Indonesia
Indonesia is a huge tropical archipelago scattered across both sides of the Equator between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One of the world's most ecologically diverse countries, it comprises over 17,000 islands, many of them lush and rainforested, fringed by beaches and dotted with active volcanoes. Wikivoyage
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 18 September 2026:
You must have a visa to visit Indonesia.
You can get a 30-day visa on arrival ( VOA ) for:
tourism
visiting family or friends
some business activities and official meetings
Passport validity
To enter Indonesia, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive and have at least 2 blank pages.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Indonesia
Finding embassies…
For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Indonesia's embassy in United Kingdom
Finding embassies…
For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Indonesia
- Currency
- Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
- Time
- UTC+7 to UTC+9
- Plugs and power
- Types C, F · 230 V
- Driving
- On the left
- Calling code
- +62
- Languages
- Indonesian
- Capital
- Jakarta
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.