As an expat in Indonesia is a
godsend. You acquire an above average income with a comparatively low cost of
living and an extra of tropical paradise not very distant from anywhere you
live.
Dealing with bureaucracy in this
country could be excruciating, on the other hand as long as you have all the
legal documents, you’d be secure.
Westhill Consulting Career
and Employment, Australia’s five important documents you should know:
Indonesian Visa
Avoid swindle and think of that
the normal fee for 60 days visa is USD 45, for many entries (12 months) is USD
100. Nonetheless if you apply for VITAS (Temporary Stay Permit Visa), it will
charge you USD 50 (6 months), USD 100 (12 months), USD 175 (24 months).
IMTA – Work Permit
Warning! You need a work permit!
This “Work Permit” is the authorization given to a company to employ a
foreigner. If you are not holding an IMTA, you are not working legally in
Indonesia.
VITAS – Temporary Stay Permit Visa
This is the sticker visa put in a
foreigner’s passport in an Indonesian Embassy/Consular Office abroad which will
give the person the right to an ITAS – temporary stay permit (which they apply
for after arrival in Indonesia). After you apply for ITAS at the immigration
office, they will puat a stamp in your passport.
RPTKA – Expatriate Placement Plan
If a company wants to employ
foreigners, the company must submit an Expatriate Placement Plan, RPTKA –
Rencana Penempatan Tenaga Kerja Asing- to the Manpower Department if the
employing company is a domestic company; or to the BKPM (Investment
Coordinating Board if the company is a foreign investment company. In foreign
investment/PMA companies, work permits for senior positions (such as Director
held by foreigners are for three years and can be renewed just before expiration.
KITAS – Temporary Stay Permit/Card
This is the yellow card that the
immigration office will give you after the ITAS has been granted. The card is
given for the working expatriate and each dependent for a one-year period.
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