmed current entry requirements.