Overall5/10Harder visas than about 65% of cities
Good to know
Good to Know
- Most Western nomad nationalities (US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, etc.) are NOT on Indonesia's 'visa-free' list — they use Visa on Arrival instead, which does have a fee and a hard 60-day ceiling.
- The genuinely fee-free 'visa-free' list is small and mostly regional (ASEAN countries) plus a handful of others like Brazil, Turkey, Colombia, Suriname, and Hong Kong SAR — double-check your specific nationality before assuming you qualify.
- Since mid-2025, extending a Visa on Arrival requires an in-person biometric appointment at an immigration office — it's no longer a fully remote online process, so budget time for at least one office visit.
- There is no way to extend past 60 days on a Visa on Arrival — if you want to stay longer than that, you need to arrange a different visa (like a C1 Visit Visa) before you arrive, not after.
- Rules and eligible-country lists have changed more than once recently (2024-2025), so it's worth checking the official e-VOA portal close to your travel date rather than relying on older blog posts.
- The E33G, B211A, Second Home and Golden Visa are all national Indonesian immigration products — Lombok has no separate or simplified local process, and visa agents/immigration offices are generally less concentrated on Lombok than in Bali, so factor in extra lead time.
- Most remote workers still use a visa agent for the B211A or E33G application; agents typically charge a markup over the government fee to handle paperwork and immigration office visits.
- If you're island-hopping between Lombok and Bali while on any visa, be aware that days in Indonesia are counted cumulatively across a rolling 12-month window for tax residency purposes — short trips abroad do not reset the clock.
- The Second Home Visa does not officially authorize remote work, but enforcement has historically been tolerant of foreigners using it to base themselves in Indonesia while working for foreign employers — this remains a grey area, not a guaranteed right.
Visa Free Entry
- Country
- Indonesia
- Overstay Penalty
- IDR 1,000,000
Fines accrue daily; longer or repeated overstays can escalate to detention or entry bans.
- Official Government Source
- https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/ (Directorate General of Immigration, Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services)
- Applies To All Ports Including
- Lombok International Airport (Praya) and Lombok's designated seaports are included among Indonesia's official visa-exempt/VoA entry points
- Longer Stay Options If 30 60 Days Isnt Enough
- For stays beyond 60 days (common for longer-term nomads), the standard route is a C1 Visit Visa applied for in advance (initial 60 days, extendable twice by 60 days each, up to 180 days total) or a KITAS-type limited stay permit for longer/remote-work-adjacent stays — these are separate visa categories from the visa-free/VoA baseline covered here.
Tiers
Up to 30 Days
- Tier Name
- Visa Exemption (Bebas Visa Kunjungan / BVK) — the true 'visa-free' tier
- Extendable
- No
- Legal Basis
- Presidential Regulation No. 95 of 2024, which significantly cut the number of visa-exempt countries from a much larger prior list (169) down to this small group, and Minister of Immigration Regulation No. 9 of 2025 which added Brazil and Turkey.
- Who Qualifies
- A short, specific list of nationalities only — not most Western nomads. Confirmed eligible: ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), plus Hong Kong SAR, Suriname, Colombia, and — added under a 2025 reciprocal update — Brazil and Turkey.
- Notes
- This is the only genuinely fee-free, visa-free tier. It is strictly non-extendable and cannot be converted into any other visa type — if you overstay even one day, you must exit and cannot simply pay to extend.
30 Days From Arrival
- Tier Name
- Visa on Arrival / electronic Visa on Arrival (VoA / e-VOA) — the default tier for most Western/nomad nationalities (US, UK, EU, Canada, Australia, etc.)
- Extendable
- Yes
- Restrictions
- Cannot be converted into any other stay permit; strictly for tourism, family/social visits, or short meetings — no local employment or paid work of any kind is permitted on this visa.
- How To Get It
- Apply online in advance via the official e-VOA portal (evisa.imigrasi.go.id / molina.imigrasi.go.id), or purchase on arrival at the VoA counter in the arrival hall (cash or card). Applying online in advance allows use of airport autogates; buying on arrival in person does not.
- Who Qualifies
- Citizens of roughly 90-97 countries (sources vary slightly on the exact current count, but confirm US, UK, Australia, Canada, and EU member states are included)
- Extension Details
- Can be extended exactly once, for an additional 30 days, giving a maximum total stay of 60 days. No further extension is possible on this visa type — after 60 days you must leave the country.
- Extension Process
- Must be done at a local Kantor Imigrasi (immigration office) before the initial 30 days expire, ideally started about 7-14 days before expiry. Since mid-2025, first-time in-country extensions require an in-person biometric (photo + fingerprint) appointment at the immigration office — it can no longer be done fully online end-to-end.
Cost
- Extension Fee
- IDR 500,000
- Initial VOA Fee
- IDR 500,000
Universal Entry Requirements
- Passport valid for at least 6 months from date of entry
- At least one completely blank passport page
- Proof of onward/return ticket out of Indonesia
- Registration via Indonesia's digital arrival system (the 'All Indonesia' app / online arrival card) before or at arrival
Digital Nomad Visa And Tax
- Overview
- Indonesia has no visa literally named a 'digital nomad visa,' but since April 2024 it has offered the E33G Remote Worker Visa, a purpose-built limited stay permit (ITAS) for people employed by or running a company registered outside Indonesia. This is a national framework administered by the Directorate General of Immigration, so it applies identically in Lombok as in Bali — there is no separate Lombok-specific visa process.
- Visa Ease Tier
- moderate
- Visa Ease Tier Rationale
- Indonesia now offers a genuine remote-worker permit (E33G) with an attainable $60,000/year income bar and a short baseline visa-free/on-arrival stay (around 30-60 days) that pushes most nomads toward visa workarounds, but overlapping visa categories, a 183-day tax-residency trigger, and a 2025 substance-based tax test add real bureaucratic and tax-planning complexity for anyone trying to stay long-term.
Tax Notes
- Special Regime
- A four-year foreign-sourced income tax exemption exists under PMK 18/PMK.03/2021 for foreign nationals with specific listed expertise (e.g. engineering, software development, university lecturing), but this generally requires employment by an Indonesian entity or an Employer of Record arrangement, and is not available on the E33G remote-worker visa itself since that visa requires foreign employment.
- Residency Trigger
- You become an Indonesian tax resident if you spend more than 183 days in Indonesia within any rolling 12-month period, regardless of visa type, income source, or nationality. Since late 2025, a new substance-based test (PER-23/PJ/2025) also looks at 'intent to reside' and integrates immigration and tax records, meaning holding certain KITAS types (including the E33G) can itself trigger tax residency from the day of arrival even before the 183-day mark is reached, according to some tax advisory sources — though this point is contested and not uniformly applied.
- Resident Taxation
- Tax residents are taxed on worldwide income at progressive rates (roughly 5% to 35%) under Indonesia's HPP Law, after a personal allowance, and must register for an NPWP (tax ID) and file an annual return (SPT) by 31 March of the following year.
- Non Resident Taxation
- Non-residents (under 183 days, no residency triggers) are only taxed on Indonesia-sourced income, at a flat 20% rate; under the E33G's rules, that Indonesia-sourced income should be zero since local income is prohibited.
- Double Taxation Relief
- Indonesia has double tax agreements (DTAs) with more than 70 countries, which can reduce or eliminate Indonesian tax on foreign-sourced income for residents from treaty countries, but relief is not automatic — it requires a Certificate of Domicile (Form DGT-1) from your home tax authority and proper filing.
- Enforcement Context
- Indonesia's tax authority has been actively synchronizing immigration and tax data as of 2026, and national enforcement teams (Tim PORA) monitor foreigner compliance, so treating the 183-day count casually or assuming visa runs 'reset the clock' is a documented risk — the day count is cumulative over any 12-month window, not reset by short trips out of the country.
Visa Options
E33G Remote Worker Visa (Visa Rumah Kedua Pekerja Jarak Jauh)
- Type
- ITAS (Limited Stay Permit), the closest thing Indonesia has to a dedicated digital nomad visa
- Duration
- Up to 1 year, renewable
- Eligibility
- Foreign nationals employed by, or running, a company registered outside Indonesia; strictly prohibited from taking local employment or earning Indonesian-sourced income
- Renewal Path
- Renewable annually; must enter Indonesia within roughly 90 days of visa issuance
- Fees Estimate
- IDR 9,700,000
Approximate total of the base PNBP (state revenue) visa fee plus KITAS card and re-entry permit fees paid on arrival; agent fees are typically added on top and figures vary by source
- Income Requirement
- IDR 1,083,600,000
Minimum annual foreign-sourced income requirement, commonly stated as $60,000/year or roughly $5,000/month
- Work Permit Included
- No
Documents Required
- Passport valid well beyond intended stay
- Proof of foreign employment/client contracts or company ownership
- Bank statements showing the income threshold
- CV
- Health/travel insurance valid in Indonesia
- Statement of intent/onward travel details
B211A Social/Cultural Visit Visa
- Type
- Visit visa, the most commonly used practical workaround for shorter stays
- Duration
- Initial 60 days, extendable to a total of roughly 180 days
- Cost Estimate
- IDR 4,500,000
Approximate total government + typical agent fee for the full application and extensions, commonly cited around $300 all-in
- Work Permit Included
- No
- Notes
- Does not grant a work permit; used in practice by remote workers whose income comes entirely from outside Indonesia, in a legal grey area
Second Home Visa (E33B)
- Type
- Long-stay visa for high-net-worth individuals, investors and retirees
- Duration
- 5 or 10 years, multi-entry
- Renewal Path
- 5-year version can be renewed once; after 3 years of residence, holders can apply for KITAP (permanent residency)
- Work Permit Included
- No
- Financial Requirement
- IDR 2,000,000,000
Deposit held in a state-owned Indonesian bank, or alternatively real estate/property purchase of equivalent or greater value; this deposit is refundable and interest-bearing, not a fee
- Notes
- Officially intended for investors, tourists and retirees, not remote workers; does not include a work permit and remote work is tolerated in practice rather than explicitly authorized
Golden Visa
- Type
- Investor visa
- Duration
- 5-10 years depending on investment tier
- Work Permit Included
- Yes
- Financial Requirement
- IDR 45,150,000,000
Minimum investment of USD 2.5 million+ into Indonesian companies, government bonds, or other approved instruments for individual applicants
- Notes
- Far beyond the reach of most nomads; relevant mainly to entrepreneurs and investors
AI-generated estimateData refreshed July 2026
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