If you checked the Bali visa rules for your passport a while ago, they may have changed. Indonesia keeps three lists that decide how you get in: the visa on arrival (e-VOA) list, the visa-free list, and the calling-visa list. We compared all three with the Directorate General of Immigration's official pages on 26 October 2026 - and found that the lists most visa guides still publish, including the one we used ourselves until this week, are out of date.
Every nationality page on our site now follows the official lists. Here is what changed.
At a glance
| What changed | Passports |
|---|---|
| No longer on the e-VOA list (11) | Sri Lanka, Georgia, Moldova, North Macedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Uruguay, Macao |
| Now on the e-VOA list (13) | Morocco, Vatican City, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania, Seychelles, Papua New Guinea, Guatemala, Suriname, Venezuela, Laos, Myanmar |
| Now visa-free for 30 days (10 more) | Türkiye, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Hong Kong, Macao, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Suriname, Timor-Leste - alongside the nine ASEAN states |
The e-VOA list still has 97 nationalities in total; it is the names on it that have changed.
No longer on the e-VOA list: get your visa before you fly
If you hold one of these passports, you can no longer buy a visa on arrival or an e-VOA, and airlines check this at check-in. You need the C1 visit visa approved before travel: 60 days, extendable in Bali up to 180, with an Indonesian sponsor - which we provide as part of the application.
- Sri Lanka
- Georgia
- Moldova
- North Macedonia
- Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
- Uruguay
- Macao - but see below: Macao passports can now enter visa-free for 30 days
The biggest change is Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans in Australia, the Gulf and the UK who are used to buying a visa online in a day or two now need the C1, which takes longer - so apply three to four weeks before you fly. Our guide for travellers who can't get an e-VOA explains the C1 step by step.
Now on the e-VOA list: apply online in a few days
These passports can now get the e-VOA online before they fly: 30 days, extendable once inside Bali, with no queue at the airport payment desk.
- Morocco
- Vatican City
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Tanzania
- Seychelles
- Papua New Guinea
- Guatemala
- Suriname
- Venezuela
- Laos
- Myanmar
For Moroccans this is a big saving: most guides - ours included, until this week - still say Morocco needs the dearer C1 with a sponsor. Laos, Myanmar and Suriname can also visit visa-free (below) - the e-VOA is for when you might stay longer than 30 days.
Visa-free for 30 days: ten more passports
Most guides - ours included, until this week - list only the ASEAN states as visa-free (Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). The official list also includes:
It also covers foreign nationals with Singapore permanent residence who enter through certain immigration checkpoints.
The exemption is free and needs no application, but it lasts 30 days and can't be extended or changed into another visa inside Indonesia. If there is any chance you'll stay longer - a slow honeymoon, a month of remote work, a family visit that might stretch - arrive on the e-VOA or the C1 visit visa instead.
Calling-visa list: six countries
Holders of these passports can only get an Indonesian visa after a separate clearance by immigration and other agencies: Afghanistan, Israel, Liberia, Nigeria, North Korea and Somalia. We don't process calling visas.
Guinea and Cameroon are no longer on this list. Their passports now follow the standard C1 visit-visa route - see the next section.
Every C1 visa needs a guarantor - we provide it
Whatever your passport, the C1 visit visa needs a guarantor (sponsor) in Indonesia. As a licensed agency we act as the guarantor for every application, and it's included in the price: you send us your documents online, we lodge the visa with immigration as your sponsor, and the approved e-visa is emailed to you.
For Iran, Yemen, Niger, Cameroon and Guinea, a guarantor is the only way in: Indonesia's official e-visa website lists no visa these passports can apply for on their own, and says the visa must be applied for by a guarantor.
Already booked?
Look up your passport on our Bali visa by nationality page - each one shows the visa it needs today and the price. If you live abroad, our pages for residents of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and Australia cover every passport commonly held there.
If your plans are affected, contact us before you fly and we'll tell you exactly which visa you need.
How we keep this up to date
We check our lists against Indonesia's official sources - the Directorate General of Immigration's lists of visa-on-arrival, visa-exemption and calling-visa countries, and the official e-visa system - and update every nationality page when they change. The lists can change without notice, so check your passport's page shortly before you book.