Indonesia Digital Nomad Visa: Requirements, Income & How to Apply (2026)

You qualify only as a salaried remote employee of a foreign-registered company, evidenced by an employment contract. The Directorate General of Immigration is explicit that the self-employed, registered sole traders, and people receiving income from Indonesian sources do not qualify. That single rule disqualifies a large share of the nomad population, so check it before anything else.

Beyond the contract, the gates are financial: a yearly income and a maintained bank balance, both quoted in US dollars. Indonesian nationals don't apply.

Indonesian immigration quotes the requirement directly in US dollars: income of at least US$60,000 a year, which works out to roughly US$5,000 a month. Separately, you must show a personal bank balance of at least US$2,000 held across the last three months. The income figure is the main hurdle and it's high by regional standards.

Because the income test is tied to a foreign employment contract, there's no averaging of freelance months or business revenue; the salary itself has to meet the bar. Family members don't raise the income requirement — the US$60,000 is measured against the main applicant.

You apply online through the official immigration eVisa portal at evisa.imigrasi.go.id, uploading your passport, photo, foreign employment contract, proof of income, and bank statement. The core government charge, the PNBP fee, is IDR 7,000,000; once the ITAS and re-entry components are added, total official costs run higher, and using an agent adds more still.

Once approved, you must enter Indonesia within 90 days of issue. After arrival you complete biometrics and are issued the one-year KITAS. Miss the 90-day entry window and the visa lapses with no refund.

This is where the E33G surprises people. Because it's an ITAS residence permit, holders can be treated as Indonesian tax residents, and residents are in principle taxed on worldwide income, unlike short-stay tourists. The 183-day line still matters, but the permit itself nudges you toward residency in a way a tourist visa doesn't. Don't assume the Bali stay is tax-free; get Indonesian tax advice before you commit.

Dependants — a spouse and children — can be added on family or dependent KITAS tied to your permit rather than through an income multiplier, so the US$60,000 test stays on the main applicant. Each dependant is a separate application with its own fees, so budget per person rather than expecting one combined figure.

Within Asia, the E33G is one of the stricter and pricier remote-work permits. Thailand's DTV asks for savings, not income, and welcomes freelancers and business owners; Malaysia's DE Rantau sets a far lower income bar. Indonesia's US$60,000 salary requirement and its employees-only rule make it a narrow door, but it delivers a genuine one-year residence permit and legal Bali base that a tourist stamp can't. It's a strong fit for well-paid salaried remote workers and a poor one for everyone else.

The first thing that sinks applications is eligibility, not paperwork: freelancers and business owners apply, get refused, and lose time because the E33G is genuinely employees-only. Confirm your contract is with a foreign-registered company and that your salary clears US$60,000 before you start.

After that, the traps are procedural. The permit isn't renewable in the normal sense — near the end of the year you exit and reapply from scratch with fresh documents, so plan for that rather than a simple extension. Watch the hard 90-day entry deadline after approval, keep the US$2,000 balance genuinely in place across three months, and take the tax-residency question seriously, because this is a residence permit, not a tourist stay.