Indonesia visa · Malaysian passport
Indonesia visa for Malaysian passport holders
Malaysia is on Indonesia’s visa exemption list, so for a short holiday you don’t need us at all. Where we do help is everything beyond that: staying past 30 days, working, living with a spouse, or investing.
GOOD NEWS — NO VISA NEEDED
No visa needed for a short visit.
You enter with your passport, an onward ticket and the arrival card, and stay up to 30 days. It cannot be extended, and it does not permit work — so if you’re staying longer, speaking at an event or working, you still need one of the C or E index permits.
- Entry route
- Visa exemption (A1)
- Maximum stay
- 30 days
- Extendable?
- No — cannot be extended
- Official cost
- Free — nothing to pay, and no agent needed
- Can you work on it?
- No — never, on any of these
Start here
What are you coming to Indonesia to do?
The permit you need depends on the activity, not on how long you’re staying. Pick the closest match.
Holiday or family visit FREE
Beaches, seeing relatives, a wedding.
Visa exemption — free
Business meetings FREE
Negotiating, signing, visiting suppliers.
Visa exemption — free
Working for a company
Paid employment with an Indonesian entity.
Work KITAS
Investing or a PT PMA
Shareholder in an Indonesian company.
Investor KITAS
Living with a spouse
Married to an Indonesian citizen.
Spouse & dependent KITAS
Retiring or long stay
No employer, funding yourself.
Second Home visa
To be clear: for a short holiday or a round of meetings you need nothing from us, and nothing from any other agent. Anyone charging you to arrange entry on a Malaysian passport is charging you for a form you don’t have to file. We’re useful once you’re staying past 30 days — which the exemption cannot be extended to cover — or working, marrying, investing or settling here.
All routes
Every way into Indonesia on a Malaysian passport
Every index, what it covers and how long it lasts. We publish no price list — the fee depends on your case and is quoted before you pay anything.
| Route | What it’s for | Stay | Our fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visa exemption (A1) | Tourism, family visits, meetings, transit | 30 days, not extendable | No fee — you don’t need an agent |
| Tourism & family visit visa (C1) | Longer visits, family, staying past 30 days | 60 days, extendable | Quoted per case |
| Business visit visa (C2) | Extended business, meetings and site visits | 60 days, extendable | Quoted per case |
| Work KITAS (E23) | Employment with an Indonesian company | 12 months, renewable | Quoted per case |
| Investor KITAS (E28A) | Shareholder in a PT PMA | 12–24 months, renewable | Quoted per case |
| Spouse & dependent KITAS (E31A) | Married to an Indonesian citizen | 12 months, renewable | Quoted per case |
| Permanent stay permit (KITAP) | Permanent stay after qualifying years | 5 years, renewable | Quoted per case |
Our fee is quoted per case. Immigration charges are passed through at cost and itemised on your invoice, separately from our fee — never marked up. Ask what yours would cost →
Immigration policy changes without much notice. These figures were last checked against the current regulations on 1 September 2026, and are reviewed monthly.
Requirements
What you’ll need to prepare
For a visa-free visit
- Passport valid at least 6 months from arrival
- Proof of onward or return travel
- Completed electronic arrival card
- Entry through an authorised airport, seaport or land checkpoint
- No paid work of any kind — this is the rule people break
For a KITAS — working, spouse or investor
- Passport valid at least 18 months
- A sponsor: your employer, your Indonesian spouse, or your PT PMA
- Photograph, 4×6, red background
- Degree certificate and CV, legalised, for work permits
- Marriage certificate registered in Indonesia, for spouse routes
- RPTKA approval from Kemnaker, arranged by the employer
How it works
Four steps, one document upload
Tell us the plan
Message us with your situation and how long you intend to stay. We tell you the route and quote the full cost, official fees included.
Upload once
Everything goes through your case page. We check each file against the current Imigrasi checklist before anything is submitted.
We file it
Sponsor letters issued, forms completed, application lodged. You get the reference number and can follow the status yourself.
Permit issued
Delivered with your reporting obligations explained, and a renewal reminder set so it never becomes an overstay.
FAQ
Questions from Malaysian travellers
Do Malaysians need a visa for Indonesia?
No, not for a short visit. Malaysia is one of nineteen jurisdictions on the visa exemption list, so you enter with your passport and stay up to 30 days for tourism, family visits, meetings or transit. You do not need to apply for anything in advance and you should not pay anyone to arrange it.
Can I extend the 30 days?
No. The exemption is not extendable — that is the single most common misunderstanding we deal with. If you know in advance you’ll need longer, apply for a C1 (tourism) or C2 (business) visit visa before you travel, which gives you 60 days and can be extended.
I run a business in Johor and visit Jakarta monthly. Is that fine?
Attending meetings, negotiating and signing contracts is allowed on the exemption. Performing paid work, managing daily operations or drawing a salary from an Indonesian entity is not. If you’re doing the second thing you need a KITAS, however short each trip is.
I married an Indonesian. What changes?
Quite a lot, and in your favour. Once the marriage is registered in Indonesia you can apply for a spouse KITAS, and after the qualifying period a KITAP. That gives you a proper residence status rather than repeated 30-day entries.
What happens if I overstay the 30 days?
There is a daily fine, and beyond a certain point it becomes deportation and a re-entry ban rather than a fine. Contact us before the date, not after — the options narrow sharply once you’ve passed it.
Other passports
Coming with a different nationality?
Staying longer than 30 days?
Your 30 days visa-free are free, and we’ll never sell you something you don’t need. But if you’re working, marrying, investing or simply staying longer, tell us the situation and we’ll tell you which permit fits.