Passport Requirements to enter into Indonesia / Bali as a foreigner

If you want to avoid any trouble when entering into Bali or anywhere else in Indonesia then your passport needs to fulfil certain requirements.

1. VISA Requirements

That’s of course number one. If you you are holder of a passport that needs to have a Visa to travel to Bali, then this must be sorted out first.

Updated VISA requirements for Bali – Indonesia

2. Check Passport VALIDITY

Your passport must be valid AT LEAST 6 MONTHS at the day of arrival. Not a single day less. The immigration officers are strict on this, and will deny entry. Usually the airline employees when you are checking in for your flight to Bali, will have to check and deny boarding, if your passport is not valid for at least 6 months. In case they might let you through the chances are 99.999% that the immigration officer will send you back on the next flight.

3. Passport Condition

We receive reports that some immigration officers are getting quite strict when looking at the overall condition of the passport, Ripped pages for example, or water damages can be a problem, and you might be denied entry. Make sure your passport is in good condition and there are no damages,

4. One page empty for the Visa / Stamp

The immigration officers need space to put the visa or arrival and departure stamp into your passport. Make sure you have at least 1 empty page, so you won’t get into trouble. Even though there are electronic gates available at the immigration check points where you won’t get a stamp anymore, sometimes travelers still need to go to the counters where an office will check and stamp your passport.

5. Are Emergency Passports accepted to get a Visa on Arrival?

The emergency passports are not accepted. This is the statement of the Immigration Department on their Website:

” Holders of travel document other than passport (Laissez Passer, Titre de voyage, Travel Document, Document of Identity, Certificate of Identity, Alien Passport, Alien Travel Document, Emergency Travel Document, Emergency Passport; or Temporary Passport) are not eligible to apply Visitor Visa.”

Source: Imigrasi Indonesia

However, if you have a Laissez Passer, Titre de voyage, Travel Document, Document of Identity, Certificate of Identity, Alien Passport, Alien Travel Document you can apply for a 211A Visa (More information)