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Indonesia Planning Visa-Free Entry For Indians - India Report

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Bulbul Dhawan
July 10th, 2024 at 11:00 PM EDT
In 2023, over 600,000 Indian tourists visited Indonesia.

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India is already one of Indonesia's top 10 source markets. If Indonesia goes through with this plan to go visa-free, it will go a long way toward lifting that ranking even higher.

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Indonesia is planning to introduce visa-free entry for tourists from 20 nations, including India. The country’s tourism minister, Sandiaga Uno, has announced that the policy is in the works and it will be finalized before October this year. The move aims to boost international tourism in Indonesia, Uno said. 

Apart from India, Indonesia is planning to allow visa waiver to Australia, China, Japan, the U.S., South Korea, France, Germany, Qatar, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and more. 

A similar move was under consideration by the Indonesian government last year and it was expected to be in place by January. 

Indian Tourists in Indonesia: According to Indonesia’s official statistics portal – BPS-Statistics Indonesia – in 2023, over 600,000 Indian tourists visited the country, making India one of the top 10 largest source markets. 

Data from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) shows that

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