Spousal KITAS to KITAP conversion (also applicable for Spousal SosBud to KITAS).

[Vick]

Did the same in 2021 . Ali Status/conversion to kitap . Bit different over here in Jawa Timur / Banyuwangi . Went to Imigrasi Jember and got all the required forms etc and was told I'd need a letter of recognition of marriage which I'd never needed before when extending the kitas . Letter of recognition of marriage had to come from the Aussie consulate in Surabaya , mailed all the required documents , which had to be signed and stamped by a Notary , 400,000rp , to them as I'm down in the far south/east 2 day round trip + waiting time , received confirmation they were received and an invoice for 800,000rp to be paid when notified again . 7 days wait . Paid and received the official letter by registered mail 3 days later . Had the home interview and the officer took all my documents with him back to Jember saving me another trip . Went back to the office about 2 weeks later and did all the photo copying etc after receiving an email to come to the office, then all the documents were sent to the Kanwil in Surabaya by Imigrasi Jember . The Kanwill forwarded them to the Director General also in Surabaya . Received email notification of approval almost 3 months later , went to Imigrasi Jember for biometrics where I was given an invoice for payment by bank transfer only , to be paid when notified by email . No payments of any kind accepted at the Jember office as of 2017 . made the payment about a week later then waited for email telling me to pick up completed documents for nearly a month. Finally rang the office only to be told i could come when I want . Everything had been completed the day after I paid , my passport/ new visa/merp etc sat in a tray for almost a month . Was also told the Merp didn't have to be renewed after the 2 years unless I wanted to travel O/Seas . Just be aware that although the rules/laws are supposedly the same throughout Indonesia every office and every officer within the office has there own interpretation of the rules/laws . Was told by several different officers i'd need this and that over the years when extending my kitas only to be told they weren't needed by another officer when i went to hand them in .

Letter of recognition of marriage? Did you get married in Indonesia?

 

[jstar]

It all depends on the immigration office and people you’re dealing with.

In fact what they want / need to know is if you’re still married. Which kind of makes sense when committing to a KITAP. After all we’re talking PERMANENT RESIDENCY here.

Obviously many countries’ embassies and consulates will never ever provide any information on their citizens. And since there is often no registration obligation, they don’t even know whether you’re (still) married.

We solved it this way; my wife got a surat (statement letter) signed by the RT/RW/Lurah that we were married and living together. Which was accepted.

 

[Vick]

It all depends on the immigration office and people you’re dealing with.

In fact what they want / need to know is if you’re still married. Which kind of makes sense when committing to a KITAP. After all we’re talking PERMANENT RESIDENCY here.

Obviously many countries’ embassies and consulates will never ever provide any information on their citizens. And since there is often no registration obligation, they don’t even know whether you’re (still) married.

We solved it this way; my wife got a surat (statement letter) signed by the RT/RW/Lurah that we were married and living together. Which was accepted.

Awesome advise with the statement letter. I might have to get one