It is actually very easy to apply for a visa in Indonesia, especially for Chinese tourists. You only need to provide the corresponding documents and procedures to easily apply. Traveling to Indonesia is also a good choice. Here are the Let’s share detailed tips on Indonesian visa application.

Indonesia visa is an endorsement and stamp on the passport or other travel documents held by Indonesian or foreign citizens to indicate that they are allowed to enter and exit Indonesia or pass through the country. It is one of the pass documents for entering Indonesia. one.

There are many companies and individuals in China who need to go to Indonesia to work or travel. Many people don’t know which type of Indonesian visa they should apply for is reasonable and legal. Indonesian visas include business inspection visas, tourist visas, and family visit visas. Visas, diplomacy, religion, academic exchanges, etc. are explained below.

Commonly used visa types in Indonesia

1. Visa-free

Indonesia currently provides visa-free services to Chinese tourists. Those who use visa-free to enter Indonesia can Tourists can stay in Indonesia for a maximum of 30 days, and visa extensions are not allowed.

Please note that the visa exemption is visa exemption (BebasVisa), and the visa on arrival is visa on arrival (Visaon

Arrival). After the visa exemption, the visa on arrival will continue to exist, and the visa on arrival is 30 The visa can be extended for a total of 30 days for a total of 60 days (30 days if not extended). The 30-day visa exemption cannot be extended. Please choose the visa type reasonably according to your itinerary and purpose.

Required information: Passport valid for more than 6 months, with at least 2 blank pages in the passport, 3 2-inch color photos (may not be used, it is best to bring them), Indonesian entry and exit card and customs declaration one. At the same time, please be sure to prepare a return air ticket itinerary within 30 days for the immigration officials to review and ask questions.

Key points: After passing the customs, be sure to check whether the passport has an entry stamp, and whether the stamp date is consistent with the entry date. Book air tickets and hotels in advance and print out your itinerary and vouchers. You may be asked to show them when entering the country.

2. VOA (VisaOnArrival): Visa on arrival

Can stay for 30 days, can be extended once for 30 days, and can stay for a total of 60 days. In addition to visa exemption, visa on arrival is also applicable to education, business activities, approved news interviews, etc. (news interviews must obtain an approval letter from relevant Indonesian institutions in advance).

Apply directly at the immigration office of the Indonesian airport. Only cash is accepted, and change is made in Indonesian rupiah. Coins are not accepted.

Required information: Passport valid for more than 6 months, with at least 2 blank pages in the passport, 3 2-inch color photos (may not be used, it is best to bring them), Indonesian entry and exit card and customs declaration one.

The left is the visa-on-arrival sticker, and the right is the visa-on-arrival extension.

Key points

: When applying, you must go through the visa on arrival channel. The visa on arrival will have a sticker with a clear date of entry, starting from the day of entry, and you can stay for 30 days. Be sure to calculate the time. If you want to leave the country, it must be on the 30th day at the latest. If you want to extend, please apply at least three days in advance. . Book air tickets and hotels in advance and print out your itinerary and vouchers. You may be asked to show them when entering the country.

3. VisaKunjungan211A/211B: Single visit visa

Most people call it a business visa, which is issued in 30 days or 60 days. This visa can be extended 4 times for 30 days each time. In addition to being applicable to visa-on-arrival situations, the single-visit visa is also applicable to non-commercial sports activities, benchmarking, short-term courses, short-term training, consultation and training for the implementation of industrial technological innovation to improve the quality of Indonesian industrial product design, and external Marketing, emergency matters, news interviews (with approval from the General Directorate of Immigration), non-commercial film production (with approval from the General Directorate of Immigration), business meetings, business visits, purchase of goods or products, holding lectures or seminars, participating in international exhibitions, attending headquarters or in Indonesia Meetings held in the office, audit

, quality control, Indonesian branch inspection, foreign worker probation, etc.

211A 60-day business visa

Key points: When entering the country with a 211 visa, if an immigration official asks if you are coming to work, you must deny it and just answer that you are here for a meeting, inspection, meeting friends, etc. .

4.VisaKunjungan212: Multiple visit visa

This is what we commonly call a multiple-entry visa. It is valid for 1 year and can enter and exit Indonesia multiple times. The length of stay in Indonesia is limited to each time. No more than 60 days, specially provided for people traveling to Indonesia for business visits, tourism, and family visits. Basically the same as the 211 visa.

One-year multiple-entry visa

Key points: Holding a D212 visa, the stay in the country must not exceed 60 days, and the day of entry is also counted as one day. If you are asked whether you are coming to Indonesia to work when you enter the country, you must deny it and just answer that you are attending a meeting, inspection, etc.

5. Limited residence visa (Kitas/Itas)

Limited residence visa can be issued to the following people coming to India:

1. Foreign senior engineers hired by the company /Managerial personnel and their spouses and children;

2. Persons who come to India to study or conduct short-term exchange studies;

3. Persons who have an existing marital relationship with an Indonesian.

In fact, the visas applied for in the above three situations are all called Kitas, but in order to distinguish them, we refer to the visas for company employees as work visas, the visas for students as student visas, and the visas for family members. Referred to as family visa.

Working Visa (WorkingVisa)

The work visa is valid for half a year, 1 year, or 2 years. It is a special visa for company employees. The company requires a guarantee and occupies the company’s foreign employee quota. Because each company has a quota for foreign employees, it is generally linked to the company's investment scale and the number of local employees hired. Taxes are required (approximately US$1,200/year). If you need to enter and exit multiple times during the validity period of your visa, it is recommended to apply for a multi-entry permit (Multi-entry

permit) so that you do not have to leave the country each time. It saves trouble to apply and back up the application to the local immigration bureau in advance.

StudentVisa

Specially issued to those who come to Indonesia for study or short-term exchange. It is valid for half a year, 1 year, or 2 years. The school requires relevant guarantees and certificates. It can be applied for without paying taxes. If you need to enter and exit multiple times during the validity period of the visa, it is recommended to apply for a multi-entry permit (Multi-entry

permit), so that you do not have to go to the jurisdiction in advance for immigration every time you leave the country. The bureau has applied and backed up, which saves trouble.

Dependent visa

If it is a cross-border marriage, as long as the foreign spouse has held the short-term residence permit Kitas for 2 years, he can apply for the long-term residence permit Itap, and then apply for it again with the Itap. Long-term residence permit Kitap. According to Indonesian immigration regulations, holders of Kitap long-term residence permits are already considered Indonesians. More importantly, Kitap holders can own real estate and buy a house in Indonesia!

It is applied together with the work visa, no tax is paid, and the validity period is determined by the validity period of the work visa.

6. Long-term residence visa (Kitap/Itap)

If you have held Kitas/Itas for 5 years, you can apply for a long-term residence visa, which is usually 5 years and needs to be renewed after 5 years. .

Obtaining the right of residence due to marriage

It should be noted here that for short-term residence (Kitas) and long-term residence (Kitap) obtained due to marriage, the Indonesian spouse dies but has Indonesian citizenship. If the national is willing to provide a guarantee, his short-term residence (Kitas) and long-term residence (Kitap) will still be valid.

For those who have maintained a cross-border marriage for more than 10 years, even if the Indonesian spouse dies, divorces, or the marriage is declared invalid by the court, the long-term residency (Kitap) obtained will still be valid.

For transnational marriages lasting less than 10 years, due to divorce or the court declaring the marriage invalid, as long as an Indonesian person is willing to provide a guarantee and submit it to the Immigration Bureau within 60 days after the divorce certificate takes effect , please note that the sponsorship letter must indicate the residential address of the sponsored person. In this case, the sponsored person (the foreign party in the cross-border marriage) can still continue to use the long-term residency (Kitap) he has applied for. If the Kitap holder fails to submit a letter of guarantee to the Immigration Bureau within the prescribed time (60 days) in this case, the Kitap held by him will be cancelled.

The following is the fee price list for applying directly to the Immigration Bureau:

The difference between Indonesian visa exemption and Indonesian visa on arrival

Similarities:

You can apply directly at the port of entry. There is no need to fill in a form. You only need to provide the original passport valid for more than 6 months and a return ticket or air ticket to a third country.

Differences:

1. In addition to applying for all purposes of Indonesia’s visa exemption, Indonesian visa on arrival can also engage in education, business activities, and news interviews ("No. 31, 2013" Government Regulations). Here is a special reminder that when traveling to Indonesia for news reporting, you must obtain an approval letter from relevant Indonesian agencies in advance.

2. Indonesian visa on arrival can stay in Indonesia for 30 days, and can be extended once at the local Indonesian Immigration Bureau. The extension period is 30 days. The maximum stay in Indonesia is 30 days without a visa, and the period of stay cannot be extended.

3. Compared with visa-free, there are relatively few ports for processing Indonesian visa on arrival, including 20 international airports in Jakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Medan, Batam, Yogyakarta, and Bandung. As well as 18 seaports and 1 border checkpoint. To apply for a visa exemption, you must enter and exit the country through a government-designated visa-free port, but the entry and exit ports can be different; the same applies to visa-on-arrival. For your convenience, the list of visa-free and visa-on-arrival ports designated by the Indonesian government is attached below for your reference.

4. A handling fee of US$35 is required to apply for an Indonesian visa on arrival, and it is free to apply for a visa exemption.

The Indonesian Consulate General reminds everyone that to ensure that the US dollar cash is not broken or oily or stained, it is best to prepare 35 US dollars in advance. Otherwise, if you use RMB or Indonesian rupiah to convert, the exchange rate is very likely to be unsatisfactory.

5. There is a visa sticker on arrival. Those who enter the country with a visa exemption do not have a visa sticker. They only have an entry stamp with the word "Visa

Exemption" stamped on their passport when entering the country. Whether it is a visa on arrival or a visa-free entry stamp, the entry date is marked on it, but there is no clear departure date. A special reminder is that the period of stay for an Indonesian visa is calculated from the day of entry. Even if you enter at 23:59 in the evening, it is still counted as one day, so you must pay special attention to your period of stay and do not overstay.

6. The Indonesian visa-on-arrival and visa-free channels at the same port are different. Chinese citizens who want to apply for Indonesian visa-free sometimes follow others to the visa-on-arrival channel. Immigration officials generally do not remind them, that is, press Visa on arrival processing.

A special reminder: Applications for visa on arrival and visa exemption cannot be changed to other visa types, and you cannot engage in activities such as installing machinery and equipment, teaching, and engineering construction, otherwise it will be considered a violation of Indonesian immigration regulations. In addition, for Chinese citizens who need to go to Indonesia but are not eligible for visa-on-arrival and visa-free conditions, please apply for other relevant visas in advance at the Indonesian embassies and consulates in China (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hong Kong) based on personal circumstances.

The Indonesian Immigration Bureau has recently been strictly investigating applicants holding incompatible visa types to engage in work in Indonesia that is inconsistent with the actual purpose of the visit. For example: a businessman holding a letter from company A is visiting company B, holding a visa that does not match the purpose of the visit. For business-type visas, those who are engaged in construction, technology, after-sales work, etc. in the factory are advised to apply for a business visa through a letter from the inviting party. For those who work and after-sales, the inviting company should apply for a work visa approval from the Immigration Bureau before going there. Avoid being fined, detained and deported in Indonesia

Notes on business visa

1211 (single business visa) issuance place: Consulate General of Indonesia in Beijing

The period of stay for the visa: The visa is activated from the date of entry stamp when traveling to this visa country. If the expiration date is exceeded, the visa will be invalid/cancelled. Penalty will be calculated based on the number of days exceeding the stay date.

General code for visa types: 211 (single-entry business visa).

Guarantee company: A company registered in Indonesia that invites and guarantees the person handling the business to Indonesia for business activities.

Instructions for using 211: 211 can stay in Indonesia for 60 days for the first time. If you need to continue to stay, you can extend it four times for 30 days at a time. It is a single-entry business visa, and the entry and exit visa will be invalid. In addition, 211 can be used for family visits, business and tourism, but it is a single-entry visa and does not include multiple round-trips.

Issuing place of 2212 (one-year multiple-entry business visa): Consulate General of Indonesia in Guangzhou

Validity period after activation: 212 type visa, after the first activation, there is no need to pay attention to the expiration date. The deadline is based on the deadline after activation.

Visas permit period: The visa page for 212 categories does not display the period of stay, but the maximum stay is 60 days at a time. Penalties will be calculated based on the number of days exceeding the period of stay.

Visa general code: 212 (one-year multiple-entry business visa).

Guarantee company: A company registered in Indonesia that invites and guarantees the person handling the business to Indonesia for business activities.

Instructions for using 212: 212 can travel to and from Indonesia unlimited times before the expiration date after activation, but the maximum stay is 60 days at a time. You can leave Indonesia once before the stay expires, and you can stay again after re-entering. 60 days.

Reminder from the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia

1. Chinese citizens are required to choose a suitable visa to enter Indonesia in accordance with Indonesian immigration regulations. After entry, they are not allowed to engage in work that is inconsistent with the visa.

2. According to the Indonesian Immigration Law, Indonesian immigration officials have the right to require the production of auxiliary materials such as air tickets and hotel orders, and have the right to judge whether to agree to a visa exemption or a visa on arrival based on previous visa records and entry and exit records. way of entry.

3. According to the Indonesian Immigration Law, neither visa exemption nor visa on arrival can be used for business or work. If you engage in work that is inconsistent with your visa, you will be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison and up to 500 million Indonesian rupiah ( (approximately RMB 250,000) fine.

4. Please check whether the Indonesian entry stamp has been stamped on the passport page before leaving the immigration counter.

5. According to the reminder from the Indonesian Immigration Directorate, foreigners must carry their passports when going out in Indonesia. This is as important as carrying a driver’s license when driving; if your passport is extended or lost at the Immigration Bureau, please also bring relevant certificates. File for inspection.

6. If you are blocked in entry or exit or have a dispute with the Immigration Bureau, please take the initiative to present relevant certificates, defend your rights rationally, or contact the Embassy in Indonesia, the Consulate General in Surabaya, the Consulate General in Medan and Contact the Consulate General in Denpasar.