Status Conversion of Immigration Permits

A status conversion of an Immigration Permit is the changing of status of a Visit Permit into a Limited Stay
Permit, or a Limited Stay Pern-tit into a Permanent Stay Permit.

A. Visit Permits Into Limited Stay Permits
1. Conversion Provisions :

a. The following Visit Permits are convertible into Limited Stay Permits
    1. A Visit Permit for the purpose of doing business;
    2. A Visit Permit for socio-cultural purposes;
    3. A Visit Permit in the framework of government duties.

b. The following Visit Permits are not convertible into Limited Stay Permits
    1. A Visit Permit for the purpose of tourism;
    2. A Visit Permit on Arrival;
    3. A Visit Permit for Free Short Visit Visas.

c. A conversion shall be allowed for a foreign national in the framework of
    1. investment;
    2. employment as an expatriate expert;
    3. employment for social activities;
    4. carrying out scientific research;
    5. carrying out religious duties;
    6. for education and training;
    7. joining a husband in possession of a Limited Stay Permit/Permanent Stay Permit or         who is an Indonesian citizen;
    8. joining a parent, for single, under-aged, legitimate child(ren) of a parent in possession         of a Limited Stay Permit/Permanent Stay Permit or who is an Indonesian citizen;
    9. repatriation for a former Indonesian citizen in the framework of regaining Indonesian         citizenship;
   10. national development or other reasons related to humanitarian considerations.

d. The foreign national concerned must have been residing in Indonesia for at least 4 (four)     months consecutively from the date of admission.

e. The issuance of a Visit Permit status conversion into a Limited Stay Permit shall be     determined by decision of the Director General of Immigration.

f. The issuance of a status conversion shall be executed by the Head of the Local     Immigration Office upon approval of the Director General of Immigration through the Head     of the Regional Office or a designated official.

2. Requirements :

An application for the status conversion of a Visit Permit into a Limited Stay Permit shall be submitted in triplicate to the Director General of Immigration, or a designated official, through the Head of the Local Immigration Office whose jurisdiction covers the area of residence of the applicant, with the following enclosures :

a. An application letter from the foreign national concerned and his/her sponsor which     contain-information concerning the reason for the status conversion and a guarantee for     said foreign national from the sponsor during his/her stay in Indonesia until his/her exit     from Indonesia;

b. Original and photocopies of a valid passport or travel document which includes     information about the personal identity, Visa, Admission Permit, and Visit Permit;

c. 4 (four) color photographs, size 3,5 x 4,5cm.;

d. Curriculum Vitae/Resume which includes information about family, employment     background, and educational background of the foreign national concerned;

e. Letters to support his/her request for a conversion and a recommendation from a related     authorized institution/department;

f. A marriage certificate and information about the personal identity of the husband for a wife    to join a husband in possession of a Limited Stay Permit/Permanent Stay Permit or who    is an Indonesian citizen;

g. A birth certificate and information about the personal identity of a parent for a child to join     a parent in possession of a Limited Stay Permit/Permanent Stay Permit or who is an     Indonesian Citizen;

h. Proof that the applicant is not included on the blacklist or the subject of an Immigration     Action.

B. Limited Stay Permits Into Permanent Stay Permits
1. Conversion Provisions :

a. Limited Stay Permits may be converted into Permanent Stay Permits with the exception     of a Special Immigration Facility Limited Stay Permit.

b. The status conversion of a Limited Stay Permit into a Permanent Stay Permit may be     granted to a foreign national who can be included in the following categories :
    1. a capital investor who has invested his/her capital in Indonesia;
    2. a rare expatriate expert in the field of science and technology;
    3. an expatriate expert in the position of top manager of an effective and efficient capital         enterprise;
    4. a foreign church person;
    5. a foreign wife, to join her husband who is an Indonesian citizen or foreign national in         possession of a Permanent Stay Permit, and has accompanied him for a long time in         Indonesia;
    6. the foreign child(ren), under 18 (eighteen) years of age and single, to join parent who is         an Indonesian citizen or foreign national in possession of a Permanent Stay Permit,         and has accompanied parent for a long time in Indonesia;
    7. a foreign national in the framework of repatriation to regain his/her Indonesian          citizenship;
    8. a foreign national who is beneficial to national development or other matters related to          humanitarian considerations.

c. An application in triplicate for a status conversion shall be submitted to the Head of the     Local Immigration Office whose jurisdiction covers the area of residence of the foreign     national concerned.

2. Requirements :

a. An application letter from the foreign national concerned and sponsor containing      information concerning the purpose of the request for the conversion and a guarantee      from the sponsor for the foreign national concerned during his/her stay in Indonesia until      his/her exit from Indonesia;

b. Original and photocopies of a valid national passport which includes personal data, the     visa, and a Limited Stay Permit Card, showing that the foreign national has been residing     in Indonesia for 5 (five) years continuously using a Limited Stay Permit and has never left     Indonesia without a Re-entry Permit nor been overseas exceeding time limit granted;

c. A Curriculum Vitae/Resume which contains information about family, educational      background, and employment background of the foreign national;

d. Proof to support the information about personal data and a recommendation from a     related authorized institution;

e. A marriage certificate and information concerning the identity of the husband for a wife to     join a husband who is a citizen of Indonesia or a foreign national in possession of a    Permanent Stay Permit;

f. A birth certificate and information concerning the identity of the parent for a child(ren) to    join parent who is a citizen of Indonesia or a foreign national in possession of a   Permanent Stay Permit;

g. The applicant must not be included on the blacklist or subject to an Immigration Action.

Status Conversion of Immigration Permits

A status conversion of an Immigration Permit is the changing of status of a Visit Permit into a Limited Stay
Permit, or a Limited Stay Pern-tit into a Permanent Stay Permit.

A. Visit Permits Into Limited Stay Permits
1. Conversion Provisions :

a. The following Visit Permits are convertible into Limited Stay Permits
    1. A Visit Permit for the purpose of doing business;
    2. A Visit Permit for socio-cultural purposes;
    3. A Visit Permit in the framework of government duties.

b. The following Visit Permits are not convertible into Limited Stay Permits
    1. A Visit Permit for the purpose of tourism;
    2. A Visit Permit on Arrival;
    3. A Visit Permit for Free Short Visit Visas.

c. A conversion shall be allowed for a foreign national in the framework of
    1. investment;
    2. employment as an expatriate expert;
    3. employment for social activities;
    4. carrying out scientific research;
    5. carrying out religious duties;
    6. for education and training;
    7. joining a husband in possession of a Limited Stay Permit/Permanent Stay Permit or         who is an Indonesian citizen;
    8. joining a parent, for single, under-aged, legitimate child(ren) of a parent in possession         of a Limited Stay Permit/Permanent Stay Permit or who is an Indonesian citizen;
    9. repatriation for a former Indonesian citizen in the framework of regaining Indonesian         citizenship;
   10. national development or other reasons related to humanitarian considerations.

d. The foreign national concerned must have been residing in Indonesia for at least 4 (four)     months consecutively from the date of admission.

e. The issuance of a Visit Permit status conversion into a Limited Stay Permit shall be     determined by decision of the Director General of Immigration.

f. The issuance of a status conversion shall be executed by the Head of the Local     Immigration Office upon approval of the Director General of Immigration through the Head     of the Regional Office or a designated official.

2. Requirements :

An application for the status conversion of a Visit Permit into a Limited Stay Permit shall be submitted in triplicate to the Director General of Immigration, or a designated official, through the Head of the Local Immigration Office whose jurisdiction covers the area of residence of the applicant, with the following enclosures :

a. An application letter from the foreign national concerned and his/her sponsor which     contain-information concerning the reason for the status conversion and a guarantee for     said foreign national from the sponsor during his/her stay in Indonesia until his/her exit     from Indonesia;

b. Original and photocopies of a valid passport or travel document which includes     information about the personal identity, Visa, Admission Permit, and Visit Permit;

c. 4 (four) color photographs, size 3,5 x 4,5cm.;

d. Curriculum Vitae/Resume which includes information about family, employment     background, and educational background of the foreign national concerned;

e. Letters to support his/her request for a conversion and a recommendation from a related     authorized institution/department;

f. A marriage certificate and information about the personal identity of the husband for a wife    to join a husband in possession of a Limited Stay Permit/Permanent Stay Permit or who    is an Indonesian citizen;

g. A birth certificate and information about the personal identity of a parent for a child to join     a parent in possession of a Limited Stay Permit/Permanent Stay Permit or who is an     Indonesian Citizen;

h. Proof that the applicant is not included on the blacklist or the subject of an Immigration     Action.

B. Limited Stay Permits Into Permanent Stay Permits
1. Conversion Provisions :

a. Limited Stay Permits may be converted into Permanent Stay Permits with the exception     of a Special Immigration Facility Limited Stay Permit.

b. The status conversion of a Limited Stay Permit into a Permanent Stay Permit may be     granted to a foreign national who can be included in the following categories :
    1. a capital investor who has invested his/her capital in Indonesia;
    2. a rare expatriate expert in the field of science and technology;
    3. an expatriate expert in the position of top manager of an effective and efficient capital         enterprise;
    4. a foreign church person;
    5. a foreign wife, to join her husband who is an Indonesian citizen or foreign national in         possession of a Permanent Stay Permit, and has accompanied him for a long time in         Indonesia;
    6. the foreign child(ren), under 18 (eighteen) years of age and single, to join parent who is         an Indonesian citizen or foreign national in possession of a Permanent Stay Permit,         and has accompanied parent for a long time in Indonesia;
    7. a foreign national in the framework of repatriation to regain his/her Indonesian          citizenship;
    8. a foreign national who is beneficial to national development or other matters related to          humanitarian considerations.

c. An application in triplicate for a status conversion shall be submitted to the Head of the     Local Immigration Office whose jurisdiction covers the area of residence of the foreign     national concerned.

2. Requirements :

a. An application letter from the foreign national concerned and sponsor containing      information concerning the purpose of the request for the conversion and a guarantee      from the sponsor for the foreign national concerned during his/her stay in Indonesia until      his/her exit from Indonesia;

b. Original and photocopies of a valid national passport which includes personal data, the     visa, and a Limited Stay Permit Card, showing that the foreign national has been residing     in Indonesia for 5 (five) years continuously using a Limited Stay Permit and has never left     Indonesia without a Re-entry Permit nor been overseas exceeding time limit granted;

c. A Curriculum Vitae/Resume which contains information about family, educational      background, and employment background of the foreign national;

d. Proof to support the information about personal data and a recommendation from a     related authorized institution;

e. A marriage certificate and information concerning the identity of the husband for a wife to     join a husband who is a citizen of Indonesia or a foreign national in possession of a    Permanent Stay Permit;

f. A birth certificate and information concerning the identity of the parent for a child(ren) to    join parent who is a citizen of Indonesia or a foreign national in possession of a   Permanent Stay Permit;

g. The applicant must not be included on the blacklist or subject to an Immigration Action.