How to get a KITAS?

Limited Stay Permit Card (KITAS) is one of the prima donna products of Immigration for foreigners. With this card, foreigners can do activities in Indonesia for a longer period of time. However, it is not uncommon for guarantors and foreigners to ask question about the management process.

1. Get VITAS before KITAS

Obtaining a VITAS (Limited stay visa) is the fastest) is the fastest way to obtain a KITAS. In general, visas are categorized based on the classification of working or not working. The visa classification will also determine the types of documents that need to be brought by guarantor or foreigner when processing the ITAS at the Immigration Office. VITAS users are required to report to the Immigration office and convert their VITAS into a Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) a maximum of 30 days after arrival.

Based on Government Regulation Number 48 of 2021, an application for a Limited Stay Permit must be submitted no later than 30 (thirty) days after the entry certificate is issued. A limited stay visa is an entry permit for limited stay. However, according to the provisions, mainly Gorvernment Regulation Number 48 of 2021, VITAS holders must arrange for their KITAS no later than 30 days after arrival.

2. Requirements

The requirements for obtaining a KITAS are as follows :

ITAS application letter from the sponsor
A statement and guarantee from the sponsor (with a stamp of IDR 10.000)
KTP of the sponsor
ITAS application from
Original passport and photocopy
Certificate of domicile from RT/RW or hotel or apartment
Telex ITAS approval
For sponsors, Indonesian citizens’ wives or husbands attach a manage book, sponsor’s KTP and sponsor’s family card
For Indonesian citizen sponsors, attach the applicant’s birth certificate with a certified Indonesian or English translation
For TKA, attach IMTA, RPTKA, marriage certificate and birth certificate
For foreign investors (PMA), attach Recommendations from investment coordinating board (BKPM) and other company documents
For students, attach a letter of recommendation from the relevant agency

3. Take care of you KITAS at the Immigration office in the foreigner's domicile

In contrast to the visa on arrival, which also acts as a visit residence permit, which can be extended at any immigration office throughout Indonesia, KITAS arrangements must be made in the foreigner’s domicile. This is also related to immigration control, so that the immigration office can easily collect data and monitor foreigners who stay for a long time in their territory.

4. Requirements for Visit Visa Holders to get KITAS

Foreigners holding visit visas indexed B211A can obtain a limited stay permit as long as they have a guarantor according to the purpose of their stay permit.

For example, a foreigner who wants to change his status from a visit visa or visit stay permit to a family reunification residence permit must have a guarantor as determined by law, such as a husband or wife, father or mother, an Indonesian citizen for those under 18 years of age.

5. Fees

Based on the Regulation of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9/PMK.02/2022 Concerning Types and Rates of Types of Non-Tax State Revenue Urgent Needs for Immigration Services Applicable to the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia Number 28 of 2019 concerning Tariffs PNBP within the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, the KITAS processing fee per application varies between Rp. 750,000, – up to Rp. 12.000.000,- as follows, depending on the type of ITAS and length of stay in Indonesia

a. ITAS Upon Arrival: Rp. 750,000b
. ITAS Validity Period of Maximum 6 (Six) Months: Rp. 1,000,000c
. ITAS Validity Period of Maximum 1 (One) Year: Rp. 1,500,000d
. ITAS Validity Maximum 2 (Two) Years: Rp. 2,000,000
e. Special ITAS with a maximum validity period of 5 (five) years for special economic zones (KEK): Rp. 5,000,000f
. Approval of Limited Stay Permit for Workers in Indonesian Waters: Rp. 1,000,000
g. Limited stay permit fee for workers in Indonesian waters: Rp. 300,000h
. Limited Stay Permit Not in the Context of Working for a Second Home with a Maximum Stay Period of 5 Years: Rp. 12,000,000
i. Limited Stay Permit Not in the Context of Working for a Second Home For Followers (Husband/Wife/Children/Parents) with a Maximum Stay of 5 Years: Rp. 3,500,000

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