Indonesian Visa is not required for Namibians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Indonesia grants passport holders of Namibia a visa-free stay for a period of 30 days.
- Namibians however are to have a passport that will be valid for the duration of their stay in Indonesia. The passport should have two blank pages
- The visa-free stay is only applicable to purposes such as tourism, vacations, conferences, seminars, visitations and sightseeing.
- For purposes other than these, the individual will be required to apply for a visa.
- The flight time from Windhoek, Namibia to Jarkata, Indonesia is 14 hours, 32 minutes.
- Namibia operates with a time zone of GMt+2, putting Indonesia at least 5 hours ahead of Namibia. Indonesia has a time zone of GMT+2 through 9.
- Indonesian Rupiah is Indonesia’s official currency and foreign currencies can be exchanged in banks and exchange outlets across the country.
- A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required to be presented in Indonesia on arrival into the country.
- With about 18,110 islands, 6000 of them inhabited, Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago.
- Indonesia also has the largest Muslim population in the world, 88% of its population are Muslims. The rest of the population are Protestant 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, Hindu 2%, Buddhist 1%, and other 1%.
- When travelling to Indonesia, visitors with more than $7,500 will be asked to declare it as there is a currency restriction on entry and exiting the country.
- Indonesia uses European-style two-pin round plugs (‘C’) with a voltage and frequency of 220 V 50 Hz.
- There is no unified culture in Indonesia but Hindu provides a framework for the several cultures found across the country.
- Getting around Indonesia is relatively easy as there are planes, buses, tricycles, boats, cars and trains all around.
- The most significant season of the year in Indonesia is the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
- Namibia has two seasons: Dry season(May-October) and wet season(November-April). Both seasons are hardly differentiated as it still rains during the dry season.
- Indonesia is home to at least 167 active volcanoes, a record which no other country beats. Some of volcanic areas are accessible to tourists. There are also beaches, tropical forests, parks, spas and lots of tourist attractions.
- When visiting Tsunami Museum and Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, the mosque that survived from the Earthquake and Tsunami in 2004, women must wear a veil.
- Visitors travelling to Indonesia without a visa can only enter the country through specific entry ports. All other ports will require a visa.
- When departing on international flights, travellers have to pay a Passenger Service Charge (departure tax) in Rupiah. The amount varies by airport and can be as much as IDR200,000.