What the Indonesia visa rules mean for Japan travellers
Japan passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Indonesia for stays of up to 30 days. There is nothing to apply for in advance — the visa is issued at the airport or land border after you pay the fee. Bring cash in a major currency, a passport valid for at least six months, a return ticket and the address of your first night's accommodation, and expect a queue at busy airports.
The main option is the Visa on Arrival, which costs 500,000 IDR. Indonesia also offers Electronic Visa on Arrival (e-VOA) — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Indonesia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least 2 blank pages. The immigration directorate's visa-free page asks for a passport still valid for at l…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO says Indonesia requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for entry to Indonesia. Canada's travel advice tells travellers to get insurance that covers medical evacuation and hospital stays.
Indonesia entry rules compared
Indonesia lets 19 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 79, issues eVisas to 94 and requires an embassy visa from 6. Japan citizens are treated the same way as Bahrain, China, India, Jordan and Kuwait. Overall the Japan passport ranks #34 in the world with 116 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Japan passport you can also visit 21 countries in the region without a visa, including Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Kazakhstan and Laos.
In the other direction, Indonesia citizens can visit Japan visa-free for up to 15 days.