Bali visa rules explained: validity, stays and immigration penalties

Foreign nationals in Bali must match their visa and stay permit to the activity they carry out and leave or extend before the permitted stay ends. Indonesia’s official eVisa service says a visitor visa is single-entry, permits 30 days, remains valid for 90 days for entry, and can trigger a fine of IDR 1,000,000 per overstay day, detention, deportation or a re-entry ban.

What is the difference between visa validity and permitted stay?

A visitor visa’s validity is the period in which it can be used to enter Indonesia; it is not the length of the stay after entry. The official eVisa website states that the visitor visa is valid for 90 days but allows a 30-day stay, according to Indonesia’s official eVisa service, 2026.

The same source describes the visitor visa as single-entry and limits its purposes to tourism, government visits, business meetings, goods purchasing or transit, according to Indonesia’s official eVisa service, 2026.

Can a visitor extend the stay?

Foreign nationals who want to remain longer than the visitor visa permits must apply for a residence-permit extension at an immigration office, according to Indonesia’s official eVisa service, 2026. The official service also lists the visitor visa fee as IDR 500,000, according to Indonesia’s official eVisa service, 2026.

What happens after an overstay?

The official eVisa service says an overstay may result in a fine of IDR 1,000,000 per day, detention, deportation or a ban on future travel to Indonesia, according to Indonesia’s official eVisa service, 2026.

For overstays of more than 60 days, the same official guidance says detention, deportation and/or a future travel ban may apply, according to Indonesia’s official eVisa service, 2026.

What other immigration risks apply?

Indonesia’s tourism ministry explains that foreigners who overstay, breach Indonesian law or conduct activities outside the approved visa purpose may face administrative or legal sanctions, including fines, detention, deportation and blacklisting, according to Indonesia Travel, 2026.

Immigration enforcement also covers foreign nationals connected to problematic companies. In a 2025 operation, the Directorate General of Immigration said it inspected 267 foreign-investment companies whose business identification numbers had been revoked; 74 Bali companies were still sponsors of 126 foreign nationals, and 15 foreigners had been deported and barred from re-entry, according to the Directorate General of Immigration, 2025.

Sources

• Official eVisa website for Indonesia
• Indonesia Travel