KITAS — Limited Stay Permit for Indonesia

The Working KITAS lets you take a salaried role, but only with the employer that sponsors the permit — you cannot freelance across other companies. The Investor KITAS is for people who hold equity in an Indonesian company and want to act as a director or commissioner; it often runs one to two years per cycle. The Dependent or Spouse KITAS lets a partner or child live here on the back of another permit holder, though it generally does not grant the right to work. Retirement and Student KITAS round out the list for over-55s and enrolled students.

Indonesia does not issue a KITAS to someone with no local tie. A sponsor — a company, a spouse, or a school — takes on legal responsibility for your stay and submits the paperwork on your behalf. If you do not yet have an employer or your own company, the most common path is to set up a local entity (a PT PMA) and sponsor yourself as an investor, or to be hired by a business willing to provide the work permit that sits behind a Working KITAS.

It helps to separate the government fee from the full service price. The official cost of a Working KITAS starts around $600 a year, but most people pay a packaged total of roughly $1,200–2,500+ once an agent handles the work permit, processing and reporting. An Investor KITAS typically lands between $1,500 and $4,000+ in its first year because company setup is usually bundled in. A Dependent or Spouse KITAS is lighter, around $500–1,500. These are ranges, not fixed quotes — the final figure depends on your situation.

Most KITAS types renew on a yearly or multi-year cycle as long as your sponsorship continues. After holding a KITAS for several consecutive years — the exact period depends on the category — many holders become eligible to apply for a KITAP, the permanent stay permit, which lengthens the cycle and reduces paperwork. Keeping your reporting and tax obligations in order throughout makes that step much smoother.