KITAS sponsored by the Indonesian spouse

[Davita]

I'll post here again tomorrow after I pick-up our new KITAP from our agent.

[EndedUpHere]

Find it hard to believe they would revert to paper again,people are getting fined for having non e_ktp

My Kitas last year was also on paper.

[marcus]

... Read other posts where if the police ask for the Kitas, and, like me, only carry a copy, you can be detained. They say a foreigner needs to carry the original

I think that what this Police officer told you is not correct , except if there is a new rule that I don't know .


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UU no.23 Tahun 2006 tentang Administrasi Kependudukan

Pasal 20
(1) Orang Asing yang memiliki Izin Tinggal Terbatas/KITAS ...
...
(4) Surat Keterangan Tempat Tinggal/SKTT sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (2) wajib dibawa pada saat berpergian.

Pasal 63
(1) Penduduk Warga Negara Indonesia dan Orang Asing yang memiliki Izin Tinggal Tetap/KITAP yang telah berumur 17 tahun atau telah kawin atau pernah kawin wajib memiliki KTP.
...
(5) Penduduk yang telah memiliki KTP wajib membawa pada saat bepergian.
...

Pasal 91
(1) Setiap Penduduk sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 63 ayat (5) yang berpergian tidak membawa KTP dikenakan denda administratif paling banyak Rp.50.000,00 (lima puluh ribu rupiah).
(2) Setiap Orang Asing yang memiliki Izin Tinggal Terbatas sebagaimana dimaksud dalam Pasal 20 ayat (4) yang berpergian tidak membawa Surat Keterangan Tempat Tinggal dikenai denda administratif paling banyak Rp.100.000,00 (seratus ribu rupiah),

Translation can de done at Google Translate

[brodee]

I'd talk again to your agent because you should have a KITAS (Kitas IS the yellow card). It may no longer be plastic as they've reverted to paper. Read other posts where if the police ask for the Kitas, and, like me, only carry a copy, you can be detained. They say a foreigner needs to carry the original.

Sorry maybe i didn,t write correctly,I already have the plastic style KITAS,.How did you go with your new kitap? Plastic or paper?

[Davita]

Re; post 1. post# 1623 and 2. post# 1624

1. I have no personal experience....I was only referring to another post in 'Indonesian tightens watch on Foreigners' post# 13 which said....

"There was an immigration raid in Blok M on Saturday night. Three friends of mine were picked up on the grounds that their KITAS' were copies, not the original, which their employers did not provide them with due to the cost replacements. They were held overnight, along with some 30 others. Their agents arrived on Sunday with their original KITAS' and their passports, which were confiscated because...erm...just because. They returned to the immigration office on Monday to be interviewed, after which they were told that they needed to wait for a decision from the boss about getting their documents back and to return today. They returned today and have been told that they must pay either a 25jt fine or spend 3 months in prison and be deported because...erm...just because."

2. I was having my Kitap info transferred to my new passport so they only sent back the original Kitap, issued last November, which is paper. In the past I have had a plastic Kitas.

[columbo68]

Marcus,

Thank you for providing me with the information but do you have the immigration law(s) sections that I can show my wife that I do NOT need to leave Indonesia to obtain a KITAS while on a Social Visa. She believes what the local immigration officials told her that I must leave the country to obtain a Kitas after my social visa expires. She said the immigration laws do not explain any procedures for me to stay and convert my social visa to a KITAS. We will be going to immigration office in August to renew my social visa and I will show them what I have learned from here She said I will look stupid telling immigration that I do not need to leave Indonesia under a social visa and that I can covert it to a KITAS.

[marcus]

... do you have the immigration law(s) sections that I can show my wife that I do NOT need to leave Indonesia to obtain a KITAS while on a Social Visa ...

Don't let the Immigration officer feel ashamed if he/she doesn't know the rule . Or he/she may know the rule but suggests to do the other way (getting a VITAS) maybe because it means less work for them to do as the first check of the documents is done by Jakarta's Immigration office .

The Immigration process is named "Konversi Izin Kunjungan ke ITAS" (conversion of Visit Permit into a ITAS) .
Remember that the Sosbud/Family Visit Visa must be sponsored by the Indonesian spouse in order to convert it into a KITAS sponsored by the Indonesian spouse .


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For you :
PP no.31 , year 2013
Change of Status
Article 165
(1) Stay Permit that has been granted to the foreigner can have its status changed .
(2) Stay Permits that may have the status changed includes:
a. The Visit Stay Permit which can be changed into a Limited Stay Permit;
........
Article 166
(1) Application of status change of a Visit Stay Permit into a Limited Stay Permit shall be submitted by the sponsor to the Immigration Office which covers the residence address of the foreigner.
(2) Application of status change as contemplated in clause (1) may be submitted when the foreigner is in the Indonesian Territory.
(3) Change of status as contemplated in clause (1) may be granted to the foreigner who:
........
f. joins an Indonesian citizen husband or wife;
.......

Note : The Visa turns to a Stay Permit when the foreigner enters Indonesia . Visit Visa includes : Social Cultural/Family Visit Visa , Business Visa , Tourist Visa , ... Limited Stay Permit = ITAS , and KITAS is the ITAS card .


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To show to the Immigration officer :
PP no.31 , Tahun 2013
Alih Status
Pasal 165
(1) Izin Tinggal yang telah diberikan kepada Orang Asing dapat dialihstatuskan.
(2) Izin Tinggal yang dapat dialihstatuskan meliputi:
a. Izin Tinggal kunjungan menjadi Izin Tinggal Terbatas;
b. Izin Tinggal terbatas menjadi Izin Tinggal Tetap; dan
c. Izin Tinggal kunjungan dan Izin Tinggal terbatas menjadi Izin Tinggal dinas.
(3) Alih status Izin Tinggal sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (2) ditetapkan dengan Keputusan Menteri.

Pasal 166
(1) Permohonan alih status Izin Tinggal kunjungan menjadi Izin Tinggal terbatas diajukan oleh Penjamin kepada Kepala Kantor Imigrasi yang wilayah kerjanya meliputi tempat tinggal Orang Asing.
(2) Permohonan alih status sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) dapat diajukan sejak Orang Asing berada di Wilayah Indonesia.
(3) Alih Status sebagaimana dimaksud pada ayat (1) dapat diberikan kepada Orang Asing yang:
a. menanamkan modal;
b. bekerja sebagai tenaga ahli;
c. melaksanakan tugas sebagai rohaniawan;
d. mengikuti pendidikan dan pelatihan;
e. mengadakan penelitian ilmiah;
f. menggabungkan diri dengan suami atau istri warga negara Indonesia;
g. menggabungkan diri dengan suami atau istri pemegang Izin Tinggal terbatas atau Izin Tinggal Tetap;
h. menggabungkan diri dengan orang tua bagi anak berkewarganegaraan asing yang mempunyai hubungan hukum kekeluargaan dengan orang tua warga negara Indonesia;
i. menggabungkan diri dengan orang tua pemegang Izin Tinggal terbatas atau Izin Tinggal Tetap bagi anak yang berusia di bawah 18 (delapan belas) tahun dan belum kawin;
j. berdasarkan alasan kemanfaatan untuk kesejahteraan masyarakat dan/atau kemanusiaan setelah mendapatkan pertimbangan Menteri;
k. dalam rangka memperoleh kembali kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia berdasarkan ketentuan peraturan perundang-undangan; dan/atau
l. wisatawan lanjut usia mancanegara.

[brodee]

Marcus,

Thank you for providing me with the information but do you have the immigration law(s) sections that I can show my wife that I do NOT need to leave Indonesia to obtain a KITAS while on a Social Visa. She believes what the local immigration officials told her that I must leave the country to obtain a Kitas after my social visa expires. She said the immigration laws do not explain any procedures for me to stay and convert my social visa to a KITAS. We will be going to immigration office in August to renew my social visa and I will show them what I have learned from here She said I will look stupid telling immigration that I do not need to leave Indonesia under a social visa and that I can covert it to a KITAS.

I was told to leave also by imigrasi Jember and come back in on VITAS.i showed them the rules also,the were Not happy.I extended my sosbud visa 4 times and each time asked them if i could convert to ITAS. Not possible they said,must use VITAS..anyway i had to go back to Darwin Australia by then to do some personal things...I should of just used an agent for the telex visa (1 day) but i decided to let them process my KITAS ..Not much more expensive than multiple trips to Jember and one to Surabaya..In Bali only 1 visit to imigrasi for photo and fingerprints,took about 2 weeks..also obtaining Vitas in Darwin Indo consulate requires taking copy of telex and filling in form,Nothing else required except payment when you pick a week later.

[marcus]

... just used an agent for the telex visa (1 day) but i decided to let them process my KITAS ...

Telex visa in 1 day is really impressive . Could you tell us how much did you pay to the agent for everything (telex visa + KITAS) ?

[brodee]

Telex visa in 1 day is really impressive . Could you tell us how much did you pay to the agent for everything (telex visa + KITAS) ?

it was about $490 usd ,would of been cheaper than that but paid about $75 usd to get the telex done overnight......the price on their website is $385.45 usd(10-14 days) $419.80 usd (3-5 days)...$496.13 usd (1-2 days) the days mentioned are for passport/telex pickup&drop off. price is for telex,Kitas and Merp...I did it all by email from Darwin including payment by Paypal......

[marcus]

Ok , thanks .

[harryopal]

Good afternoon, Some while ago I copied all the information offering a step by step explanation of ..."
KITAS sponsored by an Indonesian wife of a foreign husband.

THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED IN APRIL 2009 AND JUNE 2010

Is this still the most relevant and accurate rundown on the process or have their been changes since then? My Indonesian wife and I are now living in Townsville and looking at moving to Indonesia some time in December and want to get started on the process as outlined with step 1.
1. The foreign husband get a Visa Kunjungan SosBud abroad, and get an Izin Kunjungan delivered for a first leg of 60 days at the port of entrance.

Trying to wade through the many posts on this is rather daunting so it would be most helpful to know if the advice from the earlier post is still viable.

Thanks in anticipation of your response or responses.

Yours tropically, Harry \opal

[marcus]

... Is this still the most relevant and accurate rundown on the process or have their been changes since then? ...

Very few things changed , like few differences in the list of required documents , free forms , you don't need to go personally to Jakarta , the prices changed a little , no POA book , Izin Masuk Kembali/MERP is issued together with the ITAS , no Police's SKLD , ..

The basic things are the same :

- Get a (single entry) Social Cultural/Family Visit Visa (Sosbud Visa) sponsored by the Indonesian spouse ,

- Within the validity of the Visa/its extensions , convert the Sosbud into a ITAS/KITAS . The process needs approval of the city's Kantor Imigrasi , the Province's Kantor Wilayah , and the Jakarta's Directorate General .

[harryopal]

Good morning Marcus,

And thank you for your prompt reply.

Yours tropically, Harry

[harryopal]

Marcus,

My wife just copied this from the Indonesian Embassy web site in Australia. Is this the correct process?
Thanks. Harry
Social Cultural Visa
Maximum length of stay in Indonesia is 60 days (extension available at local Immigration Offices close to where the applicant stays ). Requests for Social Cultural Visas are submitted to the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra by filling out The Appropriate Forms (1 copy for each person) and enclosing:

1. Passport (still valid at least 6 months from the date of entry).
2. Two recent color Passport photographs.
3. Proof of a ticket in and out Indonesia, or a ticket to continue travel to another country.
4. Proof of permanent residence and/or valid Australian visa for non-Australian Citizen.
5. Please be advised that applicant with no proof of valid Visa may be suggested to obtain Indonesian visa from country of origin/country of residency.
6. Letter of invitation from family or social organization, which describes the purpose of the visit and guaranteeing all transportation, living expenses that will incur, and responsible for the behavior during in Indonesia.
7. Copy of ID of the sponsor. If the sponsor is non-Indonesian citizen please provide a copy of KITAS and passport. If the sponsor is an Indonesian citizen, a copy of the KTP (Indonesian ID card) should be provided.
8. Support letter from Australia (Company, University, Organisation,etc) stating who will cover all the expenses during your stay in Indonesia.
9. Evidence of sufficient funds to stay in Indonesia (last 3 months bank statement with minimum balance AUD 600/week staying in Indonesia and details name ). Please note if you are to stay more than 5 months in Indonesia, you have to provide proof of regular income.
10. For children applicants (under 18 years of age):

• a copy of birth certificate
• a statement letter signed by parents or guardian and copy of parents’ or guardians’ ID, if one or both of them are not traveling together with the children.

11. Visa Fee Aus $ 70 is non-refundable and may be paid only by Money Order payable to Indonesian Embassy.
12. Visa is valid if presented within 90 days from the date of issuance.

• Notes
• For Visa application by mail, please read carefully

1.Social Culture Visa is eligible only for single entry and could be extended at the local Immigration Offices close to where the applicant stays. Application from certain nationals also needs referral. See list of nationals for calling visa.
2. Visa is issued min 3 (three) working days for direct applicants who live in ACT, while for applicants residing outside ACT - visa can be collected min 5 (five) working days from the receipt of application after all requirements provided and deemed satisfy the eligibility. However, citizens from certain countries may have a longer time (min4 weeks ) upon the approval from Indonesia Immigration Office in Indonesia. The Embassy will return the application, if there is still no approval after 6 (six) weeks since the date of receipt.
3. Applicants whose applications need referral to the Authorities in Indonesia should NOT PURCHASE their travel tickets (plane, boat or otherwise) before the approval
for their visa application is received.