Effective 6 November 2022, passport holders from the following countries can now apply for e-VOA before they depart for Indonesia:

  1. Australia
  2. Argentina
  3. Brazil
  4. Belgium
  5. Canada
  6. China
  7. Denmark
  8. France
  9. Germany
  10. India
  11. Italy
  12. Japan
  13. Mexico
  14. Netherlands
  15. New Zealand
  16. Republic of Korea
  17. Russia
  18. Saudi Arabia
  19. South Africa
  20. Spain
  21. Switzerland
  22. Timor Leste
  23. Turkey
  24. Ukraine
  25. United Kingdom
  26. United States of America

E-VOA will allow foreigners to enter Indonesia and stay for 30 days for leisure, government visits, business meetings, purchase of goods and transit. e-VOA fee is IDR 500,000 or GBP 28. Payment can only be made by Mastercard, Visa and JCB credit cards.   This will significantly cut down on waiting time for visitors entering Indonesia and will hopefully, speed up immigration queues.

Source: https://travel.tempo.co/read/1653637/uji-coba-sistem-e-voa-indonesia-pengajuan-visa-on-arrival-bisa-di-negara-asal


Commentary by British Council

E-VOA is a single-entry visa and is only available at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta, and Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali. UK passport holders are advised to apply for e-VOA before departure to Indonesia to avoid long queue at the two airports. Please make sure to read FAQ document published by the Indonesia Immigration Authority before applying: https://molina.imigrasi.go.id/. To apply for e-VOA please click the following link: https://molina.imigrasi.go.id/front/login. 

British Council contact person: Linda Djayusman (linda.djayusman@britishcouncil.or.id).