Nomad / Investor Visa — Newly Introduced in 2024

2024 Indonesian government introduced 2 new visa types — Digital Nomad Visa (5 years, tax exemption) and Investor Visa. New tools for Bali's surging digital-nomad market and foreigner-investment policy. Along with Silver Visa (8.3.3), the 2024 Bali visa-system reform. Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Korean capital trying legalization. The new currents of 2024+ for Bali government and foreigner society. Expanded legal long-term residence options for foreign residents and digital nomads.

A. Digital Nomad Visa (Newly Introduced 2024)

Overview:

• Official name — Digital Nomad Visa · E33 · E33G
• 2024 Indonesian government new program
• 5 years · tax exemption (foreign income)

Eligibility:

• Employed by foreign company or independent digital nomad
• Annual USD $60,000+ income proof
• Remote-work confirmation (company-certified)
• Health insurance, no criminal record

Duration:

• 5 years · extension possible
• Evolution of KITAS

Cost:

• USD $300–1,000 (application)
• Visa Agent — USD $1,500–3,000

Benefits:

• 5 years legal residence
• Foreign-income tax exemption (5 years)
• Hak Pakai property possible
• Bali medical / education

Activity restrictions:

• No Indonesian-company business (separate PMA)
• No Bali-market work (separate Working KITAS)
• Only foreign-company work OK

Market impact:

• 2024+ — surge in Bali digital-nomad market
• Canggu, Ubud, Uluwatu — digital-nomad peak
• 2030 — 50K+ Digital Nomads expected

Korean / foreigner adoption:

• Australian, US, European — actively applying
• Korean — IT, design, content nomads
• Russian — legal-residence attempts

Sources: The Jakarta Post — Digital Nomad Visa announcement · Tempo — digital-nomad policy

B. Investor Visa (Golden Visa, 2024)

Overview:

• Official name — Golden Visa · Investor Visa · E28A · E28B
• 2024 Indonesian government new program
• 5–10 years · legal business / property

Eligibility:

• USD $350,000–2.5M Indonesia investment
• PMA-company setup or existing investment
• Health insurance, no criminal record

Investment types:

• PMA-company setup — $350K+
• Property (Hak Pakai / HGB) — $500K+
• Government bonds / Indonesian stocks — $1M+
• Combined — $1–2.5M

Duration:

• 5 years (USD $350K) → 10 years (USD $1M+)
• Extension possible

Cost:

• USD $500–2,000 (application)
• Visa Agent — USD $3,000–10,000

Benefits:

• 5–10 years legal residence
• Hak Pakai / HGB property
• Legal business / employment
• Tax exemption (some foreign income)
• KITAP progression (after 5 years)

Investor Visa vs Investor KITAS:

Market impact:

• 2024+ — accelerated foreign-capital legalization
• Russian / Chinese / Australian / US / Korean adoption
• 2030 — Bali Golden Visa 1,000+ expected

Russian / Chinese capital legalization:

• Response to Nominee crackdown
• Golden Visa — legal property / business
• Bali government welcomes

Sources: Reuters — Indonesia Golden Visa · The Jakarta Post — Investor Visa

C. Second Home Visa (Silver · 2024)

Second Home Visa (Silver Visa, 8.3.3 separate):

• 35+ · USD $50K assets
• 5–10 years
• Retiree · digital nomad · family integration

Second Home vs Digital Nomad vs Investor:

Choice guide:

Source: Tempo — 2024 visa-system series

D. 2024 Bali Visa-System Reform

Overview (2024–25):

• Indonesian government — comprehensive foreigner-visa reform
• Silver / Digital Nomad / Golden Visa newly introduced
• Existing KITAS / KITAP complemented
• Response to Russian / Chinese / foreigner crackdown

Reform drivers:

• Bali foreigner-capital legalization
• Nominee property — replaced by Golden Visa
• Russian capital — Second Home / Investor
• Digital-nomad market — Digital Nomad Visa

Strengthened Imigrasi system:

• e-Visa / e-KITAS online
• Visa Agent certification system
• Bali Imigrasi offices expanded

Balancing foreigner crackdown vs welcome:

• Legal — Silver / Digital Nomad / Golden / KITAS / KITAP
• Illegal — VOA business / B211A operation / Nominee
• 2024+ favor legal · crack down illegal

Bali foreigner-society impact:

• 2024+ — rising legal foreigners
• Russian / Chinese — Golden Visa attempts
• Korean / Japanese / Australian — varied visas
• Bali government — foreigner-policy stabilization

Korean foreigner response:

• Korean digital nomads — Digital Nomad Visa
• Korean business — Investor (Golden) Visa
• Korean retirement — Silver Visa
• Korean marriage — Spouse KITAS

Sources: The Jakarta Post — 2024 visa reform · Reuters — Indonesia foreigner policy

E. The Foreigner's View — 2024 Visa Choice

1. Visa-choice decision tree

Duration of stay?
├─ 1–2 months → VOA
├─ 3–6 months → B211A
├─ 1–5 years →
│   ├─ Marriage → Spouse KITAS
│   ├─ Business → Investor KITAS or Golden Visa
│   ├─ Employment → Working KITAS
│   ├─ Retirement (55+) → Silver Visa or Pensionado KITAS
│   ├─ Digital nomad → Digital Nomad Visa
│   └─ Study → Study KITAS
└─ 5 years+ → KITAP (Spouse / Investor / Pensionado)

2. Cost comparison (5 years basis)

• VOA / B211A — Rp 5–15M (1 year) · 5-year total Rp 25–75M
• Spouse KITAS / Pensionado — Rp 5–10M / year = 25–50M
• Investor KITAS — Rp 50–100M / year = 250–500M (PMA included)
• Silver Visa — USD $500–1K (total)
• Digital Nomad — USD $300–1K (total)
• Golden Visa — USD $500–2K (total · investment separate)

3. Legality priority

• Legal — stable / asset protection
• Illegal (VOA business / Nominee) — crackdown risk
• 2024+ stronger crackdown

4. Visa-Agent trust

• Foreign-resident recommendations
• Korean Association / Japan Club / Australian Association
• Imigrasi certified
• No Nominee-supported crackdown

5. Korean-foreigner recommendations

• Visit (1–2 months) — VOA
• Try (6 months) — B211A · Digital Nomad Visa
• Decide (1–5 years) — Investor KITAS or Spouse / Working
• Retire (55+) — Silver Visa
• Permanent (5 years+) — KITAP

6. Relations with Bali government

• Legal foreigners — welcomed
• Illegal — deportation / re-entry ban
• Bali social integration — KITAS / KITAP recommended

7. Foreigner-society impact

• 2024+ — Bali foreigner legalization / diversification
• Russian / Chinese / Korean all have legal options
• Bali foreigner society stable

8. Future — 2030

• Digital Nomad 50K+ · Silver 10K+ · Golden 1,000+
• Foreign residents — 100K+ expected
• Bali foreigner society = global 5%+ population

Quick Summary

Sources / References

• Wiki — Visa policy of Indonesia · Digital nomad · Investor visa
• Official — Imigrasi Indonesia · 2024 Silver / Nomad / Golden Visa announcements · BKPM · Bali Provincial Government
• News — The Jakarta Post — 2024 visa-reform series · Reuters — Indonesia Golden Visa / Digital Nomad · Tempo — Silver Visa · Bali Discovery — visa guide · Bloomberg — Indonesia visa policy
• Academic — Migration Studies — Indonesia visa papers; Tourism Geographies — digital-nomad research; Vickers A., Bali: A Paradise Created (2012)