News report | | 22-05-2025 | ±2 minutes reading time

Until recently, travellers with a multiple-entry visa for Indonesia had a maximum permitted stay of 60 days. Now, however, travellers can extend the duration of their stay twice. In this way, they can be in the country for up to 180 consecutive days.

Relaxation of requirements for international travellers

Good news for international travellers to Indonesia. The Indonesian government has relaxed visa requirements for visitors travelling on a multiple-entry visa. Previously, travellers with this type of visa could stay in Indonesia for a maximum of 60 days. If they wished to stay longer in the country, they had to leave Indonesia and apply for a new visa from abroad. Now, visitors can to extend their stay twice, and can therefore stay in the country for a maximum of 180 consecutive days. The period of validity of the multiple-entry visa remains one year. Travellers with this type of visa can enter Indonesia an unlimited amount of times.

Travellers wishing to extend their visa are advised to do so 7 to 10 days before the expiry date of their visa. It is important to apply for the extension in time. To do so, you should contact an immigration office in Indonesia. There are more than 100 different immigration offices throughout the country. It is very likely that you will be able to find an office near your place of stay.

Incentive for the tourism sector

With this relaxation measure, Indonesia intends to become a more attractive destination for international travellers. In 2024, 14 million tourists visited the island state in Southeast Asia. This might seem impressive, however, this figure is lower than the amount of visitors that the country welcomed before the coronavirus pandemic. In 2017, Indonesia had ranked 20th among the top tourist destinations. That same year, tourism was the fourth most important economic sector, along with the export of goods and services. This confirms the crucial importance of tourism for the Indonesian economy. Most tourists come from Malaysia, Australia, Singapore and China. The recent decision to relax visa requirements confirms the Indonesian government's intention to revitalise the tourism sector.

Indonesia is a beautiful country boasting great natural and cultural richness. Indonesian cuisine offers countless delicious dishes with exotic flavours. In Indonesia you can discover the virgin rainforest, visit ancient Hindu and Buddhist temples, explore the impressive Bromo volcano on the island of Java or spend a day snorkelling off the coast of the islands of Bali and Lombok.

Prepare your trip to Indonesia

Travelling to Indonesia requires good preparation. It's important to take into account the maximum permitted stay in the country, as well as the validity period of the visa.

If you are planning a holiday or a visit of up to 30 days to friends or family in Indonesia, you don't need to apply for a multiple-entry visa. You can apply for the cheaper single-entry variant instead. This website offers an application form in English. e-Visa.ie will check both the photos and the filled-in data, and then we will send to the Indonesian immigration service. If you want to apply for a Indonesia e-visa, you need to fullfill a number of requirements.

e-Visa.ie is a commercial and professional visa agency, and supports travellers in obtaining, among others, the Indonesia visa. e-Visa.ie is an official partner of the International Air Transport Association, IATA, with membership number 57231226, acts as an intermediary, is no law firm, nor does it employ lawyers, does not provide legal advice, and is in no way part of any government. You can also apply for a visa directly with the immigration service (519.500 IDR per visa, via evisa.imigrasi.go.id). However, not with our level of support. If you submit your application via e-Visa.ie, our support centre is available to you 24/7. In addition, we manually check your application and all the documents you provide before submitting it to the immigration authorities on your behalf. If we suspect any errors or omissions while doing so, we will personally contact you to ensure that your application can still be processed quickly and correctly. To use our services, you pay us 519.500 IDR in consular fees, which we pay to the immigration service on your behalf, as well as € 37,03 in service fees as compensation for our services, including VAT. Our services have saved many travellers from major problems during their trip. Should an application be rejected despite our support and verification, we will refund the full purchase price (unless an application for a previous Indonesia visa was rejected for the same traveller). Read more about our services here.