Indonesia tourist visa (C1 and D1)

The C1 suits anyone who wants more than the 60 days a B1 visa on arrival can give, and anyone whose nationality is not on the visa-on-arrival list. Besides tourism it covers cruise travel, meetings, conventions and exhibitions, business talks and signing agreements, site inspections of offices, factories, mines or planned investments, and medical-related activities.

The D1 is designed for people who travel to Indonesia repeatedly for tourism, family visits, meetings, events or transit. Most nationalities need no sponsor for either visa; a sponsor is only required for stateless people, holders of non-national travel documents and nationals of countries on the calling-visa list.

Both visas require a bank statement for the last three months, in your name or your sponsor's, showing a balance of at least USD 2,000 or the equivalent in another currency.

The statement must show the account holder's name, the period covered and the balance.

The C1 costs IDR 1,000,000 with no verification fee. The D1 costs IDR 3,000,000 for one year, IDR 5,000,000 for two years and IDR 10,000,000 for five years, also without a verification fee.

After submission the system issues a billing code; payment is made through the designated Indonesian banks or channels shown with that code. Fees are not refunded if the visa is refused.

Create an account on evisa.imigrasi.go.id, upload the documents as PDF or JPEG and pay with the billing code. The C1 can also be applied for at an Indonesian embassy or consulate abroad.

Processing takes five working days after the payment is received. The visa arrives electronically and must be used within 90 days.

The first stay is 60 days counted from the day of arrival. It can be extended several times online through your e-Visa account until you reach 180 days in total. The D1 gives up to 60 days per entry and those stays can also be extended up to 180 days, but a D1 can never be converted into a limited stay permit.

Apply for each extension before the current stay ends; staying beyond the permitted period is prohibited.

C1 and D1 holders may not sell goods or services or receive payment, wages or similar compensation from individuals or companies in Indonesia. The C1 also explicitly bars acting as a speaker at events; speakers need the C10 visa.

Using a tourist visa for work is a breach of the stay permit and can lead to immigration measures.