Visas & Documents
Passport Validity and Blank-Page Rules for Indonesia
Indonesia requires six months of passport validity beyond arrival and two blank visa pages, and refuses entry without them. How to check your passport before booking.
Extending a Bali Visa on Arrival: How It Works
A Bali visa on arrival can be extended once for 30 more days. The application is online, but an immigration office visit is now required. Steps, fee and timing.
Indonesia's Arrival Declaration Form: What to Fill In Before You Land
Indonesia's All Indonesia arrival card is free, separate from the visa, and can only be filled in during the 72 hours before you land. What it asks and when to do it.
Visa on Arrival vs. e-VOA for Bali: Which to Get
The visa on arrival and the e-VOA are the same Indonesian tourist visa at the same price. The difference is where you do the paperwork. Here is how to choose.
What You Can Bring into Bali: Customs, Alcohol and Vapes
Indonesian customs sets fixed allowances for alcohol, tobacco and vapes, and destroys anything over the limit. The numbers to know before you shop duty-free.
Bringing Medication into Bali and Indonesia
Most prescriptions can come to Bali with the right paperwork, but Indonesia bans one class of medicine outright. What to carry, and what to check before you fly.
The Bali Tourist Levy, Explained
Bali charges every foreign tourist a one-time levy that is separate from the visa. Who pays, how to pay it, and how to avoid the look-alike websites.
Do Americans Need a Visa for Bali?
Yes, US passport holders need a visa for Bali. Here is which one, how to get it, and the passport rules that turn Americans away at the airport.