Indonesia passport validity rule: do you need 6 months left on your passport at entry or at departure?
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TL;DR
For entry to Indonesia, your passport generally needs at least 6 months validity on the date of entry. If your passport is valid at arrival but becomes too short once your visa stay is counted, you may still face issues at check-in or immigration.
What the community said
The key practical rule for Bali is that your passport should have at least 6 months validity remaining on the day you enter Indonesia. In practice, this is checked against your arrival date, not your departure date.
7 days ago 6 months validity at entry
If your passport has 7 months left at the time of entry, a short stay of about 30 days would usually fit the rule. But for a longer permitted stay, such as 60 days, that margin may already be considered risky.
7 days ago 30 days / 60 days
Practical takeaway: if your passport validity is tight, do not rely only on the argument that it is valid until after departure. Airlines and border officers may apply the standard 6-month rule conservatively and look at the trip as a whole.
7 days ago