12 months · 4–6 weeks
Work KITAS
The only route that permits employment and payment by an Indonesian entity. Includes RPTKA and the Kemnaker steps.
Worth knowing: Working on a visit visa risks deportation and a re-entry ban. We would rather lose the sale than set you up for that.
CONDITIONS
- Entries
- Stay permit
- Stay permitted
- 12 months
- Extendable
- Renewable
- Sponsor needed
- Yes — employer
- Paid by an Indonesian party?
- Yes — this is the only kind of route that permits it
Nearby indexes
Often confused with this one
Immigration classifies by activity, and the boundaries between these are where most mistakes happen. If none of them is quite what you’re doing, ask.
Investor KITAS
For shareholders in a PT PMA. No work permit levy, but the company must exist first.
Spouse & dependent KITAS
Sponsored by an Indonesian spouse. Requires the marriage to be registered in Indonesia first.
Remote worker permit
The proper route for laptop living, replacing the grey-area use of old visit visas. Your income must come from outside Indonesia.
Second Home visa
Long stay without an employer, subject to the deposit requirement. Suits retirees and the self-funded.
Permanent stay permit
The step after qualifying years on a KITAS. Fewer reporting obligations and a much longer horizon.
Sponsoring someone, or being sponsored?
Describe what you’ll be doing, who’s paying, how long and how often. We’ll confirm the index and give you a realistic lead time — and tell you if it’s the wrong one. Free, no sign-up.