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    'Golden Visa' Ministerial Decree 22/2023

    Ok Golden Visa is here and many new things. The new regulation was published last week and the whole immigration system is turned upside down. Many strict rules coming, effective immidiately. Investor visa requires 10billion now, ex Indonesians start from 15.000 USD obligatory investments. Link...
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    Indonesia Second Home Programme - All Retirement Stay Permits Abolished and Existing Holders Scheduled for Expulsion in Case of Non-Compliance

    Today Indonesia Second Home program (visa and ITAS) was introduced. The consequence is that all existing retirement stay permits (ITAS, ITAP) will have 30 - 90 days to register through the Indonesia Second Home Visa program-meaning they have to keep a permanent deposit in the Government Bank...
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    Married abroad, mixed religion, with one party being Muslim must now be registered at KUA, and the other party must convert.

    Moderation note: These posts have been split off into their own thread. The original thread is here. As both these posts are in the Law sub-forums, we request that the posters remain strictly on topic. End note. Actually, the regulations have been changed recently. If you have been married...
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    Indonesian Government halts issuance of new work permits (except in handful of cases)

    Ministry of Manpower, with Surat Edaran, halted the issuance of new work permits starting September 21, both from onshore and offshore. Excepted are the ones with recommendations from the relevant Ministry in charge for coordination of investments, or for urgent work, a recommendation from the...
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    New Rules About Registered Immigration Agents

    New regulations about immigration agents (defined as "Konsultan Keimigrasian"), will be in force after the next 90 days. Licence for all Indonesia, minimum 3-month balance on agency's account 2.000.000.000 Rp as a prerequisite for the licence. Licence for 1 province, minimum 3-month balance on...
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    New Immigration Sponsorship Rules

    New regulation for visa sponsors. Will be valid in 6 months. In general, sponsors individuals must have a 100 million Rp balance in the last 3 months on their account. The maximum number of sponsored foreigners by Indonesian Individuals is 10. Does not apply for spouse sponsored visas or for...
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    Borders Opened Again

    Fresh new regulation
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    Overview of Major Foreign Investments and Immigration Changes in 2021

    This is a combined investment/immigration subject. If the moderator finds it fit to put it somewhere else, feel free to do so. There was some optimism from the Government after the adoption of the Omnibus Law concerning the easing investment procedures and attractiveness of Indonesia as an FDI...
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    ExpatIndo Twitter derail discussion

    Moderation note: This thread has been split off from a different one due to it being off-topic from the original thread. You can find that thread here. Don't worry, expatindo.org Twitter account looks like the first candidate, it already has government bots in its comments. For the record...
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    Offshore visa applications possible

    Looks like offshore visa (business, family, investor) applications are possible from 29. March, according to the new regulation-Surat Edaran, attached.
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    Government considers tracking foreigner with QR codes.

    Soon maybe a nice addition to immigration procedures: QR surveillance codes for foreigners The underlying reason is enlightening: "... is in line with Jokowi’s Nawacita, a nine-point development program in which the government strives to enforce immigration laws more strictly to boost foreign...
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    Indonesia in the 20 best countries around the world to live as an expat

    In 2018 HSBC Expat Explorer Survey Indonesia is in the 20 best countries around the world to live as an expat, actually, it is on quite high 13th position, ahead of Spain, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Ireland, Vietnam and ranked no 1 in entrepreneurship, culture, and social life and 2nd in integration...
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    PerMen 10 Tahun 2018 - New bylaw about employing foreign workers

    The new Presidential Regulation made a new framework for employing foreign workers. The ministerial and operational regulation is already published, but not yet widely circulated nor yet implemented, due to technical and operational difficulties (and maybe silent resistance or obstruction) in...
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    Anies Baswedan President of the Republic of Indonesia 2019-2024

    As it looks for now, Prabowo is pulling back his candidacy, probably because of too many controversies surrounding him, and if he loses again he would be a triple loser. Besides this, the presidential campaign is very expensive. It is probable that the coalition and JK will support Anies...
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    Jakarta Gubernatorial Election Bets & Results

    The long campaign is coming to an end and elections are near. Looks like the Government is working strongly for Ahok behind the scenes, but will he reach more than 50% one week before the end? Are Jakartans ready to pay a big price if they choose religious compliance-potential city...
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    Divorce, KITAP and right to work

    If you have a spouse KITAP and you get divorced, do you keep the right to work according to article 54 and 61 of the Immigration Law if you keep the KITAP? In this particular case, there are kids from the marriage, and they will be supported by the father who has the KITAP.
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    Use of immigration agents in Indonesia abolished

    Use of immigration agents in Indonesia is abolished effective from today and all agents licences are cancelled. http://imigrasibengkulu.com/penertiban-layanan-keimigrasian/ Any comments or opinions? Is this good or bad?
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    Prenup and post-nuptial agreements

    Unofficially Constitutional Court of Indonesia on today`s final session about challenging the Agrarian law for stripping Indonesian spouses in mixed marriages from right to own land, allowed besides making prenups also right to make post-nuptial agreements so the mix married couples can split...

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