Indonesia forum

I believe you can only get a 30-day visa when you arrive at the airport. If you want a 60-day visa, you have to apply ahead of time at an Indo embassy. (Not sure if they do 90 day visa's).

To apply for a 60-day, you need to send your passport along with money ($70NZD by memory) and proof of exit ticket.

If you plan on getting 30-day visa on arrival, it's up the airline as to whether or not they will allow you to board. You would probably be OK, but it's a risk. I would suggest that at minimum, you have a printed out itinerary that shows your intention to leave the country.

You may find info on this NZ-based Indo embassy site useful: http://www.indonesianembassy.org.nz/consular/consular.php

If it were me (and it WAS me, year before last!), I would pay the $, buy a cheap Air Asia ticket from Bali (or other Indonesian city) to Singapore, KL or Bkk for 59 days after you arrive. You should be able to do it for less than $40 easily. Then apply for the 2-month visa before you leave. (Having the visa ahead of time also means you get the shortest queue at the airport when you arrive!).

This gives you the most flexibility. Worst case, you throw away your cheap ticket because you have a change of plans. Best case, you've had an awesome 2 months in Indo, but you need to leave anyhow because your visa has expired.

I think you would have no problems filling up 2 months in Indo. (Or 3, if you can sort out a 90-day visa)

I googled 'Indonesian embassy sydney' and came up with this:
http://www.kjri-sydney.org.au/

Have a look on there - but honestly, you better get on your skates if you want an extended visa before Saturday. You might have to settle for a 30-day one, on arrival.

You can get a 30 day visa on arrival ($25 USD) and extend for another 30 days (another $25 USD) at immigration inside the country - it is not necessary to get the 60 day in advance.

After you are in the country for 60 days you must leave the country.

You actually dont need a return flight. A printout of an online flight reservation for a return flight is sufficient for getting a tourist visa.

We arrived in Bali a few days ago and immigration was quick and painless. They didn't ask to see proof of a flight leaving Indonesia. Get a 30 day visa at the airport then you can get a 30 day extension later on. The immigration official said there are offices in Denpensar and in Jakarta for the extension but there are also lots of companies who will do it for you.

if anyone is still wondering...

i arrived in Jakarta at 23:30, and getting the VOA couldn't have be easier... walked up to the window, handed over my $25 USD, and got the visa reciept. Simple as that, no itinerary, no convo, just money handed over and deal done

maybe the guy at the window was just tired, or not terribly vigilant about procedure, but that was my experience anyway, for what it's worth

In my experience the return flight requirement is checked when checking in for your flight (sometimes) but never at immigration in Indonesia. I was stopped from boarding a flight because of it and had to book a $15 flight on my phone on the spot and show the confirmation to the check in person. Just search for flights from places such as Palembang, Banda Aceh and Medan to KL on airasia.com if you want to be 100% sure that you'll be able to board your flight to Indonesia.

I flew from Singapore to Jakarta in July on a one-way ticket (I'm Canadian, but live in Singapore).. the immigration officer at the airport asked to see my return ticket. It took a lot of talking, but I managed to convince them that I had an AirAsia ticket but hadn't printed it out.

Other times they've never asked to see it! It really depends on who you get at the immigration counter.