Asia has never been the easiest continent to navigate to American travelers. From the complex e-visa from Vietnam to the off-and-on online travel authorization in South Korea, a world of bureaucracy awaits tourists.
When it comes to Bali, the island of the gods and a proven holiday hotspot, It’s no different.
Since the world was reopened for tourism in 2021, Bali needs that foreign visitors, and this Including American citizens” Apply for a visa upon arrivalon the number of $ 35 per person.
The new border formalities were only once intended as a temporary measure to stimulate the island’s economy after the global pandemic, but they not only look like staying, but they also become slightly more complex:
Start September 1Bali (together with the rest of Indonesia) will All Indonesia Digital Portal, for which all travelers must register to travel to Bali.
Unlike what had been suggested earlier, it will not replace Current requirements, such as e-visas, e-visas On arrival, or visa on arrival, but earlier supplement them, and this is where it becomes interesting. Note the irony?
The All Indonesia Portal is intended to centralize the formalities of the arrival for travelers who go to Indonesia (this includes Bali). In short, all existing customs forms, health declarations and immigration questionnaires will go to this new online address.
In a sense, that is great news for travelers, because they no longer have to search for all those different forms on different websites, nor waste different long minutes by filling them on arrival in Bali.
On the other hand, this means one supplementary Input step, because you cannot unsubscribe: even if you have paid for the e-visa or e-visa on arrival All Indonesia Form in entering the island.
At the moment it is not generally known which types of forms should be filled on the online platform, but we do know that travelers can apply for the digital permit only up to three days before their planned arrival in Bali.
Other information you need to know:
- It’s free
- All applications must be sent by Allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id or the All Indonesia mobile
- You can submit an application before arrival, or upon arrival*
*Advice: If you want to avoid long lines? Do it before you fly.
Travelers who have not succeeded the All Indonesia The permit is not forbidden to fly to Bali, but they are stopped on the border until they have submitted all forms and this has been approved, which can cause considerable delays during border control as the authorities process the data.
The All Indonesia Digital Card will be in force on 1 September at the airports of Denpasar-Bali (DPS), Jakarta (CGK) and Surabaya (Sub) on October 1, 2025, Jakarta (CGK) and Surabaya (sub) (sub) (sub) and Surabaya (sub) and sub) and Subabaya and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and) and Subabaya (Subabaya) and SONABaya (SUBAYAYAAAGAAYA B) and SONABAYAY. and on October 1, 2025 on October 1, 2025 on October 1, 2025.
Other destinations that are expected to operate under the new guidelines are Komodo, Makassar, Manado, Medan and Sumatra.
In short, if American is the full list of documents that you have to travel to Bali from the autumn of 2025:
- An e-visa or e-visa on arrival, which can be obtained in advance*
- The All Indonesia map, in operation on September 1
- Proof of outgoing or return journey within 30 days after entering Bali
*As an alternative you can buy a visa directly on Bali Airport on arrival.
Oh, and if you fly abroad in the near future, regardless of whether it is Bali or elsewhere, view our newly launched top entry requirement Checker to stay up to date with the many legal changes that influence American passport holders.
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