Remote Worker Visa in Indonesia (E33G)
The E33G is Indonesia’s digital nomad visa, a one-year permit to live in the country while you work remotely for a company abroad. Your income has to come from outside Indonesia.
What is the Remote Worker Visa?
The Remote Worker Visa, index E33G, is the permit most people mean by the Indonesia digital nomad visa: a one-year limited stay for foreigners who work remotely for a company based outside Indonesia. Indonesia introduced it in 2024 as the first visa written specifically for remote work, in place of the social-visa workarounds nomads relied on before.
It’s multiple entry, you can bring your family, and it needs no Indonesian sponsor. The permit runs for one year and does not extend, so staying longer means reapplying.
What you can do on an E33G
Live in Indonesia and keep working for your employer abroad.
It only covers work for a foreign employer
The E33G is built around a single condition. Your income comes from outside Indonesia, and your work is for an employer or clients abroad. The moment money comes from an Indonesian source, you are outside the permit.
Immigration has stepped up checks on remote workers, including deportations of people working on tourist visas and monitoring of public social media posts. The E33G keeps you on the right side of that, as long as the foreign-income rule holds.
If you want to work for or with Indonesian companies, that is the E23 Work KITAS, sponsored by a local employer. If you want to run your own Indonesian business, that is the E28A Investor KITAS on a PT PMA.
Requirements and documents
The bar is mostly financial, set to confirm you can support yourself on foreign income.
- Annual income of at least USD 60,000, around USD 5,000 a month, from foreign sources.
- An employment contract with a company registered outside Indonesia.
- A personal bank statement showing at least USD 2,000 over the last three months.
- A passport valid for at least six months.
- A recent color photograph and a CV.
- International health insurance, not travel insurance.
The visa is not automatically tax-free
A common claim is that remote workers in Indonesia pay no Indonesian tax. The reality is narrower. Indonesia taxes its tax residents on worldwide income, and you become a tax resident in either of two ways: by spending more than 183 days in the country over twelve months, or by being present with the intent to reside, which holding a KITAS, including the E33G, demonstrates regardless of how many days you stay.
So an E33G holder should plan for resident tax obligations — an NPWP tax card and an annual return — rather than assume the income is invisible. Tax paid abroad can often be credited against the Indonesian bill through a double tax agreement. How that lands depends on your nationality and your contract. Send us those two and we’ll map your position before you arrive.
How to apply
The application is online and needs no sponsor. We run it with you end to end.
Check you qualify
We confirm your income, your employer, and your documents fit the E33G before anything is filed — freelance cases included.
Prepare documents
Contract, bank statements, insurance, passport, photo, and CV, translated where needed.
Apply online
The application goes through the official immigration platform, and we track it to issuance.
Enter within 90 days
Once issued, you must arrive in Indonesia within 90 days or the visa lapses.
Collect your KITAS
Biometrics on arrival, and the one-year e-KITAS is issued. Family permits run alongside.
Freelancer? Worried about tax? Both questions deserve answers before you apply.
The E33G works cleanly for salaried remote employees. Freelancers sit in unsettled territory, and Indonesian tax residency catches almost every KITAS holder regardless of day count. Send us your contract, your income, and your plans — we’ll tell you what fits before you file.
Remote Worker Visa questions
What digital nomads ask before applying.
What is the E33G remote worker visa?
It’s Indonesia’s digital nomad visa, a one-year KITAS for foreigners who work remotely for a company based outside Indonesia. It’s multiple entry, allows family, and needs no local sponsor.
Can I work for an Indonesian company on it?
No. The E33G covers work for foreign employers and clients only. You cannot take a job with an Indonesian company, receive payment from an Indonesian entity, or sell goods or services in the country — not even for one local client. For Indonesian work, the route is the E23 Work KITAS.
How long does it last?
One year, and it doesn’t extend. To stay longer you reapply for a fresh E33G or move to another permit such as the Second Home Visa.
Do I pay tax in Indonesia?
Not automatically tax-free. Indonesia taxes residents on worldwide income, and holding an E33G KITAS counts as intent to reside, which can make you a tax resident regardless of your day count. Plan for an NPWP tax card and a return, with foreign tax credits where a treaty applies.
What income do I need to show?
At least USD 60,000 a year, around USD 5,000 a month, from foreign sources, plus a bank balance of at least USD 2,000 over the last three months. Indonesian income doesn’t count toward the threshold.
Can freelancers apply?
Possibly. The rules name an employment contract with a foreign company, and whether freelance service agreements qualify is not settled. If you’re self-employed, have us review your documents before you file — agencies handle this differently and we’ll tell you where your case stands.
Can I bring my family?
Yes. Eligible family members can be added as dependents for the same one-year period.
Talk to our Indonesia team
Tell us who employs you and what you earn. We confirm whether the E33G fits, flag the freelancer position if it applies, map your Indonesian tax exposure before you arrive, and run the application end to end. Family permits filed alongside.
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Jakarta 12950, Indonesia