Long-term KITAS and KITAS

[PapuaBoy]

Hi all,

I have been trolling this forum for many months and I can really say that it is an incredible forum with a lot of great contributions and contributers!

I have heard that one can get a KITAS or KITAP that is valid for 2 years and also for 5 years (but the application needs to be done in Jakarta as it is a special application).

Can anyone confirm this?

James

[sglange]

If this is the case, I do hope that Atlantis can reply as soonest possible cause I too am hoping to emigrate to be with my wife and kids after awaiting for many years. Wish that Indonesia would amend it laws and allow a WNA husband to be with his WNI wife/kids in Indonesia as long as he wants thereafter convert to or pindah ke WNI which will be much better. Sebastian Lange

[tingkap]

If this is the case, I do hope that Atlantis can reply as soonest possible cause I too am hoping to emigrate to be with my wife and kids after awaiting for many years. Wish that Indonesia would amend it laws and allow a WNA husband to be with his WNI wife/kids in Indonesia as long as he wants thereafter convert to or pindah ke WNI which will be much better. Sebastian Lange

Yes. In fact there are already existing provisions that allows a WNA husband to join his WNI wife/kids. Please follow the following thread for more info.

http://www.livinginindonesiaforum.org/showthread.php/1146-KITAS-sponsored-by-an-Indonesian-wife-of-a-foreign-husband.

The only catch is the WNA husband is not allowed to do any forms of work. But once he had gone through 2 years of KITAS and 3 years of KITAP (total of 5 years). The WNA husband can apply for naturalisation (become a WNI) and as a WNI, there are no work restrictions.