Bali digital nomad visa in 2026: E33G rules, cost

What is the E33G remote worker visa?

It is a one-year stay visa for people who work for a company outside Indonesia, the visa searched for as Bali's digital nomad visa. Nobody in Indonesia has to sponsor you: you apply yourself, online.^[1]

Who qualifies for the Bali digital nomad visa?

You qualify if a company set up outside Indonesia employs you and your bank account shows income of at least USD 60,000 a year. You also need USD 2,000 in the bank across the last three months.^[1]

The visa is built around an employer. You need an employment contract with a company set up outside Indonesia, and you upload it with the rest as PDF or JPEG files. If you are self-employed or paid by your own company, ask immigration before you apply, since the official page names only an employment contract.^[1]

How much does the E33G visa cost?

The official fee is IDR 7 million (about USD 390) for a one-year stay, made up of four parts paid in one application. The table shows them; every other visa fee sits in the fees and fines table.^[1]

Can you work in Bali on the E33G?

Yes, for the company abroad that employs you, within the limits the permit sets.^[1]

You may:

• Carry out work for the company abroad that employs you.
• Travel, and visit friends or family.
• Leave Indonesia and come back while your re-entry permit is valid.

You may not:

• Do work that does not match the permit.
• Sell goods or services, unless your job needs it.
• Stay past the end of your permit.

How do you apply for the E33G?

You apply online on the official e-visa site, then collect your permits at the immigration desk when you land. Five steps take you from account to permit.^[1]

How long can you stay, and can you extend it?

You can stay for one year, and the permit can be extended online on evisa.imigrasi.go.id or switched to a different stay permit, such as a work or family KITAS. Plan on a second year at most: immigration's E33G page sets no limit, and its general rule for stay permits does not name the E33G; sources differ, see Conflicts.^{[1, 2, 12]}

Do you pay Indonesian tax on the E33G?

A one-year E33G can make you an Indonesian tax resident. You count as resident if you live here, spend more than 183 days here within 12 months, or are here in a tax year intending to live here. A stay permit valid for more than 183 days can show that intent.^[3]

A resident's income counts whether it comes from Indonesia or from abroad. The residence rule does not mention remote workers or the E33G. One exception lets foreigners with certain expertise choose to be taxed only on Indonesian income for their first four tax years.^{[3, 4]}

A tax-free digital nomad visa was planned in 2022, as a five-year visa for people paid by businesses abroad. The E33G that opened in April 2024 is a one-year visa, and its official page says nothing about tax.^{[1, 2, 5]}

The tax residency guide sets out the tests and what follows; the residence rule itself is in Indonesian.

Is the second home visa a better fit?

Only if you have savings to tie up. The E33 second home visa gives up to five years, extendable to ten, for IDR 13 million (about USD 724), and lets you work once you report it to immigration.^[6]

The catch is the deposit. Within 90 days of arrival you must hold USD 130,000 in an Indonesian state-owned bank, or own an apartment worth at least USD 1 million, and keep its value for the whole stay.^[6]

What goes wrong with an E33G application?

A costly mistake is paying a look-alike site. It copies the government's pages and sells a visa that does not work, so you pay the real fee again.^{[7, 8]}

Never pay through a link that arrives by email after you apply. A scam email can follow a real application, quoting your name and application number, and ask you to pay for an "arrival card"; the real arrival card is free, so pay nobody for it.^[10]

Staying past the permit costs IDR 1 million (about USD 56) a day, as set out under the overstay fine, so extend before the year ends.^{[1, 7]}