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Plan a trip to Bali
The rules that keep changing, and the date we last checked each one against the authority that sets it.
driving
Do you need an International Driving Permit in Bali?Carry your national licence and an IDP. Indonesian law imposes no IDP duty on foreign drivers by name. It requires a licence valid here, and that validity depends on a treaty. Two articles apply, with two different maximum fines.
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health
Does travel insurance cover a scooter crash in Bali?Only if you hold the right licence, and most rental scooters in Bali exceed the engine size a car licence covers. The exclusion sits in your policy wording, not in Indonesian law, so it varies by insurer and you have to read yours.
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arrival
Everything you must pay to enter BaliTwo payments and two free filings. A visit visa at Rp 500,000 for up to 30 days, the Bali tourist levy at Rp 150,000, plus the arrival card and the customs declaration, which cost nothing but are mandatory.
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driving
What a traffic stop in Bali can actually costEvery figure circulating online is a statutory ceiling, not a price. The national police publish the schedule themselves: Rp 250,000 for a helmet or a licence you cannot produce, Rp 500,000 for missing registration, Rp 1,000,000 for holding no licence at all.
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visa
What happens if you overstay your visa in BaliRp 1,000,000 per day up to the 60-day line, set by tariff regulation and not by the immigration law. Not paying converts it into deportation and a ban, and applying to have that ban lifted costs Rp 90,000,000 per application.
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customs
What you can bring into Bali duty freeUSD 500 of personal goods per person per arrival enters free of duty and import taxes. Each adult may also bring 200 cigarettes, 25 cigars or 100 grams of tobacco, and 1 litre of alcohol. The excess over USD 500 pays a flat 10 percent duty plus VAT.
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