You are 'LEGALLY' allowed to overstay if you have submitted your application and pay (???)

[pantaiema]

I have come across this claim multiple times in various forums stating that if you apply and pay for a visa extension before your current visa expires, you are permitted to stay in Indonesia until a decision is made. Additionally, if the extension is denied, you are allegedly given seven days to leave without incurring daily overstay fees.

Some individuals have mentioned that they specifically inquired about this at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali and received the same response. While it appears that immigration officers may follow this practice, verbal assurances alone do not serve as a legal defence if you need to justify your overstay.

For this claim to be legally valid, it must be explicitly stated in official laws, regulations, or immigration materials such as leaflets, posters, or the official immigration website. I have been trying to verify this information but have not had any success so far.

Can anyone in this forum provide a specific article in the law, regulation, or official immigration materials such as leaflets, posters, or the immigration website that confirms this?

 

[Nicho]

I have come across this claim multiple times in various forums stating that if you apply and pay for a visa extension before your current visa expires, you are permitted to stay in Indonesia until a decision is made. Additionally, if the extension is denied, you are allegedly given seven days to leave without incurring daily overstay fees.

Some individuals have mentioned that they specifically inquired about this at Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali and received the same response. While it appears that immigration officers may follow this practice, verbal assurances alone do not serve as a legal defence if you need to justify your overstay.

For this claim to be legally valid, it must be explicitly stated in official laws, regulations, or immigration materials such as leaflets, posters, or the official immigration website. I have been trying to verify this information but have not had any success so far.

Can anyone in this forum provide a specific article in the law, regulation, or official immigration materials such as leaflets, posters, or the immigration website that confirms this?

Your first paragraph is correct . The fourth item on the General Information page for Kitap Extension on the Director Generals web site states that if the application and payment have been received before the expiry date it is not considered an overstay if the process surpasses the expiry date . I assume this would also apply to Kitas renewal/extension .

 

[pantaiema]

Your first paragraph is correct . The fourth item on the General Information page for Kitap Extension on the Director Generals web site states that if the application and payment have been received before the expiry date it is not considered an overstay if the process surpasses the expiry date . I assume this would also apply to Kitas renewal/extension .

It will be useful if there is a link to this Information, or if it is leaflet, paper capy, at least a picture, scan of this information for those who have done this ?

 

[Nicho]

It will be useful if there is a link to this Information, or if it is leaflet, paper capy, at least a picture, scan of this information for those who have done this ?

It"s freely available and accessible on the Director General of Immigration's web site . imigrasi.go.id/

 

[marcus]

... Can anyone in this forum provide a specific article in the law, regulation, or official immigration materials such as leaflets, posters, or the immigration website that confirms this?

PerMen no.22 Year 2023 - free translation
Article 97
(3) Applications for extension of Visit Stay Permit ... which have been submitted and immigration fee payment has been made before the end of the Visit Stay Permit period, shall not be considered as overstay if the settlement exceeds the period of the Visit Stay Permit.

Article 116
(2) Applications for extension of ITAS ... that have been submitted and immigration fees paid before the ITAS ends, are not counted as overstay if the completion of the application exceeds the period of the ITAS.

Article 128
(4) Applications for extension of an ITAP ... which have been submitted and for which immigration fees have been paid before the ITAP expires shall not be counted as an overstay if the completion of the application exceeds the period of the ITAP .

 

[atlantis]

PerMen no.22 Year 2023 - free translation

If anyone needs the original version of the Peraturan Menteri Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia nomor 22 tahun 2023 tentang viza dan izin tinggal (it's full original name) it can be downloaded here: https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/details/272044/permenkumham-no-22-tahun-2023