Indonesia → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Indonesia
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 334
Change since 2018: +16.0%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.13%

Inflow 2023334OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Indonesia to France

Inflows of nationals of Indonesia recorded by France; stock of nationals of Indonesia living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	167
2001	188
2002	191
2003	151
2004	179
2005	180
2006	183
2007	185
2008	159
2009	229
2010	241
2011	228
2012	229
2013	266
2014	273
2015	250
2016	248
2017	193
2018	288
2019	354
2020	278
2021	360
2022	373
2023	334

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	334	—	19
2022	373	—	27
2021	360	—	21
2020	278	—	21
2019	354	—	33
2018	288	3,439	27
2017	193	3,194	23
2016	248	3,011	28
2015	250	2,963	33
2014	273	—	28
2013	266	—	30
2012	229	—	25
2011	228	—	35
2010	241	2,125	45

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Indonesia

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Indonesia.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	47,042	44,849	1,439	3.1%
2023	29,525	28,868	895	3.0%
2022	36,681	32,565	2,295	6.3%
2021	2,655	2,189	301	11.3%
2020	7,066	6,589	206	2.9%
2019	55,703	52,924	1,923	3.5%
2018	55,959	54,985	777	1.4%
2017	49,868	49,540	443	0.9%
2016	51,889	50,694	210	0.4%
2015	29,862	29,557	95	0.3%
2014	31,336	31,272	59	0.2%
2013	34,018	33,917	98	0.3%
2012	32,481	32,297	184	0.6%
2011	26,478	26,363	115	0.4%
2010	18,384	18,019	365	2.0%
2009	12,463	12,145	326	2.6%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	12,463
2010	18,384
2011	26,478
2012	32,481
2013	34,018
2014	31,336
2015	29,862
2016	51,889
2017	49,868
2018	55,959
2019	55,703
2020	7,066
2021	2,655
2022	36,681
2023	29,525
2024	47,042

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Indonesia (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Work681
Education524
Family181
Other reasons61

Year	First permits	EU Blue Cards	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	1,447	13	0	0
2024	1,409	11	32	824
2023	1,051	11	19	838
2022	896	3	27	828
2021	734	2	21	812
2020	598	2	21	846
2019	844	5	33	840
2018	733	10	27	808
2017	634	5	23	822
2016	626	5	28	775
2015	670	0	33	742
2014	640	1	28	668
2013	609	6	30	656
2012	640	0	25	0
2011	597	0	35	0
2010	502	0	45	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Other paid activities603
Researchers65
EU Blue Card13

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 6,056
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 17
Changed status into work, 2025: 98
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 2
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024: 382

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of France in Indonesia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Jakarta	id.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Indonesia ranks 84.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Indonesia, 2023

Japan67,088
South Korea18,022
Türkiye4,167
Germany3,686
Netherlands2,183
Australia2,066
United States1,790
New Zealand1,074
Hungary890
Canada630