Do Children Need a Visa to Enter Bali?

Yes, children need their own visa or entry permit to enter Bali, the same as adults. Every child, including babies, must have their own passport and their own visa type depending on nationality and length of stay. For short visits, children use the same options as adults: Visa-Free Entry, VOA/e-VOA, or the C1/211A Tourist Visa. For long-term stays, they must use a Dependent Child KITAS, linked to a parent who already holds a long-term visa.

All children also must pay the Bali Tourist Levy of IDR 150,000, with no age exemptions. Parents handle the applications, but all documents must be issued in the child’s name.

Visa for Kids

For short-term holidays (up to 30–180 days), children use exactly the same visa options as adults:

Visa-Free Entry

If the child’s nationality is on the visa-free list (mostly ASEAN countries), they can enter Bali without a visa for 30 days. If the parents get visa-free entry, the child with the same nationality usually gets it too.

VOA / e-VOA (Visa on Arrival)

Children from the 97 eligible countries can get a VOA at the airport or apply for an e-VOA online before traveling. It lasts 30 days and can be extended once to 60 days. Price is the same as adults.

C1/211A Visit Visa

For longer stays (up to 60–180 days) or if the child’s nationality is not eligible for VOA.
The parent or guardian applies on behalf of the child, but the visa is issued in the child’s own name.

Read more: e-VOA vs. C1/211A: Which Bali Tourist Visa Is Better for You?

Important things parents should know

• Same rules for adults and kids
  Visa duration, extension steps, rules for tourism only, and overstay fines apply the same way to children.
• Parents submit the application
  You fill out the form, but all details (name, passport, photo) must belong to the child.
• Each child must have their own visa
  Even if you apply together as a family, every child receives their own separate visa PDF/QR code.

Dependent Child Visa

If a family plans to live in Bali long-term (not just visit), children cannot stay on tourist visas forever. Instead, they use a Dependent Child Visa, also known as a Family KITAS or Child KITAS.

This visa allows a child to live in Indonesia because one of the parents already has a long-term stay permit (such as a work KITAS, retirement KITAS, investor KITAS, Second Home, or Golden Visa).

How it works

• If a parent has a valid KITAS/KITAP, they can bring their unmarried child under 18 to live with them in Indonesia.
• The child receives their own Child KITAS, but it is linked to the parent’s visa status.

Types of Child KITAS

• E31E: For foreign children under 18 who are joining a parent who holds any type of KITAS/KITAP (work, investor, second-home, golden visa, etc.).
• E31C: For foreign children of an Indonesian citizen (often called “KITAS Anak WNI”).

Important notes

• Children on a Dependent KITAS are not allowed to work
  If they turn into adults and want to work, they must apply for their own work visa, not continue on the dependent visa.
• Special case for Indonesian children with dual nationality
  Children who are officially registered as “dual-nationality minors” (ABG) and have an affidavit can enter Indonesia on a foreign passport without needing a visa, as long as their status is properly documented.

Age Limit for a Child Visa

For tourist visas (VOA, e-VOA, C1/211A), Indonesia doesn’t use a separate age limit: a 2-month-old baby and a 40-year-old adult both simply hold a “visitor visa”. The system only cares whether the person has a valid passport and visa, not whether they are under or over 18.

Age limits really become important for dependent/family visas:

• Multiple immigration law firms and KITAS guides state that children eligible as dependents are “unmarried children under 18 years old.”
• Above that age, a child is no longer treated as a “dependent child” in the immigration sense and must qualify under another category (student visa, work visa, second-home, etc.).

In practice:

• 0–17 years, unmarried
  → Can be included on a dependent/family KITAS if the parent has a qualifying stay permit.
• 18+ years
  → Must get their own independent basis to stay (study, work, investor, second-home, etc.), not simply “follow parents as a child”.

So if a family is planning a multi-year stay in Bali, it’s important to check each child’s age: once they approach 18, future renewals as a “child dependent” may no longer be possible.

Paying Bali Tax for Kids

Since 14 February 2024, every international visitor entering Bali must pay the Bali Tourist Levy of IDR 150,000 per person. This is a Bali-only tax, created by the Bali Provincial Government.

The levy applies to everyone, including:

• Adults
• Children
• Babies

There is no age exemption. If a child enters Bali, the tax must be paid.

Important things to know

• It is separate from visa fees
  Paying this tax does NOT replace a visa.
  If your child needs a VOA/e-VOA/C1 visa, you still must get the proper visa separately.
• You pay the levy each time you enter Bali
  If your family leaves Bali and comes back again, you must pay the levy again for every person, including kids.

How to pay the Bali Tourist Levy

You can pay through:

1. The official Love Bali website or app → https://lovebali.baliprov.go.id
2. Counters at Ngurah Rai Airport
3. Visa BaliEasy → Bali Tourist Levy

Read more: How to Pay the Bali Tourist Tax/Levy: A First-Timer’s Guide

Bali Visa Requirements for Children

For a foreign child visiting Bali, you can think in three layers:

1. Basic entry documents

Your child needs:

• Own passport: Valid at least 6 months from arrival date (same rule as adults).
• Return or onward ticket: Immigration can ask for proof that the child will leave Indonesia within their visa’s allowed stay.

2. Visa / entry permission

Depending on nationality and length of stay, a child must have one of:

• Visa-free entry (if their nationality is on the current exemption list), or
• VOA/e-VOA (if their nationality is eligible), or
• C1/211A visitor visa or other appropriate visa (for non-VOA nationalities or longer stays).

Read more: Bali Visa on Arrival (VoA): Documents & How to Apply Online or at the Airport

For long-term stays, they may instead hold a family/dependent KITAS based on a parent’s status (work, investor, retirement, Second Home, Golden Visa, or Indonesian citizen parent).

3. Arrival & local requirements

• All Indonesia Arrival Card
  As of 2025, Indonesia requires all travellers to complete a digital arrival declaration (the All Indonesia app/website) up to 3 days before arrival; parents simply include their children in the submission. (Official website: https://allindonesia.imigrasi.go.id/)
  Read more: The All Indonesia Arrival Card: Definition, How to Get It
• Bali Tourist Levy
  If the child is entering Bali as an international visitor, they must pay the IDR 150,000 Bali levy, same as adults, unless they fall into a narrow exemption category. (Official website: https://lovebali.baliprov.go.id/)
• Other practicalities
  Airlines and immigration may additionally check:
  • Parental consent for minors travelling with one parent or relatives, following general international practice.
  • Birth certificates or custody documents in edge cases (e.g. different surnames, cross-border custody situations).