Bali arrival checklist: documents and steps

Check your passport

Validity

At least 6 months after the date you arrive, with at least 2 blank pages^[1]

Check whether you need a visa

Visa-free

Free; up to 30 days, no extension or change to another permit^[2]

Visa on arrival

IDR 500,000, online as an e-VOA or at the airport. A rise to IDR 750,000 online and IDR 1,000,000 at the airport was announced on 12 August 2026, with no start date; not in force on 18 October 2026^{[3, 4]}

Apply for the e-VOA

At least one week before you leave; make sure it is approved before you arrive; a visa approved after you enter Indonesia is not valid, and you could face penalties for overstaying^[1]

Have a return or onward ticket

On a visa on arrival

30 days, single entry; extendable once for 30 days; proof of onward or return journey needed^[1]

Avoid flying in on Nyepi

Nyepi 2027

Monday 8 March 2027^[5]

Airport, Nyepi 2026

06:00 WITA on 19 March 2026 to 06:00 WITA on 20 March 2026, 24 hours; 440 scheduled flights cancelled (231 domestic, 209 international); 19 aircraft stayed overnight^[6]

Pay the tourist levy

Cost

IDR 150,000 per person^[7]

Where

lovebali.baliprov.go.id and the Love Bali app on Google Play and the App Store^[8]

Submit the All Indonesia arrival card

When

From 3 days before your arrival date up to the day you arrive^[9]

Cost

Free^[10]

Have the arrival card's QR code ready

Where it is used

The QR code is shown at customs, next to the baggage belts; the immigration e-gates need a submitted card^[11]

Declare what you must at customs

Cash

IDR 100,000,000 or more^[12]

Duty-free goods bought abroad

Up to USD 500 (FOB value)^[12]

Alcohol

1 litre of alcohol (21 and over)^[12]

Tobacco

200 cigarettes, 25 cigars, 100 g cut tobacco or 100 g other processed tobacco (18 and over)^[12]

Get data for your phone

A 30-day pack

IDR 55,000, mobile data, 6 GB for 30 days^[13]

Phones bought abroad

The form asks; its note says IMEI registration is not required for foreign visitors staying under 90 days^[14]

Get cash from a safe machine

ATMs

Skimmers found on ATMs in Bali; use bank-branch machines, avoid standalone, minimarket and shopping-centre ATMs, and check the card reader for unusual thickness^[15]

Keep the levy voucher with you

Your proof

A levy voucher with a QR code, sent to the registered email; after an email error, a levy payment can be verified from passport data^[16]