Kitas to Kitap Conversion in remote parts of Java .

[Nicho]

KITAS TO KITAP CONVERSION !!! Hi , anyone living in remote parts of Java that has been through the Kitas to Kitap conversion process ? I'm looking at converting later in the year , have done all the other renewals myself so am not daunted by the process just some of the information from the officer at Immigration Office in Jember . They say I have to take the application Kitas to Kitap after they have processed it to the Kantor Wilayah in Surabaya myself then after there approval take it again "myself" to the Director Generals Office in Jakarta . I live at the end of the road in South /East Java and already do a 6 hour return trip to the Immigration Office in Jember . This would involve air flights , several days accommodation expenses et etc . Surely they have an inter office postal/courier service . They also told me I need to apply 6months before my current Kitas expires in November , which will make it May when I have to apply . I have just gone through near 3 months of waiting due to new on line renewal system mix ups , Ministry of Law approvals , no phone calls when promised all due to the Corona restrictions they claim etc etc . Now they want to put me through the hoops again in 3 months . Any information greatly appreciated . Cheers .

 

[Lemonyellow]

For Kitas to kitap conversion you have to take your application from kanIm to Kanwil, after that you have to send your approved application to the Ditjen imigrasi. I think you can send your documents to the Ditjen, you don't need to be present there ( I used jne for my sosbud to Kitas extension) l I was also planning to convert my Kitas to kitap this January but I guess I'm already late because of my passport renewal. I'll be doing the Kitas extension next month. In my city, the kanWil is just 5 min ride from kanIm.

 

[Nicho]

For Kitas to kitap conversion you have to take your application from kanIm to Kanwil, after that you have to send your approved application to the Ditjen imigrasi. I think you can send your documents to the Ditjen, you don't need to be present there ( I used jne for my sosbud to Kitas extension) l I was also planning to convert my Kitas to kitap this January but I guess I'm already late because of my passport renewal. I'll be doing the Kitas extension next month. In my city, the kanWil is just 5 min ride from kanIm.

Lucky you , my Kanwil is a 14 hour return drive away . I'm in The far South/East of Jawa Timur ,Banyuwangi and the Kanwil is in Surabaya ,way up on the north coast . The closest immigration office is a 5-6 hour return drive to Jember . Also note , all renewals be it Kitas ,Kitap etc have to be approved by the Ministry of Law and Human Rights /Director General now due to the Covid/Corona restrictions put in place last year . Added about a month to my latest renewal . Usually takes 5-6 days !!

 

[willow]

I got my Kitap a few weeks ago, I didn't have to take it to kanwil or Ditjen imigrasi. The local immigration did all that. It took 2 months to process so I'd advise.to start it earlier.

 

[Nicho]

I got my Kitap a few weeks ago, I didn't have to take it to kanwil or Ditjen imigrasi. The local immigration did all that. It took 2 months to process so I'd advise.to start it earlier.

Hi Willow , got my Kitap in October last year after getting the run around by a female officer at the Jember Immigration office . All the crap she told me about having to take my application to Surabaya then Jakarta was just that "CRAP" . She was no where to be seen when I went and did the application in July , the young guy that handled all my previous Kitas renewals was back on the job . He notified me in September that his office and the Kanwil in Surabaya had approved everything , I went in for biometrics and he sent everything through to Jakarta by inter-office mail . Stil took just on 3 months and a lot of running around getting new letters from Kapala Desa , Australian Embassy , getting everything witnessed by a Notary/JP and forking out a few more hundred thousand rupiah but a lot cheaper than what I had previously been told by the female officer . Think she might have got taken off the job after telling to many people a load of crap . I've found a lot of them have there own interpretation of the rules and the rules vary from region to region going by posts on here .