Hi all,
I have read the threads I've found regarding the conditions to keep your ITAP alive while living out of Indonesia, but since it is a very important topic to me and I don't want to take the risk to misunderstand the rules please allow me to ask again.
Here is my situation:
1) currently on spouse-sponsored ITAP #1 expiring in June 2019
2) planning a long stay out of Indonesia (from 1 to 3, 4, 5 years) with departure around April/May 2019
3) don't want to start all over again (sosbud, KITAS, KITAP) when we move back to Indonesia, so want to arrange renewal of my ITAP first
My understanding is that after renewing my ITAP (which will then become an unlimited ITAP) the requirements are:
1) not being out of Indonesia more than 364 days in a row
2) making a continuous series of 2-year MERPs
3) doing a report to imigration after 5 years
Is the above true? To make it clearer:
A) is point 1 above really the only condition regarding periods in/out of Indonesia? Is it really enough to be a few days in Indonesia every year, and is there no minimal amount of time that we must be in Indonesia (like: longer in that out for instance)? So a total, say, of 10 days in Indonesia during these 5 years could be enough as long as I am not outside of Indonesia more than 364 days in a row, right?
B) regarding point 2: is there still no 5-year MERP for ITAP holders? And can I process MERP and MERP renewals alone (without my wife coming back to Indonesia with me but obviously with letters from her)? Is there any chance that for any reason I am asked to bring my wife to the immigration office?
C) regarding point 3: anybody knows what this every-5-year report looks like and what/who is required?
To summarize, is the below scenario possible and is it the best solution or is there any other solution implying fewer trips to Indonesia:
1) I renew my ITAP, then make my MERP, then we leave Indonesia
2) 1 year later (max 364 days after leaving Indonesia) I go back to Indonesia alone for a few days, then leave again
3) 1 more year later (max 364 days, and less than 2 years after my MERP was released) I go back alone to Indonesia and renew my MERP, and leave again
4) back to step 2 and 3 above...
Can you confirm that my wife technically doesn't need to come back to Indonesia during all these years?
Thanks a lot and sorry for the long post!
I have read the threads I've found regarding the conditions to keep your ITAP alive while living out of Indonesia, but since it is a very important topic to me and I don't want to take the risk to misunderstand the rules please allow me to ask again.
Here is my situation:
1) currently on spouse-sponsored ITAP #1 expiring in June 2019
2) planning a long stay out of Indonesia (from 1 to 3, 4, 5 years) with departure around April/May 2019
3) don't want to start all over again (sosbud, KITAS, KITAP) when we move back to Indonesia, so want to arrange renewal of my ITAP first
My understanding is that after renewing my ITAP (which will then become an unlimited ITAP) the requirements are:
1) not being out of Indonesia more than 364 days in a row
2) making a continuous series of 2-year MERPs
3) doing a report to imigration after 5 years
Is the above true? To make it clearer:
A) is point 1 above really the only condition regarding periods in/out of Indonesia? Is it really enough to be a few days in Indonesia every year, and is there no minimal amount of time that we must be in Indonesia (like: longer in that out for instance)? So a total, say, of 10 days in Indonesia during these 5 years could be enough as long as I am not outside of Indonesia more than 364 days in a row, right?
B) regarding point 2: is there still no 5-year MERP for ITAP holders? And can I process MERP and MERP renewals alone (without my wife coming back to Indonesia with me but obviously with letters from her)? Is there any chance that for any reason I am asked to bring my wife to the immigration office?
C) regarding point 3: anybody knows what this every-5-year report looks like and what/who is required?
To summarize, is the below scenario possible and is it the best solution or is there any other solution implying fewer trips to Indonesia:
1) I renew my ITAP, then make my MERP, then we leave Indonesia
2) 1 year later (max 364 days after leaving Indonesia) I go back to Indonesia alone for a few days, then leave again
3) 1 more year later (max 364 days, and less than 2 years after my MERP was released) I go back alone to Indonesia and renew my MERP, and leave again
4) back to step 2 and 3 above...
Can you confirm that my wife technically doesn't need to come back to Indonesia during all these years?
Thanks a lot and sorry for the long post!