Bali Visa for Long Stay: How to Live in Bali Legally in 2026

Which Bali visa for long stay fits you? Compare KITAS routes for remote work, a second home, retirement, investment or family, and the duties that follow.

There is no single Bali visa for long stay. Visa-free entry, the visa on arrival and visit visas cover 30 to 180 days and do not let you work. To live here, you need a stay permit: the KITAS, and later perhaps a permanent KITAP. This guide compares the main routes as of October 2026, what each allows, and your duties once you live here.

How to live in Bali legally: visiting vs living

Visit visas are for visiting; a stay permit is for living. Residents usually hold a KITAS, the common name for the ITAS (Izin Tinggal Terbatas, limited stay permit). You apply for a limited-stay visa for a purpose such as remote work or a job, and that one application also covers the KITAS, which follows on arrival, and a re-entry permit. Some years later, a KITAP (ITAP, permanent stay permit) may follow.

The rules sit in Law 6/2011 on Immigration, amended for the third time by Law 63/2024, and in Permenkumham 22/2023 on Visas and Stay Permits, as amended. Since late 2024, a new Ministry of Immigration and Corrections runs immigration, and its own regulations (Permen Imipas) have begun to change parts of the older rules. Treat every figure here as a snapshot of October 2026.

Short stays: visa-free entry, visa on arrival and visit visas

Four options cover stays of up to six months.

In January 2025, the visa-free list was Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam (passport valid for at least six months).

In August 2026, a higher visa on arrival fee was announced: IDR 750,000 for an e-VOA bought online before you travel and IDR 1 million at the airport. No start date was given and it may already apply, so check the current fee on evisa.imigrasi.go.id before you fly. A C1 visa must be used within 90 days of being issued, so do not apply too early.

Bali visa for long stay: the main routes compared

Which permit fits depends on how you earn, your savings, your age and your family. Conditions date from 2022 to 2025: confirm them on the official site.

Remote worker visa (E33G)

Often called the digital nomad visa for Bali, the E33G has been available since 1 April 2024. The 2024 rules also asked for an employment contract with a company outside Indonesia and a bank balance of at least USD 2,000 over the last three months. In 2024 there was no matching visa for dependents, so ask an agent how your family can join you, and ask a tax consultant how you will be taxed.

Second Home visa

When the Second Home visa launched in late 2022, the deposit was IDR 2 billion in an Indonesian state-owned bank, placed within 90 days; check the current amount on the official site. Only an apartment, not a villa or landed house, can replace the deposit. Family members can be included.

Retirement visa (age 60 and over)

If you want to retire in Bali, the regulation has a retirement category from age 60, with no permission to work. Its code, length and money requirements are not clearly settled, and the regulation sets the age at 60, not 55. Typical conditions include proof of regular income or a pension, health insurance and a rental agreement; confirm them with a licensed visa agent.

Investor KITAS and Golden Visa

An investor KITAS usually means shares in a PT PMA (foreign-owned company), explained in our guide to PT PMA companies. If you will also work in the company, for example as a director, ask a licensed agent whether this permit covers that. The Golden Visa, launched on 25 July 2024, adds 5- and 10-year permits for larger investors. Company founders, for example, invest USD 2.5 million (5 years) or USD 5 million (10 years), as of July 2024.

Married to an Indonesian?

The 2023 articles for spouses and children of Indonesian citizens were revoked in May 2025 by a regulation on the Indonesian diaspora (Permen Imipas 3/2025). Ask a licensed visa agent which rules now apply to your family.

KITAP: settling for the long term

After some years on certain KITAS types, you may qualify for a KITAP, which lets you live in Indonesia as a resident. You sign an integration statement, and since Law 63/2024 the re-entry permit lasts as long as the KITAP, instead of at most two years. Ask a licensed visa agent whether and when your KITAS type qualifies.

Does buying property in Bali give you a visa?

No. A villa or landed house does not qualify you for the Golden Visa or the Second Home visa; the only property route is an apartment bought for at least USD 1 million.

It works the other way round: to own a house under Hak Pakai (right of use), you need an immigration document. The official explanation of PP 18/2021 accepts a visa, passport or stay permit, but notaries and land offices may ask for a KITAS or KITAP and a tax number (NPWP). If you stop holding a valid immigration document, you generally have one year to sell or transfer the house; a notary can confirm how this applies to you. See our guides to Hak Pakai and buying property in Bali as a foreigner.

Renting a villa: match the lease to your visa

You can sign a lease on any visa: a lease is a private contract, and no known rule ties its length to your visa type. What limits your stay is the visa, so match the lease to it.

• Visa-free entry or visa on arrival (30 to 60 days): a monthly rental.
• C1 visit visa (up to 180 days) or D1 (up to 60 days per visit): monthly, or a few months at a time.
• KITAS (from a few months up to 10 years, depending on the type): a yearly lease, timed to your permit.

Our guide to long-term villa rental covers prices and the lease. We arrange monthly and yearly rentals, so your lease can match your stay. Browse yearly rentals or monthly rentals, or tell us what you need.

Your duties once you live here

• SKTT: KITAS holders register with their regency’s civil registry office (Disdukcapil) for an SKTT (Surat Keterangan Tempat Tinggal, certificate of residence). Carry it: traveling without it can bring an administrative fine. KITAP holders get an electronic ID card (KTP-el) instead. Report a move to another regency, such as from Badung to Tabanan, to Disdukcapil.
• Address reporting: landlords and villa managers are expected to register foreign tenants with immigration through the APOA app (Aplikasi Pelaporan Orang Asing, foreigner reporting app). Give your landlord your passport and permit details.
• Changes: if you move house, change sponsor or employer, or marry, ask your sponsor or a licensed visa agent whether you must report it to immigration.
• Overstays: the fine is IDR 1 million per day (as of August 2026). If you cannot pay, or overstay by more than 60 days, expect detention, deportation and an entry ban (Law 6/2011 art. 78). Since October 2024, a ban can last up to 10 years and be extended, and a lifetime ban is possible for foreigners seen as a security threat.
• Tourist levy: foreign tourists pay IDR 150,000 each time they enter Bali, through Love Bali (as of 2025). KITAS, KITAP, Golden Visa, student and family-reunion visa holders are exempt; on a visa on arrival or visit visa, you pay.
• Arrival declaration: since 1 September 2025, international arrivals at Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport must complete the All Indonesia arrival declaration, which combines several arrival forms. Fill it in before you land.

Enforcement: what gets people deported

Bali’s immigration offices deport foreigners every year. The main reasons are overstays, misusing a permit (working on a tourist visa is the classic case), “investor” permits with no real investment behind them, and crimes or disrespect for local rules. In August 2025, a month-long task force of immigration officers checked foreigners across Bali, backed by the police, the military and pecalang (Balinese village guards). Your best protection is a permit that matches what you do here.

How to apply

Apply online at the official e-visa site, evisa.imigrasi.go.id. You can buy the e-VOA yourself online. For other visas, check the requirements on the site, including whether you need a sponsor; for a KITAS, your sponsor or a licensed visa agent can guide you.

1. Choose your route and check the current requirements, visa code and fee on the official site.
2. Find your sponsor. A work KITAS needs your employer as sponsor; for other types, a licensed visa agent can tell you whether you need one.
3. Gather your documents: typically a passport valid for at least six months, a photo, proof of funds for your living costs, a statement of purpose and the proofs your route needs.
4. Apply and pay online. The site takes Mastercard, Visa and JCB cards, and one e-VOA application can cover up to five people.
5. After you arrive, get your SKTT, make sure your landlord registers you, and note your permit’s expiry date. Our moving to Bali checklist puts these steps in order.