ANNOUNCEMENT

NEW POLICY ON VISA AND STAY PERMIT
UNDER NORMAL CONDITION IN INDONESIA
FOR FOREIGNERS

In response to the new normal condition in Indonesia, the Indonesian Government has issued a new policy on visa and stay permit for foreigners to enter Indonesia.

The new regulation has introduced a new scheme of electronic visa application process as stipulated under the Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia No.26 of 2020 regarding Policy on Visa and Stay Permit in the New Normal which has been enforced on 29 September 2020 until further notice. This regulation has replaced the former Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia No.11 of 2020 regarding Temporary Restriction for Foreigners Entering he Territory of the Republic of Indonesia.

Please note that all types of visa exemption are still suspended until further notice by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia. Under the new regulation above all foreign nationals are required to obtain the appropriate visa to enter the Indonesian Territory as well as a PCR test result showing negative Covid-19 result that is valid for 7 days and electronic Health Alert Card (eHAC Indonesia) which can be downloaded for both apple and android devices.

Foreign Nationals who are unable to show a valid PCR test result upon arrival shall be quarantined at the referred hotels and PCR tested at the recommended hospitals at your own expense, in accordance with the prevailing health protocol.

Requirement for Electronic visa application process:

• A sponsor must sign up for an account to be granted a username and password at visa-online.immigrasi.go.id followed by online visa application
• Sponsor must complete the payment upon receiving billing statement through the account (please note that a billing statement is valid for seven calendar days and payment is not refundable)
• Visa application will be verified and processed
• Decision on electronic visa (e-visa) to be granted or refused will be sent to the sponsor’s and applicant’s email
• If you e-visa has been granted you can directly travel to Indonesia (please note you are not required to come to the Indonesian Embassy in London to collect your visa)
• The new e-visa scheme takes effect from 15 October 2020 until further notice

For further information, please visit the following official links of the Directorate General of Immigration of the Republic of Indonesia: