As Indonesia prepares to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, and as Bali is getting ready to also observe the holy day of Nyepi, tourists on the island are being reminded that business hours will be different for the coming week or so.
Opening hours for businesses and government offices will be changing to accommodate holiday time, including immigration.
Indonesia Immigration has announced that visa processing will be temporarily closed over the Nyepi Holy Day and the Eid al-Fitr holiday which is observed nationally.
Indonesia Immigration announced, “Visa services will be temporally closed on Friday, March 28th, 2025, due to the public holiday and collective leave for Nyepi (1947 Saka New Year) and from Wednesday, April 2nd to Monday 7th April 2025 due to the public holiday and collective leave for Eid al-Fitr 1446 H.”
Indonesia Immigration office confirmed that Visa Exemption and Visa on Arrival services will remain available at airports and ports. The Immigration Office adds “We will resume regular operations on. Tuesday, April 8th, 2025.”
They confirmed, “Visa application received on March 27th (Thursday), 2025, will be processed starting April 8th (Tuesday) 2025.”
The Acting Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Immigration, Saffar Muhammad Godam, has urged the public, whether travelers, residents, or Indonesian nationals who are processing passport applications, visas, residency permits, and other immigration documents to complete their applications before Thursday 27th March 2025.
Godam explained to reporters “The visa system can accept applications until Thursday 27th March, but the last working day before joint leave and Eid and Nyepi holidays is Wednesday 26th. So for people who have urgent needs to take care of passports, please complete it before March 26th.”
Tourists and long-stay international residents in Bali who need to extend their visas, visas of any kind, can access the extension device via the evisa.imigrasi.go.id website to submit their application to avoid overstaying. The verification process will be completed by the Immigration officer after the public holidays are completed.
Godam explained “We are still operating optimally for departure and arrival checks at immigration checkpoints throughout Indonesia as well as electronic visa on arrival or eVoA services.
For tourists who are staying in Bali on a 30-day eVisa on Arrival and wish to extend their stay by a further 30 days, the process is incredibly simple. The eVisa on Arrival is the most appropriate visa for almost all international tourists, travelers, and holidaymakers visiting Bali, or anywhere else in Indonesia.
The visa is valid for 30 days and can be extended online for a further 30 days. The visa costs IDR 500,000 plus bank processing fees.
Applicants can apply for up to five travelers on one application, making it easy for families, couples, and groups of travelers to arrange their visas all in one go.
The official Indonesia eVisa website is easy to use, though it is best to complete the visa application process using a laptop or desktop computer, rather than a smartphone. Be sure to deactivate any VPN or ad-blockers before starting the application as the site tends to timeout if they are activated.
Indonesia Immigration has also recently published a guide to help tourists avoid common mistakes that mean visa applications are rejected or denied.
Indonesia Immigration explained “Getting a visa rejected can be frustrating, but it’s often avoidable! From missing documents to financial proof issues, here’s what you need to know to increase your chances of approval.”
The top reason why visa applications get rejected is due to incomplete documents. This can range from typos in names, errors in passport numbers and emails, and errors or inconsistencies in filling in passport details such as the date of issue and the date of expiry. The full guide to how to avoid visa mistakes in Indonesia can be found here.
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Jordan
Thursday 27th of March 2025
Does this mean I can't apply for an evisa? As it's done automatically
Shorty
Friday 28th of March 2025
@Jordan,
Read the article.
Randy
Thursday 27th of March 2025
A visa given to a foreigner is NOT an entitlement. It’s a privilege! That mentality also applies with other sovereign nations who welcome visitors.
Follow the laws, behave yourself, and respect the local customs. If you have a bad attitude on everything then you will not enjoy your stay as a retiree or as a visitor to the country. Every sovereign nation has the right to know who’s coming into the country and what their intentions are and the importance of security at points of entry.
Bali is overrun by foreign tourists. Simple as that. The culture and way of life in Bali have begun to diminish in order to accommodate foreigners and their intentions in Bali. Like it or not. It is also a fact where places in Bali has become more gentrified. Bali is NOT what many of us used to know back in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, a sleepy island of the Gods with respectful selected visitors.
Behave yourself or get deported!
Randy
Wednesday 26th of March 2025
Entitled foreigners would be complaining on here for sure!! Why is the office closed...why and why. Follow the rules and you will be fine for Pete’s sake.
Randy
Saturday 29th of March 2025
@Peter, well you and Sven actually...what was written earlier.
Randy
Friday 28th of March 2025
@Peter, Btw that harassment statement you wrote towards me on that article has been deleted before I can even respond back to you. Back to your answer of guilt or displeasure that you think that I may have in the last few articles. It’s not about guilt or not wanting to face the problems in Bal. I can relate to anyone’s frustration including from the Balinese themselves. I can also speak my mind like anyone else.
I know Indonesia more than you do, it took me years to understand, assimilate, and put myself in their shoes and speak the language (not perfect in writing). I do not have that white mentality neocolonial attitude like you do (I wasn’t brought up that way even though I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth). Some of them are NOT as lucky or having a higher education or exposed living abroad like you do. But you managed to disparage people for your own pleasure.
No one is prefect, right or wrong, the Indonesians are still the nicest, and respectful people. Nonetheless, unlike some foreigners on here that put shame for the rest of us with their biased attitude whenever something in the article comes up. All jumped on board!! It’s the attitude more than the answer to their frustrations. Capish!!
Peter
Thursday 27th of March 2025
@Randy, hey randy the halfwit yank,go home Donald needs you
Craig
Tuesday 25th of March 2025
holiday again? lazy balinese don't want to work, nyepi bollox!!!
Shorty
Thursday 27th of March 2025
@Craig,
Do you hold the same biased view about Christmas Day, Easter, Eid, Jewish religious holidays and the many secular public holidays in most countries?
Randy
Thursday 27th of March 2025
@Craig, if you are that entitled and cannot respect the way things are are, leave Bali during that time if you can afford it.