# Indonesia visa for Indians 2026: three steps, not one

> Bali needs more than a visa. The e-VOA costs about ₹2,600, the arrival card is free and mandatory, and Bali adds its own levy.

- Published: 2026-07-29
- Author: VisaGyan (VisaGyan)
- Canonical: https://visagyan.in/indonesia-visa-for-indians
- Official sources:
  - https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/
  - https://www.imigrasi.go.id/
  - https://indonesiavoa.vfsevisa.id/

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Indian passport holders need a visa for Indonesia, including Bali. For a holiday that visa is the e-VOA, and it costs IDR 500,000 — roughly ₹2,600. That part most guides get right. What they leave out is that the visa is only one of **three** things you must complete, and two of them are separate payments or forms with their own deadlines.

Miss one and you are standing in a queue at Ngurah Rai with a phone that will not load.

## The three steps, in order

| Step | What | Cost | When |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | e-VOA (visa on arrival, applied online) | IDR 500,000 ≈ ₹2,600 | Before you fly |
| 2 | All Indonesia Arrival Card | Free | Within 3 days of arrival |
| 3 | Bali Tourist Levy — **Bali only** | IDR 150,000 ≈ ₹780 | Before or on arrival |

Steps 2 and 3 are not visas and do not replace the visa. They are separate systems that happen to be checked at the same counter.

## Step 1: the e-VOA

The electronic visa on arrival gives you **30 days**, extendable **once** for another 30, for tourism. Apply on the official immigration portal at [evisa.imigrasi.go.id](https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/) before you travel and you arrive with an approval already in hand — this is the version worth paying for, because it lets you walk to the e-gate instead of the VOA payment counter.

You can also buy the VOA on arrival at designated airports for the same fee. The queue is the difference.

Requirements are light: passport valid at least six months from arrival, a return or onward ticket, and the fee paid by card. Indonesia does not ask Indians for bank statements or an itinerary for the e-VOA.

**What the e-VOA does not allow:** work of any kind, including remote work billed to a foreign client if you are asked directly. For anything beyond tourism and short business meetings, you need a different visa class.

## Step 2: the arrival card

The All Indonesia Arrival Card is mandatory, free, and filed online within three days of arrival. It replaced the old paper customs declaration. There is no fee — if a site charges you for it, you are paying a middleman for a government form.

Fill it in from your hotel booking; you need the address of your first night.

## Step 3: the Bali tourist levy

If you are landing in Bali, there is a IDR 150,000 levy per person, separate from everything above. It is per visit, not per night, and children pay too. Pay it online in advance and keep the QR code — spot checks happen at the airport and at some attractions.

If you fly into Jakarta or Surabaya and never enter Bali, this one does not apply to you.

## What it actually costs

For one adult flying to Bali:

| Item | ₹ approx |
| --- | --- |
| e-VOA | 2,600 |
| Bali tourist levy | 780 |
| Arrival card | 0 |
| **Total** | **≈ 3,380** |

Rupee figures move with the exchange rate; the fees themselves are set in rupiah and have not changed.

## Extending your stay

The 30-day e-VOA extends once, for another 30 days, through the immigration office or the online system. Start the extension about a week before expiry — offices are busy in Bali and the process is not instant.

Overstaying carries a daily fine, charged per day per person, and it is enforced at departure. It is not a warning system; you pay at the airport.

## Common mistakes

- **Assuming Bali is visa-free for Indians.** It is not, and it never has been. The confusion comes from lists of "visa-free countries for Indians" that include Indonesia because a visa-on-arrival exists — see our [dated list of visa-free countries](/visa-free-countries-for-indians) for what actually counts.
- **Paying a third party for the arrival card.** It is free on the government portal.
- **Forgetting the levy for a Bali leg.** A Jakarta-then-Bali itinerary still owes it.
- **Booking a one-way ticket.** Immigration asks for onward travel and airlines check at boarding.

*Rules verified on 25 July 2026. Fees are set in rupiah; confirm the current amounts on the official immigration portal before you pay.*