Volunteering, NGO work, family visits and cultural exchange. The C6B covers volunteering run through a foundation or NGO.

Sixty days on entry, extendable twice by sixty days each, to a hundred and eighty days in total.

Yes. An Indonesian sponsor, whether a person, a foundation or an NGO, defines this category. We arrange it.

Can I volunteer on a tourist visa?

No, and doing so is exactly what the 2026 enforcement is looking for.

No. Paid work needs a work based permit, usually the Working KITAS E23.

C6 Social & Volunteer Visa Bali (C6B)

What the C6 social and cultural visa actually is

The C6 is a social visa, not a tourist visa. The sponsor is what makes it one, and it is not optional.

The 2026 volunteering enforcement is real. Turning up to volunteer on a tourist visa is the pattern being looked for.

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Sixty days on entry: Extendable twice, to a hundred and eighty in total.
An Indonesian sponsor: A person, foundation or NGO. Required, and we arrange it.
C6B for volunteering: Where the programme runs through a foundation or NGO.
Single entry: Leaving ends the visa. This is not a multiple entry route.

Who it is for

People here for a relationship or a programme rather than a holiday.

Family sitting together on a Bali beach under the palms

Family visits

Staying with relatives here, beyond what a tourist visa carries.

Consultant going through options with two clients at a table in Bali

Volunteers

Programmes run through a foundation or NGO, on the C6B.

Spa treatment on a terrace overlooking the palms in Bali

Cultural exchange

Arts, study and community programmes with a local host.

Couple arriving at a Bali villa with their luggage

Long visitors

Up to a hundred and eighty days with the extensions built in.

Choose a different visa if you

Are on holiday B211A Visit Visa
Will be paid for the work Working KITAS E23
Are enrolling in a course Student KITAS
Need to come and go Multiple-Entry D1

What it takes

A sponsor here, and a purpose that matches the category.

Passport: Valid six months or more from arrival
Photograph: Recent, plain background
Indonesian sponsor: A person, foundation or NGO. We arrange this
Purpose documents: The programme, invitation or family relationship
Proof of funds: Held by you, evidenced
Health insurance: Valid in Indonesia
Arrival card: Completed before arrival
Filed for you: Through the official portal

The sponsor is the defining requirement of this category. Without one there is no C6, and a tourist visa is a different thing entirely.

What it costs

All in, government fees included. Deposits and balances required by regulation sit outside this and are yours to hold.

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C6 or C6B, standard All in, around 7 to 9 working days From USD 389
C6 or C6B, express All in, around 5 working days USD 505
Extension Plus 60 days, up to twice From USD 219
Bali Tourist Levy Separate government charge IDR 150,000

Government fees are inside our figures. Extensions need a biometric appointment, which we book for you.

How it goes

Five steps, and the sponsor comes first.

01
Confirm the category
C6, C6B, or a simpler tourist visa. We say which honestly.
02
Sponsor arranged
A person, foundation or NGO here.
03
Purpose documented
The programme, invitation or family relationship.
04
Filed for you
Standard in around seven to nine working days, express in five.
05
Extend if needed
Twice, sixty days each, with biometrics booked.

C6 against the tourist visa

The purpose decides it, not the length.

C6 against the tourist visa
	C6 Social-Cultural	C1 Tourist
Purpose	Social, cultural, educational, family	Tourism only
Sponsor	Required	Not required
Entry	Single	Single
Total stay	Up to 180 days with extensions	Shorter
Volunteering	Covered on the C6B	Not covered

Purpose

C6 Social-Cultural: Social, cultural, educational, family
C1 Tourist: Tourism only

Sponsor

C6 Social-Cultural: Required
C1 Tourist: Not required

Entry

C6 Social-Cultural: Single
C1 Tourist: Single

Total stay

C6 Social-Cultural: Up to 180 days with extensions
C1 Tourist: Shorter

Volunteering

C6 Social-Cultural: Covered on the C6B
C1 Tourist: Not covered

If you are volunteering or staying with family, the tourist visa is the wrong document however long it lasts. That is what enforcement checks.

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Three things volunteers should know

2026 changed how closely this is looked at.

Volunteering on a tourist visa is targeted

The 2026 enforcement is aimed at exactly this. The C6B exists so the programme does not put you at risk.

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The sponsor defines the category

A person, foundation or NGO here. Without one it is not a C6, whatever the purpose.

Ask us to arrange it

Two extensions, then it ends

Sixty on entry, sixty twice more, and the ceiling is a hundred and eighty days.

Visa extension

Before you apply

C6 social and cultural visa questions

See the full FAQ

If this is not your visa

The neighbouring routes, and where people move when this one does not fit.

Volunteer without the risk

Tell us the programme or the family you are visiting. We confirm C6, C6B or a simpler tourist visa, arrange the sponsor, and file it right the first time.

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Volunteer and Visit, on the Right Visa

What the C6 social and cultural visa actually is