Indonesia Digital nomad visa

Who the E33G is for

Indonesia’s E33G — officially the Visa Rumah Kedua Pekerja Jarak Jauh, or Remote Worker Visa — is a one-year limited stay permit (ITAS) for people who work remotely for an employer based outside Indonesia. It has been available since April 2024 and is applied for entirely online, with no Indonesian sponsor or guarantor. The financial bar is fixed in regulation rather than tied to local wages: proof of salary or income of at least USD 60,000 per year (USD 5,000 a month, roughly EUR 4,320), plus a personal bank statement showing at least USD 2,000 over the last three months.

The document list is built around a foreign employment contract, so salaried remote employees are the clearest fit. If your income comes through another structure, check what the official eVisa checklist accepts before applying — don’t assume flexibility that isn’t written down.

This is emphatically not a visa for earning money locally: the official FAQ prohibits holders from receiving compensation or wages from individuals or companies in Indonesia, and from selling goods or services there. It also isn’t a family visa — spouses and unmarried children under 18 aren’t included and need their own E31-series family visas to join you. And it isn’t a direct residency track: you can convert to other permits later, but permanent residence (ITAP) generally requires years of consecutive ITAS first.

How to apply, step by step

1. Gather the documents on the official checklist: a passport valid for at least six months, a photo, a CV, a travel itinerary, a bank statement showing at least USD 2,000 over the past three months, proof of income of at least USD 60,000 per year, and your foreign employment contract.
2. Apply online at evisa.imigrasi.go.id. Online is the only channel — there is no embassy route.
3. Pay Rp 7,000,000 (about EUR 337) for the one-year visa. The program page also lists individual fee components that sum to the same amount; whether they’re bundled or charged separately isn’t officially stated.
4. Wait for processing — the official program page states five working days after payment.
5. Enter Indonesia within 90 days of the visa being issued.
6. To stay longer, extend the ITAS online via the same portal. Since 29 May 2025, every extension also requires an in-person visit to an immigration office for a photo and interview after the online registration. One caveat: the official page states no cap on extensions, while major advisory firms describe a single additional year — the true maximum is unsettled, so plan conservatively.

Taxes

The E33G carries no tax privilege, and marketing claims that it is “tax-free” have no basis in official sources. Indonesia applies its standard rules: spend more than 183 days in the country within any 12-month period — or reside, or intend to reside, there — and you become a domestic tax subject, taxable on your worldwide income, with relief available under double-tax treaties. Partial days count as full days. Stay under 183 days with no Indonesian-source income and there is generally no Indonesian income tax to pay. These residency rules were re-codified in PER-23/PJ/2025, effective 9 December 2025, without changing the 183-day test.

One trap to avoid: Indonesian law lets certain foreign nationals with government-listed expertise elect Indonesian-source-only taxation for four years, but the published criteria target foreigners employed in Indonesia and have not been extended to remote workers. Don’t build your plan on it. As always, outcomes depend on personal circumstances and treaty rules.

Health insurance

Health or travel insurance is not a condition of the E33G. Neither the official document checklists nor the governing regulation contains any insurance requirement — despite many visa agencies marketing one. That said, the visa gives you no enrollment in BPJS Kesehatan, Indonesia’s public insurance scheme, and with no Indonesian employer to register you, in practice you can expect to remain outside the public system for your whole visit. Like most expats in Indonesia, you would rely on private hospitals, so a solid private international health policy is strongly advisable even though it’s voluntary. Compare long-stay options at /health-insurance/ before you commit to a year away.