Indonesia Visa on Arrival for Pakistan

Indonesia publishes eligibility through an interactive tool rather than a static list. Here is how to use it:

1. Open the official portal at evisa.imigrasi.go.id and choose the visa selection tool.
2. Under passport/country, select Pakistan.
3. Choose General, Family, or Social as the main purpose, then Tourism, Family Visit, and Transit as the sub-purpose.
4. Look at the visa list that appears.

If "B1 – Tourist (Visa On Arrival)" is missing from that list, your passport is not eligible for VOA or e-VOA. For comparison, the same steps with an Indian passport do list B1 VOA. So the selector does separate nationalities, and it is not a general outage.

If Indonesia changes its policy, the selector will change. Check it again close to your travel date, and make sure your e-Visa has been issued before you leave for the airport.

The portal's own description of C1 says:

1. Stay: up to 60 days, extendable
2. Permitted activities: tourism, visiting friends or family, transit, and attending meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions as a participant
3. Validity: you must enter Indonesia within 90 days of the issue date. The portal stresses that visa validity and length of stay are different things.
4. Not allowed: profit-making activities of any kind, and appearing at events as a speaker
5. Afterwards: the visa can be extended, or converted into another visa or stay permit, under Indonesian rules

1. A passport valid for at least six months. Other travel documents, such as emergency passports, must be valid for 12 months.
2. A personal bank statement for the last three months showing a balance of at least USD 2,000 or equivalent, with your name, the statement period and the balance visible.
3. A recent colour photograph.

The portal can ask for more during review. Upload clear scans, and make sure the bank statement is in your own name. Because the portal accepts the equivalent in other currencies, a rupee statement should show a balance worth at least USD 2,000.

The selector also offers D1 tourist multiple-entry visas for one, two or five years. For the one-year D1, the portal lists a stay of up to 60 days per entry. The documents are similar to C1: passport, proof of at least USD 2,000 for living costs, and a photo. You also need a supporting document, such as an invitation or letter explaining your relationship with an Indonesian organisation, or a family statement, plus a CV and travel itinerary. D1 suits people with family or regular business contacts in Indonesia. For a single holiday, C1 is simpler.

The portal sets out three steps:

1. Apply: create an account, choose the visa, fill in the form and upload documents. The portal lets you apply yourself. A sponsor (guarantor) route also exists for some cases.
2. Pay: by SIMPONI (Indonesia's state payment system) or by Mastercard, Visa or JCB card. The portal warns that card payments may carry extra charges from the card issuer.
3. Download: once approved, you receive an email link to download the e-Visa.

Fees: the portal shows the fee for each product. When we checked, the C1 page showed more than one figure, so confirm the exact amount on the payment screen before you pay. Pay only on imigrasi.go.id domains.

Processing: the portal's note says "most tourist visas are processed within five working days". It adds that incomplete applications take longer. Allow extra time around Indonesian public holidays.

The e-Visa portal also says all travellers must submit an arrival card within three days before arriving in Indonesia, through the official All Indonesia service (allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id). This is separate from your visa. Do it in the final three days before your flight, and keep the confirmation on your phone.

Carry a printout of your e-Visa, your passport, and your onward or return ticket. The C1 terms require you to have enough money for your stay and to stay within your permitted period. Overstaying, breaking visa conditions or breaking Indonesian law can lead to fines, deportation or other legal action.

C1 is described as extendable, and the e-Visa portal's home page offers an "Extend My Visa" service. If you want to stay beyond your first 60 days, apply for the extension through that official service before your current stay permit expires. The C1 terms prohibit staying past the end of your stay permit. Keep your onward ticket flexible until any extension is approved, and remember that an extension is not guaranteed.

Indonesia does run a visa on arrival and an electronic e-VOA, and many travel articles list them without saying who qualifies. Eligibility depends on nationality, and the official selector is the reference. Posts from friends who entered on VOA with a different passport do not apply to a Pakistani passport. Some agents also sell "VOA letters" that do not exist. The only products are those shown on the Imigrasi portal.