Indonesia

How long you can stay, how long your vehicle can, and what your dog or cat needs to cross. Every rule links to the official source.

  • Last checked 28 Sep 2026
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Your rules for Indonesia

You · American passport

Visa on arrival

Up to 30 days per visit

Get the All Indonesia Arrival Card (customs and health declaration) before you travel.

evisa.imigrasi.go.id · Official source · Checked 27 Sep 2026

Your vehicle · United States plates

Carnet needed

Up to 365 days per visit

It needs Carnet de Passages en Douane before you cross.

jdih.kemenkeu.go.id · Confirm before you go · Checked 27 Sep 2026

Your dog or cat

Quarantine

Start at least 60 days out

Import permit, microchip, rabies 30 days-12 months, titer, certificate within 10 days; 7-14 days quarantine from rabies countries; no pets into Bali. See the steps

pettravel.com · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026

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Watch Indonesia.

We'll email you if Indonesia's rules change for your American passport, United States plates or your pet. That's the only email you'll get.

Dogs and cats

What your pet needs to cross into Indonesia.

Do these in order. Miss one and your pet can be held at the border.

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  1. Before you go

    Microchip (ISO 11784/11785)

    Have an ISO 15-digit microchip implanted before the rabies vaccine.

  2. At least 30 days after the rabies shot

    Rabies antibody titer test

    A vet draws blood at least 30 days after the rabies vaccine and sends it to an approved lab; result must be at least 0.5 IU/ml.

  3. Still valid the day you arrive

    Rabies vaccine still valid on arrival

    Your pet's rabies vaccine must still be valid on the day you cross. Check the 'valid until' date on the vaccination record and book a booster before it runs out.

  4. 30 to 366 days before you arrive

    Rabies vaccination

    Vaccinate against rabies after the microchip. It must be at least 30 days old and no more than 12 months old on the entry date.

  5. Within 10 days before you arrive

    Veterinary health certificate

    A vet examines the pet and completes the health certificate no more than 10 days before entry.

  6. At least 2 days before you arrive

    Import permit

    Obtain the import permit (Ministry of Agriculture / Indonesian Quarantine Agency) using the health certificate, rabies record and titer result.

  7. At least 2 days before you arrive

    Notify the arrival airport

    Tell the quarantine office at the arrival airport at least 2 days before arrival.

  8. By the day you arrive

    Government endorsement of the certificate

    The official veterinary authority of the country you depart from signs/stamps the health certificate.

  9. By the day you arrive

    Quarantine for non-rabies-free origins

    Pets from countries that are not rabies-free are quarantined 7-14 days on arrival.

pettravel.com · Official source · Checked 28 Sep 2026. The app works these dates backward from your travel day and reminds you.

On your passport

Every passport in Indonesia

42 passports
PassportEntryHow longSource
United States (yours)Visa on arrivalUp to 30 days per visitevisa.imigrasi.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
ArgentinaVisa on arrivalUp to 30 days per visitevisa.imigrasi.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
AustraliaVisa on arrivalUp to 30 days per visitevisa.imigrasi.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
AustriaVisa on arrivalUp to 30 days per visitevisa.imigrasi.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BelgiumVisa on arrivalUp to 30 days per visitevisa.imigrasi.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BrazilVisa on arrivalUp to 30 days per visitevisa.imigrasi.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BulgariaVisa on arrivalUp to 30 days per visitevisa.imigrasi.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
CanadaVisa on arrivalUp to 30 days per visitevisa.imigrasi.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
With your vehicle

Every registration in Indonesia

42 registrations
Registered inEntryHow longSource
United States (yours)Carnet neededUp to 365 days per visitjdih.kemenkeu.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
ArgentinaCarnet neededUp to 365 days per visitjdih.kemenkeu.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
AustraliaCarnet neededUp to 365 days per visitjdih.kemenkeu.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
AustriaCarnet neededUp to 365 days per visitjdih.kemenkeu.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BelgiumCarnet neededUp to 365 days per visitjdih.kemenkeu.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BrazilCarnet neededUp to 365 days per visitjdih.kemenkeu.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
BulgariaCarnet neededUp to 365 days per visitjdih.kemenkeu.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026
CanadaCarnet neededUp to 365 days per visitjdih.kemenkeu.go.id
· Checked 27 Sep 2026

A plain-language summary of the official rules, checked on the date shown. It isn't legal advice, and the officer at the desk always has the final word.

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