The routes into Bali, mapped before you fall for the place.
Falling for Bali before you know your route is how moves die at the consulate. Below are the legal long-stay routes into Bali, each with its real income bar and required documents, pulled live from the Nomad knowledge graph. See the one you clear, then build the plan around it.
- Topic
- Visas
- Destination
- Bali
- Origin
- United States
- Source
- Live KG
How you can legally move to Bali.
14 visa routes into Bali, each with its real required-document list, pulled live from the Nomad knowledge graph.
Golden Visa (Corporate Investor / Founder)
A 5 or 10-year investor residence permit for founders and senior executives committing at least USD 2.5 million into an Indonesian company, with dependents permitted and an accelerated path to permanent residency.
- Passport 36mo Validity
- Company Establishment Documents PT PMA
- Proof Of Corporate Investment Indonesia
- CV Resume Executive
- Recent Color Photo
- Criminal Background Check
- Health Insurance Proof (Costa Rica-valid)
Golden Visa (Individual Investor)
A 5 or 10-year investor residence permit for high-net-worth individuals who deploy USD 350,000 or USD 700,000 into Indonesian government bonds, listed shares, or state-bank deposits, with dependents included and a fast-track path to permanent residency.
- Passport 36mo Validity
- Proof Of Investment Indonesian Bonds Shares Or Savings
- CV Resume
- Recent Color Photo
- Criminal Background Check
- Health Insurance Proof (Costa Rica-valid)
KITAP (Permanent Residence Permit)
A 5-year renewable permanent residence permit for long-term foreign residents who have held a qualifying KITAS for several years and want freedom from annual renewal cycles.
- Passport 30mo Validity
- Predicate KITAS History Documentation
- NPWP Indonesian Tax ID
- SKLD Police Certificate Indonesia
- Statement Of Indonesian Language Proficiency
- Recent Color Photo
- Sponsor Letter Or Self Sponsor
Second Home Visa (Visa Rumah Kedua)
A 5 or 10-year renewable Indonesian residence permit for high-net-worth individuals who deposit around USD 130,000 in an Indonesian state-owned bank, with dependents allowed and remote work permitted.
- Passport 36mo Validity
- Bank Statement Indonesian State Bank
- CV Resume
- Recent Color Photo
- Sponsor Letter Or Self Sponsor Declaration
- Health Insurance Proof (Costa Rica-valid)
- Criminal Background Check
Investor KITAS (E28A / E28C)
A renewable 2-year residence permit for foreign nationals who invest in and serve as director or commissioner of an Indonesian PT PMA company, with a path to permanent residence.
- Passport 18mo Validity
- PT PMA Establishment Documents
- Share Ownership Certificate
- BKPM Investment Approval
- CV Resume
- Recent Color Photo
- Criminal Background Check
- +1 more
E33G Remote Worker Visa
A one-year renewable residence permit for remote workers earning at least USD 60,000 annually from foreign employers or clients, with foreign-source income exempt from Indonesian tax.
- Passport 12mo Validity
- Employer Letter Remote Work Foreign
- Bank Statements (3 months, certified) ·a
- Proof Of Annual Income USD 60K
- CV Resume
- Recent Color Photo
- Health Insurance Proof (Costa Rica-valid)
- +1 more
Family KITAS (C317 / E31)
A renewable one-year residence permit for spouses and unmarried minor children of foreign KITAS or KITAP holders, and for non-Indonesian spouses of Indonesian citizens.
- Passport 18mo Validity
- Marriage Certificate Apostilled
- Sponsor KITAS Or KITAP Or KTP
- Sponsor Bank Statements
- Birth Certificate Children Apostilled
- Health Insurance Proof (Costa Rica-valid)
- Criminal Background Check
- +1 more
Retirement KITAS (C319 / E33F)
A one-year renewable residence permit for foreign retirees aged 55 and over who can show at least USD 1,500 per month in pension income, allowing a spouse as a dependent.
- Passport 18mo Validity
- Proof Of Pension Or Passive Income
- Health Insurance Proof (Costa Rica-valid)
- Proof Of Accommodation Indonesia
- Statement Of Household Staff Employment
- Statement Not To Work In Indonesia
- CV Resume
- +2 more
Working KITAS (C312 / E23)
A one-year renewable work permit for foreign nationals employed by an Indonesian-registered entity, tied to a specific employer and position, with a path to permanent residence after several years.
- Passport 18mo Validity
- Employer Sponsorship Letter Indonesia
- RPTKA Approval
- IMTA Notification
- Educational Qualifications Apostilled
- Professional Experience Letter
- CV Resume
- +3 more
Naturalization (Pewarganegaraan)
Citizenship route for foreign nationals who have lived legally in Indonesia for 5 consecutive or 10 cumulative years, requiring language testing and renunciation of prior citizenship.
- Predicate KITAP Or Continuous Residence Documentation
- Bahasa Indonesia Language Test Certificate
- Pancasila Knowledge Statement Or Test
- Renunciation Of Prior Citizenship Declaration
- Indonesian Tax Filings Multi Year
- SKLD Police Certificate Indonesia
- Health Statement Physical Mental
- +3 more
Student Visa (E30 / C316)
A one-year renewable student residence permit for foreign nationals enrolled and sponsored by an accredited Indonesian educational institution, allowing dependents but not local employment.
- Passport 18mo Validity
- Letter Of Acceptance Indonesian Institution
- Kemendikti Study Permit Approval
- Financial Support Statement
- Bank Statements 3mo Student Or Sponsor
- Educational Qualifications Apostilled
- CV Resume
- +3 more
B211A Single-Entry Visitor Visa
A single-entry visitor visa for Indonesia granting 60 days of stay, extendable twice for up to 180 days total, for tourism, family visits, business meetings, and similar non-employment activities.
- US Passport (6-Month Validity)
- Return Onward Ticket
- Bank Statements (3 months, certified) ·a
- Indonesian Sponsor Letter
- Proof Accommodation Indonesia
- Health Insurance Proof (Costa Rica-valid)
Visa on Arrival (B213 / e-VOA)
A short-stay visa for tourists and business visitors from about 96 eligible nationalities, granting 30 days on arrival in Indonesia with one 30-day extension available.
- US Passport (6-Month Validity)
- Return Onward Ticket
- Proof Accommodation Indonesia
B211B Multi-Entry Business Visitor Visa
A one-year multi-entry visa for business visitors who need to enter Indonesia repeatedly for meetings, negotiations, audits, and conferences, with 60 days allowed per entry.
- Passport 12mo Validity
- Bank Statements (3 months, certified) ·a
- Indonesian Company Sponsor Letter
- Letter Of Invitation Indonesia Business
- Health Insurance Proof (Costa Rica-valid)
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Visas in Bali, answered.
- Which Bali visa should I look at first?
- Start from how you earn. Remote income for a foreign employer points to a digital nomad route, stable passive income to a retirement route, a local job offer to a work permit. The routes above show the income bar and documents for each, so you can match your situation to a real Bali route instead of guessing.
- How early should I start the Bali visa process?
- Months before you want to fly. Appointments, apostilles, and translations each run on their own clock. Build a plan and every document gets sequenced backward from your target date so nothing expires before you use it.
Turn this into a dated Bali plan.
Start a plan and the visas work becomes dated tasks, sequenced against your move date alongside the visa, the documents, and everything else, so nothing for Bali surprises you on the way out.
Last verified: May 2026. Not tax or legal advice. Always confirm requirements with the official source.