KITAS or ITAS is a Limited Stay Permit Card which is a residence or stay permit for foreigners issued by Immigration which allows foreigners to live, work, invest, families reunion, etc. depending on the type of Kitas they have.

There are 3 (three) documents that you should have from Immigration Office during your stay in Indonesia for quite long time, as below:

1. Visa of Limited Stay Permit (VITAS )
VITAS is a visa used by foreigners to enter Indonesia for the first time. After arriving in Indonesia, this VITAS will be converted into Kitas.

The VITAS approval is processed by the sponsor or guarantor company in Indonesia, and once completed, foreigners can immediately enter Indonesia using thisVitas.


2. Limited stay permit (KITAS or ITAS)
After the arrival of foreigners to Indonesia using Vitas, this Vitas will be converted into KITAS / ITAS which will be used by foreigners to enter and exit Indonesia according to the Kitas validity that has been approved by Immigration.

Kitas with a period of 12 months or more can be extended 5x or a total stay of foreigners for 6 years in Indonesia. For extension, foreigners do not need to leave Indonesia.

Many people think that KITAS is a work permit, but actually a work permit is an RPTKA Approval issued by the Department of Manpower, while a KITAS or ITAS is a limited stay permit issued by the Immigration Office.

If foreigner would like to work in Indonesia, then should process both RPTKA Approval and KItas.

3. MERP / Multiple Entry and Re-Entry Permit
During the Kitas process, foreigner will automatically get MERP too. So foreigners can leave and re-enter Indonesia with the same limited stay permit, with a validity period as long as your KITAS period.


Processing time:
Normal Process: 7 days
Express Process: 3 days


After this KITAS / ITAS process is finished, then we will continue processing the other documents as below:

4. Police Report Certificate (STM)
Issued by Police Department

5. Expatriate Registration Report (LK TKA)
Issued by Labor Office

6. Temporary Domicile Card (SKTTS)
Issued by Population and Civil Registration Office


For more information about KITAS, please take a look at our "Information and Blog"

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