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E-KTP is not last forever for us WNA but base on KITAP expire date. Currently my KTP is green paper but coming Monday I will apply to change it to E-KTP as I read I need e-KTP to renew KITAP.
Is that what they told you, that you need e-KTP to renew your KITAP?? That totally contradicts what I was told!

I was told at CatSip that I could not get the e-KTP as it is valid forever, which is the reason why they told me that I needed to have the paper version, which is valid for 5 years, or until KITAP expires.
They said that I have renewed my KITAP ( to get the second KITAP, which is valid forever, like the e-KTP) first before I could have an e-KTP.
In short, what I was told is - 1. Paper KTP is valid for 5 years, so goes with KITAP which also for 5 years.
2. E-KTP is valid forever, so goes with the KITAP, which is valid forever.
This made a lot of sense to me as the validity period for the KTP would fit in perfectly with the validity period for KITAP.
I did ask for an e-KTP as my Indonesian wife was getting one. We went to get that at the same time as I got my KTP. That was the reason they gave for my wife getting an e-KTP, but me being given a paper KTP, at the same time - because I am only on my first KITAP, which has a time limit


). I still remember doing my first (current) KITAP myself. After recovering from the shock of 45 juta sticker price offer, decided to do it myself for 7.5 mill total. Took quite a long time though...4 months vs 1 month. Even the officers were pretty impressed by the time I got the KITAP.