Two clocks start ticking the moment you enter Indonesia: one for the vessel, one for the people aboard — and they rarely keep the same time.
Owners often ask “how long can we stay?” as though it were a single number. In practice the yacht’s permitted duration and the crew’s visa validity are governed separately. The vessel enters under a temporary arrangement tied to its cruising permit and customs status; each person aboard holds a visa with its own length and extension rules. Plan a long cruise around whichever clock expires first, and extend the right one in good time. We track both for you.
The vessel’s clock
A foreign yacht is admitted to Indonesia on a temporary footing, its stay bound up with the cruising permit (CAIT) and its temporary-importation status under customs. Together these define how long the hull itself may remain in Indonesian waters and where it may cruise. The window is generous enough for a proper season, but it is finite and tied to the dates and itinerary you declare — so a change of plan means a change to the paperwork, not simply staying on.
The people’s clock
Everyone aboard — owner, guests and crew — holds an individual visa. A Visa on Arrival or e-VOA gives thirty days, extendable once for a further thirty. A pre-arrival visit visa such as the B211A opens with sixty days and can be extended in stages. These figures are independent of the vessel’s permit: a yacht may be cleared to remain while a guest’s visa is about to lapse, or the reverse. The art is keeping every passport valid for as long as the vessel intends to cruise.
Planning a longer cruise
For an extended itinerary the two timelines must be reconciled before you arrive, not after. We map the vessel’s permitted duration against each person’s visa, identify which expires first, and build an extension schedule that keeps both compliant without interrupting your cruise. Where a stay outgrows the standard routes, longer-term options — up to a KITAS for those who qualify — come into view.
How we keep both clocks in time
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We map both clocks
Share your dates, vessel permit and passports; we chart when each visa and the vessel’s window expire.
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We schedule the extensions
A calendar of what to extend and when, so nothing is left to the last day at the counter.
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We file ahead of expiry
Applications are lodged with comfortable lead time, on the e-visa portal or with the relevant office.
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You cruise on
Confirmations come back to you by email, and we keep watching the calendar for the next renewal.