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The Indonesian Immigration Authority has issued Director General for Immigration Regulation No. F-434.IZ.01.10 Year 2006 concerning Form, Size, Type and Index as Well as Application of Visa. The New Regulation entered into force on 24 April 2006, and officially replaces the Director
General for Immigration Guidelines No. F-306.IZ.01.10 Year 1995. Under the new Decree (Article 4.1), Visa is classified into four types:
1. Transit Visa (Visa Singgah)/Code (A);
2. Single Visit Visa (Visa Kunjungan)/Code (B);
3. Temporary Stay Visa (Visa Tinggal Terbatas)/Code (C); and
4. Multiple Visit Visa (Visa Kunjungan Beberapa Kali Perjalanan)/Code (D).
The Decree (Article 4.2) regulates new index for Visa as follows:
1. Transit Visa with Index 111. This Visa is valid for a maximum period of 14 days, except in accordance with authorization from Immigration Authority in Indonesia. Transit Visa is applied for all aspects of transit solely for the purpose of continuous air and sea passage to another part of destination; on board
with air or sea cargo in Indonesian territory, and emergency situation that
causes suspension of passage in relation to vessels, weather and other causes.
2. Single Visit Visa with Index 211. This visa is available for a single visit only and valid for a maximum period 60 days, except in accordance with authorization from Immigration Authority in Indonesia.
3. Multiple Visit Visa with Index 212. This visa is available for visitors who require several visits to Indonesia, and valid for a maximum period of 1 year with no more than 60 days per every visit, except in accordance with authorization from Immigration Authority in Indonesia.
4. Visa on Arrival with Index 213. This visa is available for visitors of certain countries upon arrival in the designated Indonesian seaports or airports. This Visa is valid for a maximum period of 30 days.
The Singe Visit Visa (Index 211), Multiple Visit Visa (Index 212), and Visa on Arrival (Index 213) are applied for all non-working purposes which include government, tourism, socio-cultural, and business, in the field of: (a) Government to Government cooperation; (b) tourism; (c) family or social visit; (d) inter education institution cooperation; (e)journalism; (f) non-commercial film making; (g) business negotiation; (h) addressing non-commercial lecturer or participating in non-commercial seminar in the field of social, cultural or public; (i) participating in the non-commercial international exhibition; (j) meeting with head office or its subsidiaries in Indonesia. Journalism and film making visit must bear authorization from related institution.
Temporary Stay Visa is available for Working and other Non-working purposes.
Temporary Stay Visa for Working purposes may include:
1. Working as the World Trade Organization (WTO) expert with temporary stay permit for a maximum period of 2 years length of stay (Index 311); and
2. Working as experts with temporary stay permit for a maximum period of 1 year length of stay (Index 312), in the field of: (i) cooperation between private and Government of Indonesia; (ii) cooperation between NGO and Indonesian Government; (iii) cooperation between Private and Indonesian Government; (iv) working on board of the vessels operating in the Archipelagic Waters, Territorial Sea, or installation plotted in the Continental Shelf as well as Economic Exclusive Zone of Indonesia, bearing temporary stay permit; (v) missionary; (vi) professional activities; (vii) participating on commercial international exhibition; (viii) providing education and training in the application and innovation of technology for capacity building on national industry; and (ix) commercial film making.
Temporary Stay Visa for others Non-Working purposes may include:
1. Foreign Direct Investors with Temporary Stay Permit for a maximum period of 1 year (Index 313);
2. Foreign Direct Investors with Temporary Stay Permit for a maximum period of 2 years (Index 314);
3. Participating in training, or research with temporary stay permit for a maximum period of 1 year (Index 315);
4. Undertaking education with temporary stay permit for a maximum period of 2 years (Index 316);
5. Family reunion with temporary stay permit for a maximum 1 year (Index 317);
6. Repatriation with temporary stay permit for a maximum 1 year (Index 318);
7. Lanjut Usia (old people) with temporary stay permit for a maximum 1 year (Index 319).
If you have any questions on the information stated above or would like to confirm which type of visa that matches with your purpose to visit in Indonesia, please contact us for further detail.