[Guide] ITAP / IMK: Moving to self-sponsor after spouse’s death (or divorce)

[jstar]

Very often agents only request a Surat Domisili while officially that is just a first step and not what is needed to prove residency but a SKTT or KTP. One day the light bulb at Immigration will go on it and will go wrong for someone and then we will read it here…

I can give hundreds of examples where having a KTP saved my @ss or was ar least very convenient. If anybody here wants to be the person walking around or traveling with a passport instead of a small credit card sized ID, and have a maid officially buying and registering the motorbike and only use Wise for payments and pay full rates at museums, be my guest.

 

[marcus]

Very often agents only request a Surat Domisili while officially that is just a first step and not what is needed to prove residency but a SKTT or KTP. One day the light bulb at Immigration will go on it and will go wrong for someone and then we will read it here…

I disagree because :
a) Immigration requests the "Surat Domisili" for a proof of address , not residency ;
b) it has been like that for decades without any complaint ;
c) in relation to the address , "Surat Domisili" (or similar name) , SKTT and KTP have the same primary source (RT & RW) , so similar credibility .
d) If a more recent address' proof is needed , a "Surat Domisili" would be preferable (in my country this proof cannot be older than 6 months) .

I can give hundreds of examples where having a KTP saved my @ss or was ar least very convenient. If anybody here wants to be the person walking around or traveling with a passport instead of a small credit card sized ID, and have a maid officially buying and registering the motorbike and only use Wise for payments and pay full rates at museums, be my guest.

You forgot the case where it saved your @ss , and "hundred of examples" is an exaggeration .

1) About "the person walking around or traveling with a passport instead of a small credit card sized ID" , certainly it is more convenient , but I normally carry just a photocopy of my passport + a photo of it in the phone when I go outside , unless I know I need the original (which is around 1% of the cases) .

2) About "and have a maid officially buying and registering the motorbike" , I would prefer to register in my Indonesian wife's or friend's name instead of in my name .

3) About "use Wise for payments" , I do payments (not with Wise) but do not need a KTP for that .

4) About "pay full rates at museums" , also yes , you are right .

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So , yes the KTP has its usefulness sometimes , but my post no.40 was to show that KITAP holders have the option to not get a KTP if it is hard to get .