# Bali visa on arrival may double to Rp1 million — but not yet

> Indonesia's immigration chief proposed on 12 August raising visa on arrival to Rp750,000 online and Rp1 million at the airport. No effective date is set.

- Published: 2026-08-19
- Author: VisaGyan (VisaGyan)
- Canonical: https://visagyan.in/indonesia-voa-fee-may-double-for-indians
- Official sources:
  - https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/
  - https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-plans-to-double-visa-on-arrival-fee-to-rp1-million

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If Bali is in your autumn plans, the visa on arrival still costs **Rp500,000** — about ₹2,700. A proposal announced on 12 August would raise that to Rp750,000 online and Rp1 million at the airport, but it carries no effective date and has not been implemented.

## What was proposed, and by whom

Director General of Immigration Hendarsam Marantoko put the plan to a briefing at the Directorate General's Jakarta headquarters on 12 August 2026. Two tiers were named: **Rp750,000** for the e-VOA obtained online before departure, and **Rp1 million** for the visa issued on arrival at the counter. The stated reasons were rupiah exchange-rate movements, which have left the existing fee low in state-revenue terms, and a wish to shift the application step before departure so arrival halls move faster.

## What has actually changed for a traveller today

Nothing. The official e-VOA portal still processes the 30-day visa on arrival at the current fee, and no regulation setting the new figures has been published. A proposal announced at a briefing is not a rule: in Indonesia the fee is fixed by government regulation, and until that appears the counter charges what it charges now.

The useful part of the announcement is its shape. If the two-tier structure survives, applying online would cost a quarter less than paying at the airport — the first time Indonesia would price the queue rather than merely ask travellers to avoid it.

## What to do if you are booking

Book normally and apply for the e-VOA online before you fly; that is already the faster route and would become the cheaper one. Keep the receipt — the 30-day permit is extendable once inside Indonesia, and the extension is a separate payment. The document list, the extension mechanics and what gets Indians turned back at Ngurah Rai are in our [Indonesia visa guide for Indians](/indonesia-visa-for-indians) and [what gets Indians deported from Bali](/deported-from-bali-what-gets-indians-sent-home). Trip planning is in the [Bali 7-day itinerary](/bali-7-day-itinerary-for-indians).

We will add a layered update to this note the day a regulation with a date appears.

*VisaGyan is an independent journal, not affiliated with the Indonesian government. Check evisa.imigrasi.go.id for the fee in force on your travel date.*