Given that Indonesia has a high unemployment rate and in order to enhance the employment opportunities for of local workers, the Ministry of Labor is usually very selective in the approval process of Work Permit for foreign employees. Based on the line of business of a company there are only a few positions that are allowed for
Foreign Company Representative Office (KPPA- Kantor Perwakilan Perusahaan Asing) is an office incorporated by an overseas company to represent itself in Indonesia. Foreign Company Representative Office usually has limited functionality and generally are prohibited from directly engaging in operational activities; signing contracts; issuing official invoices, receiving payments from its clients, and directly engaging in any
The documents required to process International Driving License in Indonesia are as follows: 1. Completed application form (provided and completed at the time of lodgment) 2. For Indonesian citizen – original ID CARD (KTP) and 2 copies. For Foreigners – Original KITAP (Permanent residence permit Card) and 2 copies (KITAS holders not eligible for International
With the enactment of the new Immigration Law No. 6 Year 2011, the Directorate of Immigration, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights adopt some changes in the implementation of the provisions in the field related to the reporting of the presence of foreigners living or working in Indonesia. In the old rules it is specified
South Jakarta Immigration Office made a breakthrough in making passport process much simpler. Now the passport applicants will be able to pay directly for Passport fee with debit cards, credit cards, or cash through the equipment available in Immigration office. Since the month of July 2014 the Passport applicants has been given the ease the payment process
PT. Angkasa Pura I (Persero) as the manager of Airports in Eastern Indonesia has raised prices for Airport Tax at five airports. The airport tax is increased by about 80% for Domestic and about 33% for International Services. The new rates will be implemented on both domestic and international services from April 1, 2014 in
On July 2, 2014 The Indonesian immigration office announced an increase in fees of Visa on Arrival application for foreign nationals of 63 countries and 1 region. The new cost of Visa on Arrival will be effective form July 3, 2014 in accordance with the Government Regulation No. 45 of 2014 (Peraturan Pemerintah No. 45 Tahun
Every expatriate who wish to work in Indonesia must obtain Work Permit, which consist of various legal documents obtained from the different government institutions (i.e. Manpower Department, Immigration etc). The first step to obtain a Work Permit is to submit RPTKA (Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Warga Negara Asing) or Expatriate Manpower Utilization Plan to Manpower
Running a Company in Indonesia involves obtaining a number of legal documents. Precise knowledge regarding the right documents for your business entity in Indonesia is very important. Depending upon its Line of Business and type of Investor a company must obtain various kind of documents and permits from different Government organizations, but the basic and
To promote the local business activities Indonesian government have imposed some restrictions on the foreign investments to the country. Not all type of business sectors are open for foreign investors. On May 25, 2010, the Indonesian government issued Presidential Regulation No. 36 of 2010 on Negative Investment List (DNI), which is further amended on 23 April 2014 to Presidential