Indonesia Travel Advisory Reissued

The U.S. Department of State recently reissued its Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution for the Republic of Indonesia. On April 5, 2023, the State Department stated some areas in Indonesia had increased risk.

And reconsider visiting the provinces of Central Papua (Papua Tengah) and Highland Papua (Papua Pegunungan) due to civil unrest.

Furthermore, Indonesia’s revised criminal code, which takes effect in January 2026, includes penalties for defamation, blasphemy, cohabitation, and sex outside of marriage.

However, it is unclear how Indonesian authorities will implement the revised criminal code, says the State Department.

According to travel industry data, foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia reached about 700 thousand in February 2023, amid several international events as the economy fully reopened from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Indonesian Ministry of Health, recently celebrated their successful collaboration under the United States COVID-19 assistance program.

Throughout the pandemic, USAID helped deliver over 100 million vaccine doses to Indonesia, including 42 million donated directly from the United States.

“In the face of this unprecedented challenge, Indonesia and the United States stood together to confront the pandemic, and together, we have dramatically reduced deaths and severe illness,” said U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Michael F. Kleine in a press release on April 5, 2023.

From a health-risk perspective, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued several travel vaccination recommendations when planning to visit Indonesia.

These CDC Travel Alerts include measles and polio.

These travel vaccines are available in the U.S. at certified clinics and pharmacies.