JAKARTA - Indonesia’s immigration directorate said on July 7 that visa revenue rose to about Rp2.82 trillion in the first half of 2026.

The figure was up 6.42% from about Rp2.65 trillion in the same period last year, according to the Directorate General of Immigration’s July 7 release. Total visa issuance fell 6.77% to 3.92 million, showing higher state revenue from visa services despite fewer documents being issued.

The sharpest decline came from visa-free visit facilities, known locally as Bebas Visa Kunjungan. That category fell from about 438,000 issuances in the first half of 2025 to around 53,000 in the same period this year. 

Visa on Arrival remained the largest visa type, with about 3.48 million issuances from January to June.

“We are prioritising digital transformation and selective policy to ensure that every foreigner entering Indonesia provides added value to the national economy, without neglecting state security aspects,” Immigration Director General Hendarsam Marantoko said on July 6.

Australia, China and India were the three largest source markets for foreign tourist visits to Indonesia in the first half, followed by South Korea and the United States. The ranking keeps Indonesia’s visa revenue tied closely to Asia-Pacific travel flows, even as the government reduces reliance on visa-free entry.

The first-half data also included 143 Golden Visa issuances. In a separate May 21 statement, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections said the Golden Visa programme had generated Rp52.1 trillion in investment from 1,274 visas as of May 18, after the programme’s launch on July 25, 2024.

Immigration also linked the visa data to tighter supervision. The directorate said officers carried out about 10,900 administrative immigration actions in the first half, including permit cancellations and deportations, and processed legal action against 23 foreign nationals.

“The achievements of this first semester are a stepping stone for us. Moving forward, we will continue to strive to better implement immigration duties and functions and be able to respond to increasingly dynamic global challenges,” Marantoko added.