Update on Indonesian Entry Visas

    

Indonesian immigration authorities (“Immigration Office”) have updated the types of entry visas, which foreigners can obtain to carry out business or works in Indonesia. The now available visas include Work and Holiday Visas, Remote Worker Visas, and Golden Visas. 

      

The following table provides general information regarding such Work and Holiday Visas, Remote Worker Visas, and Golden Visas.​​​​    

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​Types of Visa​ ​	​​General Information	​Validity
​Work and Holiday Visa	​Based on a bilateral agreement between states, at the moment only available for Australians. Foreigners are permitted to have holiday and carry out certain work activities for a maximum of six (6) months under the bilateral agreement between the governments of Indonesia and Australia. Such type of visa requires a local sponsor.	​1 year
​Remote Worker Visa	​Applicable to foreigners who carry out their work activities in Indonesia for foreign companies.  Requirements: work/employment relationship (evidenced by documentation) with a registered foreign company located outside of Indonesia; immigration guarantee in form of minimum salary.	​1 year
​​Golden Visas:​
​Corporate investor (establishing subsidiary or branch in Indonesia) or representative of parent company for subsidiaries or branch in Indonesia.	​This visa is applicable for the directors and/or commissioners (foreigners) of a company to be established in Indonesia as subsidiary/branch of a foreign company. Requires proof of ownership of a company in Indonesia with a minimum investment value of US$25 million – US$50 million (depending on the validity period requested), which is a branch or subsidiary of a company based outside Indonesia.	​5 or 10 years
​Individual investor (establishing company)	​This visa requires proof of a minimum subscribed capital or investment value of US$2.5 million – US$5 million (depending on the validity period requested) in companies established in Indonesia.	​5 or 10 years
​Individual investor (not establishing company)	​This visa requires proof of ownership of Indonesian government bonds, or shares in Indonesian public listed companies, or mutual funds in public listed companies in Indonesia of min. US$350,000-US$700,000 (depending on the validity period requested), or proof of ownership of an apartment with minimum value of US$1 million (only for a validity period of 10 years)	​5 or 10 years​