KITAS sponsored by an Indonesian wife of a foreign husband.

**marcus** · 01-09-12, 22:35

UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA
NOMOR 6 TAHUN 2011
TENTANG KEIMIGRASIAN

Pasal 52
Izin Tinggal terbatas diberikan kepada:

a.
Orang Asing yang masuk Wilayah Indonesia dengan Visa tinggal terbatas;
b.
anak yang pada saat lahir di Wilayah Indonesia ayah dan/atau ibunya pemegang Izin Tinggal terbatas;
c.
Orang Asing yang diberikan alih status dari Izin Tinggal kunjungan;
d.
nakhoda, awak kapal, atau tenaga ahli asing di atas kapal laut, alat apung, atau instalasi yang beroperasi di wilayah perairan dan wilayah yurisdiksi Indonesia sesuai dengan ketentuan peraturan perundangundangan;
e.
Orang Asing yang kawin secara sah dengan warga negara Indonesia; atau
f.
anak dari Orang Asing yang kawin secara sah dengan warga negara Indonesia.

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KEPUTUSAN MENTERI KEHAKIMAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA
NOMOR M.02-IZ.01.10 TAHUN 1995
TENTANG VISA SINGGAH, VISA KUNJUNGAN, VISA TINGGAL TERBATAS, IZIN MASUK, DAN IZIN KEIMIGRASIAN

Pasal 67****
(1) Alih Status Izin Kunjungan menjadi Izin Tinggal Terbatas dapat diberikan kepada orang asing dalam rangka:
a. menanamkan modal;
b. bekerja sebagai tenaga ahli;
c. bekerja sebagai pimpinan tertinggi perusahaan;
d. melaksanakan tugas sebagai rohaniwan;
e. mengikuti pendidikan dan pelatihan;
f. mengadakan penelitian ilmiah;
g. menggabungkan diri dengan suami atau isteri warga Negara Indonesia;
h. menggabungkan diri dengan suami atau isteri pemegang Izin Tinggal Terbatas atau Izin Tinggal Tetap;
i. menggabungkan diri dengan orang tua bagi anak berkewarganegaraan asing yang mempunyai hubungan hukum kekeluargaan dengan orang tua warga negara Indonesia dan belum kawin;
j. menggabungkan diri dengan orang tua pemegang Izin Tingal Terbatas atau Izin Tinggal Tetap bagi anak yang berumur di bawah 18 (delapan belas) tahun dan belum kawin;
k. pertimbangan kemanfaatan untuk kesejahteraan masyarakat dan/atau alasan kemanusiaan berdasarkan pertimbangan dan Keputusan Direktur Jenderal Imigrasi;
l. memperoleh kembali kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia berdasarkan Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 2006 tentang Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia; atau
m. wisatawan lanjut usia mancanegara.

**Labao** · 04-09-12, 09:50

Thanks for the pasal of law, it will be helpful to defend my rights.

Greets from Solo, Labao.

**Dr. Michael Beer** · 04-09-12, 15:12

Hello, I have just come back from Kantor Sipil and got my Surat Keterangan Pendaftaran Penduduk Sementara. I was furthermore told that I have to get a KTS (Kartu Tinggal Sementara. It looks like a KTP for Indonesian. Can anybody explain. Is it something new. Because I was told if I do not have one I could be deported. My ITAS sponsored by istri is still valid till March 13 and I will soon apply for the 5year ITAP> Thanks a lot!

**marcus** · 04-09-12, 16:14

Originally Posted by Dr. Michael Beer

.... Can anybody explain. Is it something new...

In Bandung , when I made the request for the SKTT with my KITAS (at our Catatan Sipil's "Pendaftaran WNA" counter) , they gave me 2 documents (after almost a month) :

- The "Surat Keterangan Susunan Keluarga Pendatang Orang Asing"

- A credit card size (KTP like) document , named "Kartu Identitas Domisili Sementara" . The next year this name changed to "Surat Keterangan Tempat Tingal" - "Temporary Residential Card"

So , I made just one request but got everything at once .

**Dr. Michael Beer** · 05-09-12, 07:43

Originally Posted by marcus

In Bandung , when I made the request for the SKTT with my KITAS (at our Catatan Sipil's "Pendaftaran WNA" counter) , they gave me 2 documents (after almost a month) :

- The "Surat Keterangan Susunan Keluarga Pendatang Orang Asing"

- A credit card size (KTP like) document , named "Kartu Identitas Domisili Sementara" , then the next year this named changed to "Surat Keterangan Tempat Tingal"/"Temporary Residential Card"

So , I made just one request but got everything at once .

Thanks a lot. Does it mean I MUST have this card or is the Surat Keterangan Pendaftaran Penduduk Sementare o.k.? Because they told me that the CARD would be valid only for 6 months and cost Rp 200.000

**atlantis** · 05-09-12, 12:34

Originally Posted by Dr. Michael Beer

Hello, I have just come back from Kantor Sipil and got my Surat Keterangan Pendaftaran Penduduk Sementara. I was furthermore told that I have to get a KTS (Kartu Tinggal Sementara. It looks like a KTP for Indonesian. Can anybody explain. Is it something new. Because I was told if I do not have one I could be deported. My ITAS sponsored by istri is still valid till March 13 and I will soon apply for the 5year ITAP> Thanks a lot!

The KTS is another name for the Surat Keterengan Tempat Tinggal (SKTT°. Sooner or later, all kabupaten and kota will only refer to SKTT, which is the correct legal name for the document, and will stop calling them SKT, KTS, KIP...etc, which are confusing for all.

If you don't have it, you won't be deported but subjected to a fine, by the way.

**Dr. Michael Beer** · 06-09-12, 07:17

Thanks a lot, Atlantis and Marcus, I know it is Indonesia, but want to do the right thing, but also not get fooled around. This CrediCard sized KTS costs Rp 200.000 and due to information of the nice lady at the Kantor Sibil valid only for 6 months. I am now applying at Imigrasi for changing my ITAS to the 5year ITAP. Does that mean, that I will have to go to Kantor Sibil every 6 months????? What for I have then the SKPPS?

**marcus** · 06-09-12, 07:34

Originally Posted by Dr. Michael Beer

...This CrediCard sized KTS costs Rp 200.000 and due to information of the nice lady at the Kantor Sibil valid only for 6 months...Does that mean, that I will have to go to Kantor Sibil every 6 months????? What for I have then the SKPPS?

To me it is strange that Catatan Sipil didn't provide all required documents at once . But you may consider that it is still better than pay the fine that you are already eligible (see ref. below) .

All the documents I got from Catatan Sipil (3 annual sets) had the same validation date of the KITAS .
Maybe they said "6 months" as it would be valid for around 6 months as your KITAS is up to 13 March .

http://www.livinginindonesiaforum.or...an-Sipil/page2 (post no.13 , after 14 days , fine of 2J)

**bad_azz** · 11-09-12, 09:05

Ok... I am having some problems here.
I have lived in my house in Bandung for a long time now. I am registered here and all my documents / immigration etc know this as my address.
I got married overseas a month ago.
My husband lives here with me but his KTP is still registered at his old address (his parent's home).
Due to all the long delays in getting changes made to the KTP to update his address, we have shied away from it for now as we know we will need his documents for the Kitas procedure.
We have been to Catatan Sipil and registered our overseas marriage.
We then went to immigration to get the process for the conversion started.
This is where we are getting confused, immigration are saying we have to have:
surat keterangan dari KUA atau Catatan Sipil tempat terdaftar pernikahannya yang menerangkan statusnya sampai saat ini masih resmi/sah sabagai suami istri.

and
surat keterangan domisili untuk orang asing yang ditandatangani lurah diketahui camat.

My problem seems to be that we do not reside at the same address on paper.
What am I supposed to do?
Do I lie and say that we now live in my husband's family home and get the required documents? (and re - register the new (false) address with the polres and immigration)
or do we have to alter his KTP to our legitimate address before we can proceed?

I also am confused as to why they are asking for this in advance... I read the opening post here and it states these domisili registrations take place after the kitas conversion- or maybe my brain is so jumbled that I have totally misunderstood the procedure.

Does anyone know what I am supposed to do?

I am currently thinking of trekking back to immigration to ask them what they want from me - because this scrap of paper with their requirements is not what is in the leaflet,it is just something extra handed to us when we went there. Is it a legitimate update on the rules or just something that was omitted by the leaflet printers or what?

**marcus** · 11-09-12, 16:03

Originally Posted by bad_azz

(1) ..., immigration are saying we have to have:

(a) surat keterangan dari KUA atau Catatan Sipil tempat terdaftar pernikahannya yang menerangkan statusnya sampai saat ini masih resmi/sah sabagai suami istri.

and
(b) surat keterangan domisili untuk orang asing yang ditandatangani lurah diketahui camat.

(2) What am I supposed to do?
Do I lie and say that we now live in my husband's family home and get the required documents? (and re - register the new (false) address with the polres and immigration)
or do we have to alter his KTP to our legitimate address before we can proceed?

(3) I also am confused as to why they are asking for this in advance... I read the opening post here and it states these domisili registrations take place after the kitas conversion- or maybe my brain is so jumbled that I have totally misunderstood the procedure.

(4) Does anyone know what I am supposed to do? ....

(1) As I understand :

(a) This seems to be the normal required marriage document that you get from the Catatan Sipil's registration of your Thailand's marriage certificate .

(b) This "Surat Keterangan" signed by Kelurahan & Kecamatan is normally not required for a KITAS . But not difficult . By the way , I did it to request the SKTT at Catatan Sipil , after getting the KITAS , so keep copies for the future .

(2) I would opt to change the address of the KTP , considering it is what really happened . This is needed for many other things in the future .

(3) It is different , they are not asking for the SKTT in advance .

(4) Supposing you got these requirements from the immigration officer at the "ITAS , ITAP, Perpanjangan ITAS , ITAP" counter , I would just comply with them .
As I understand , what you really should get for a KITAS is a "Surat Keterangan" (or Surat Pengantar) to prove the new address of your husband , instead of your address .
Anyway , so I would ask the Surat Pengantar [requested by immigration , item (1)(b) above] to state the address of you two , or if not possible , 2 "Surat Keterangan" would be ok too (for you , asking for one or 2 is almost the same) .