Quick summary
Indonesia’s official e-VOA costs IDR 500,000 — about USD 30 to 35, moving with the exchange rate — when you apply at evisa.imigrasi.go.id, as checked on 8 October 2026. The cash visa on arrival at airport counters is also IDR 500,000, and a 30-day extension costs the same again.
The fee is not fixed in dollars, and a proposed rise to 750,000 rupiah has no effective date. This covers the official portal, the documents, the extension and the arrival-day steps that sit outside the visa.
Search results for the Indonesia e-visa are crowded with agency sites that file the same application and add a service fee. The official portal is the one that ends in .go.id. Where you pay matters.
For travelers from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, the choice of page determines whether a service fee is added to the government charge. An agency’s fee is not an immigration fee.
The old assumption that the e-VOA could not be extended no longer holds.
What the official e-VOA actually costs now
Indonesia charges IDR 500,000 for the electronic visa on arrival, the figure published by the immigration directorate and checked on 8 October 2026. The fee is set in rupiah, not dollars. Its dollar equivalent moves with the exchange rate, landing between roughly USD 30 and USD 35. Card-processing charges can add a small amount on top.
The same fee buys a visa on arrival in cash at immigration counters at Bali’s Ngurah Rai, Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta and Indonesia’s other designated entry points. The visa terms are identical. The difference is standing in a queue instead of using an e-gate. The official portal accepts Visa, Mastercard and JCB cards.
The B1 visa on arrival is built for self-service. Ordinary tourism does not require a sponsor, and the immigration directorate’s own page for the B1 visa on arrival lists tourism, business meetings and transit among the permitted purposes.
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How to apply on the official government portal
The application starts and finishes at evisa.imigrasi.go.id, the Directorate General of Immigration’s portal. The older molina.imigrasi.go.id site closed when the migration to the eVisa system began in 2024, so any page still sending you there is out of date.
The application requires a recent passport photo, high-resolution scans of your passport, and personal details that match the document exactly. A return or onward ticket is required for every visa type, as Canada’s travel advisory for Indonesia states.
Processing is usually minutes to a few hours, but the official maximum is five working days. Airlines check the onward-ticket rule at check-in, and passengers without a verifiable reservation have been denied boarding.
If an application is rejected, the fee is generally non-refundable. You correct the problem and apply again.
What the e-VOA allows and extending it
The e-VOA is a single-entry permit for a 30-day stay, issued for tourism, family visits and transit. It is valid for 90 days from the date it is issued, so that clock starts when the visa is granted rather than when you land.
Under the current rules it can be extended once, for a further 30 days, taking the total stay to 60 days. Since May 2025, the extension has been handled in person at an immigration office rather than online. Visa guidance suggests applying between 7 and 14 days before the current permit expires.
Canada’s advisory warns that visa violations and overstays can lead to detention and deportation. Leaving Indonesia cancels the visa entirely: a side trip to Singapore or Malaysia means applying and paying again on the way back.
Arrival-day requirements beyond the visa
Since September 2025, Indonesia has required the All Indonesia arrival declaration; Canada’s advisory lists it as mandatory. It is separate from the e-VOA.
Bali adds its own charge. The advisory notes that the Love Bali tourist levy is payable in addition to visa fees. It is not part of the immigration process and does not replace the e-VOA.
Every traveler needs a separate e-VOA, including infants and children, even when a child is listed in a parent’s passport. At Bali’s Ngurah Rai, holding an e-VOA also opens the airport’s autogates to eligible passport holders, which skip the manual immigration queues.
The proposed fee increase to watch
On 12 August 2026, Indonesia’s director general of immigration, Hendarsam Marantoko, announced a proposal to raise the visa on arrival fees. The proposed e-VOA fee is 750,000 rupiah, about USD 42. For the visa issued at airport counters, it is 1,000,000 rupiah, about USD 56. The proposal was reported by VisasNews.
The change awaits formal regulatory approval. Travelers planning trips into late 2026 and 2027 should treat the increase as a possibility rather than a scheduled cost.
Five days before you fly
The application is a matter of uploading your passport page, entering your travel details and paying. The documents and arrival forms have their own requirements.
- Apply early — submit at least five days before your flight and keep the approved PDF on your phone.
- Match the documents — passport valid six months from arrival, a return or onward ticket, and the same passport number used in the application. You must enter on that same passport.
- File the arrival declaration — the free All Indonesia form, submitted up to 72 hours before arrival or check-in, plus the separate IDR 150,000 Bali levy if you land on the island. Neither is optional.
- Watch: a published regulation setting the e-VOA at 750,000 rupiah would confirm the increase and give it a start date.
Everything on this list happens before you reach the immigration counter, without an agency. The declaration and the levy are both handled before you land.
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Questions? Answers.
Can I still get a visa on arrival at the airport if I forget to apply online?
Yes. The cash visa on arrival at immigration counters costs IDR 500,000 as of 8 October 2026, the same as the e-VOA, with identical 30-day terms. You pay at the counter and queue instead of using an e-gate. This is the version the proposed increase targets most sharply, at 1,000,000 rupiah, though no effective date has been announced.
Does the e-VOA cover island-hopping within Indonesia?
Yes. Once you clear immigration, domestic flights between islands require no further visa checks. The visa is single-entry, though, so leaving Indonesia altogether cancels it and you need a new one to come back.
What payment methods work on the official portal?
Visa, Mastercard and JCB credit or debit cards. Cash is not accepted online. If a card is declined, try another card or clear the transaction with your bank before retrying.
Is the e-VOA valid for multiple entries?
No. It is single-entry and covers a 30-day stay, extendable once for a further 30 days at IDR 500,000. It is valid for 90 days from issuance, so it must be used inside that window.
What happens if my e-VOA application is rejected?
The fee is generally non-refundable, so a rejected application usually means paying again. The usual causes are details that do not match the passport, a low-resolution scan, or a passport with less than six months of validity from arrival. Correct the issue and submit a new application.
