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Temporary Stay Permit (ITAS) → Permanent Stay Permit (ITAP) conversion

IndonesiaStay, Settle or Change Status

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What exact status does accumulated residence lead to?

Permanent Stay Permit (Izin Tinggal Tetap, ITAP), granted on application by conversion from a Limited Stay Permit (ITAS).

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What qualifying residence period is required and when does the period begin?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the qualifying residence period and when it begins.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

Which types of residence count fully, partially or not at all where the official rules specify this?

Conversion is available to ITAS holders carrying out these activities: worker; clergy; foreign direct investment; family reunification; repatriation; second home (second home, special expertise, world figures); elderly persons aged 60 or over.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not say whether residence under other ITAS activities (e.g. study) counts partly or not at all.
  • Recorded source · www.imigrasi.go.id
    Alih status Izin Tinggal Terbatas (ITAS) menjadi Izin Tinggal Tetap (ITAP) dapat diberikan kepada Orang Asing yang merupakan pemegang Izin Tinggal Terbatas yang melakukan kegiatan: sebagai pekerja; sebagai rohaniwan; penanaman modal asing; penyatuan keluarga; repatriasi; rumah kedua, yang terdiri atas: rumah kedua; keahlian khusus; tokoh dunia; lanjut usia berusia 60 tahun atau lebih.

What absence/continuity rules affect accumulation of the qualifying residence period?

The conversion must be requested at most 30 days before the ITAS expires, so a valid ITAS is needed. Under the Immigration Law, an ITAS ends if the holder returns to their home country and does not come back within the validity of the re-entry permit.

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Limits of the record
  • The conversion page itself gives no absence or continuity rule; the absence rule comes from the Immigration Law (UU 6/2011, Pasal 53).
  • Whether time abroad counts toward any qualifying period is not stated.

What other major conditions apply, how is the status obtained, and what renewal, document-validity, retention or loss rules matter?

The application is filed by the foreign national, sponsor or responsible party via the application to the head of the Immigration Office, at most 30 days before the ITAS expires. General documents: valid national passport; integration statement (except unmarried children under 18); the ITAS; sponsor guarantee and sponsor ID/family card where applicable; the ITAP of the spouse/parent/child when joining an ITAP holder. The office forwards the application to the Director General within 3 working days of payment, who decides within 5 working days.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state ITAP renewal, reporting or loss rules.
  • Special requirements refer to the visa-index requirements, which are not on this page.
  • Recorded source · www.imigrasi.go.id
    Permohonan alih status ITAS menjadi ITAP diajukan dalam waktu paling lama 30 hari sebelum jangka waktu ITAS berakhir.
  • Recorded source · www.imigrasi.go.id
    Permohonan alih status ITAS menjadi ITAP diajukan oleh Orang Asing, Penjamin, atau Penanggung Jawab melalui aplikasi kepada Kepala Kantor Imigrasi.
  • Recorded source · www.imigrasi.go.id
    Paspor Kebangsaan yang sah dan masih berlaku; pernyataan integrasi kecuali bagi anak yang berusia di bawah 18 tahun dan belum kawin; ITAS Orang Asing yang bersangkutan; bukti penjaminan dari Penjamin dalam hal memiliki Penjamin; kartu tanda penduduk dan/atau kartu keluarga Penjamin atau Penanggung Jawab dalam hal memiliki Penjamin atau Penanggung Jawab; ITAP suami, istri, ayah, ibu, atau anak, dalam hal bergabung dengan suami, istri, ayah, ibu, atau anak pemegang ITAP.
  • Recorded source · www.imigrasi.go.id
    Permohonan diteruskan oleh Kepala Kantor Imigrasi ke Direktur Jenderal Imigrasi dalam jangka waktu paling lama 3 hari kerja terhitung setelah biaya imigrasi diterima. Direktur Jenderal Imigrasi memberikan keputusan paling lama 5 hari kerja sejak permohonan diterima oleh Direktur Jenderal Imigrasi.

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