🇮🇩Indonesia Passport
Explore where Indonesia passport holders can live, work, and travel. 19 of the 95 countries WhereNext ranks are accessible without a traditional visa application.
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Key facts
- Visa-free: 13 of 95 ranked countries direct entry without a visa application — the strongest mobility tier; every count here is among the 95 countries WhereNext ranks.
- Visa on arrival: 6 obtain a visa stamp at the border on landing; processed in minutes typically.
- eVisa: 10 online application before travel — usually issued in days, no embassy visit required.
- Freedom of movement: 0 live and work without a visa under a treaty (e.g., EU/EEA, ECOWAS, CARICOM, Schengen).
- Mobility rank: #83 of 95 tier-3; 7 registered nomad or remote-work routes · 13 residency-friendly destinations, among the 95 countries WhereNext ranks.
Where can Indonesia passport holders move, not just visit?
Indonesia passport holders can enter 7 destinations that also run a digital-nomad or remote-work route (lowest income floor about $1,500/month, Mauritius); retire under a dedicated visa in 6 destinations (from about $800/month, Philippines) — 10 destinations with a residence route in total, read from the WhereNext visa, digital-nomad-visa and retirement-visa registries, not typed.
| Destination | Entry | Residence route |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | eVisa, 30 days | Digital Nomad Visa (digital-nomad visa, from $2,000/month; #1 of 35 on the WhereNext DNV index) |
| Malaysia | visa-free, 30 days | DE Rantau (Digital Nomad Pass) (digital-nomad visa, from $2,000/month; #2 of 35 on the WhereNext DNV index)MM2H (Silver tier) (retirement visa) |
| Mauritius | visa-free, 90 days | Premium Visa (digital-nomad visa, from $1,500/month; #4 of 35 on the WhereNext DNV index) |
| Turkey | eVisa, 30 days | Digital Nomad Visa (digital-nomad visa, from $3,000/month; #7 of 35 on the WhereNext DNV index)Short-Term Residence Permit (Property Owner) (retirement visa) |
| United Arab Emirates | eVisa, 60 days | Virtual Working Programme (Dubai) (digital-nomad visa, from $3,500/month; #9 of 35 on the WhereNext DNV index) |
| Kenya | eVisa, 90 days | Class N Digital Nomad Work Permit (digital-nomad visa, from $4,583/month; #31 of 35 on the WhereNext DNV index) |
| Thailand | visa-free, 30 days | Destination Thailand Visa (DTV) (digital-nomad visa)Non-Immigrant O-A (Long Stay) (retirement visa, $2,000/month) |
| Philippines | visa-free, 30 days | SRRV Classic (retirement visa, $800/month) |
| Peru | visa-free, 90 days | Resident Rentista (retirement visa, $1,000/month) |
| Georgia | eVisa, 30 days | Short-Term Residence Permit (Property Owner) (retirement visa) |
Entry level and permitted days from the WhereNext visa-requirements map; digital-nomad routes from the digital-nomad-visa registry (updated 2026-09-06); retirement visas from the retirement-visa registry (generated 2026-06-25). Visa-free entry does not itself grant residence — each route has its own application.
Rank #83 of 95 · tier-3
The Indonesia passport ranks #83 of 95 in WhereNext's mobility index — a tier-3 mobility passport with 19 countries accessible without a prior visa application (13 visa-free, 6 visa-on-arrival, 0 via freedom-of-movement agreements). Similar-access peers include Vietnam (19) and Tunisia (19). Compared with the median passport in our index, Indonesia uniquely unlocks Hong Kong, Qatar, Bangladesh without a traditional visa application.
Closest peers by access: Vietnam (19) · Tunisia (19) · Philippines (20)
Indonesia Passport: Travel & Relocation Access
Indonesia passport holders can access 19 of the 95 countries WhereNext ranks without a traditional visa application — 13 visa-free, 6 with visa on arrival, and 0 through freedom of movement agreements.
Digital nomad visas: 7 destinations in Indonesia's passport map have a registered digital-nomad or remote-work route, including United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, and 2 more. Programme eligibility varies by nationality; check the official source before applying.
Paths to residency: 13 of the 95 ranked countries offer residency pathways for passport holders from Indonesia, including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, and 8 more.
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