Indonesia doesn’t have a single investor visa. The route depends on your stage — a short-term visa to research the market, or a long-term KITAS to set up and run your own company. We handle the company and the visa together.
There’s no one investor visa in Indonesia. There’s a path, and where you start on it depends on how far along your plans are. Most investors move through two stages: a short-term visa to spend real time researching and preparing, then a long-term KITAS once they set up a company and start operating.
The short-term option is the D12 pre-investment visa. The long-term option is the Investor KITAS, index E28A, built on a company you own. For large or passive investment, the Golden Visa offers 5 or 10 years of residency. Most of this page covers the E28A — the route most investors end up on — with the other two as context.
Which one fits depends on whether you’re still researching, ready to operate, or investing at scale.
For the work that comes before a company exists — market research, feasibility studies, site visits, partner meetings. Lets you spend real time on the ground rather than short tourist trips.
The long-term route for foreigners who own and direct their own Indonesian company. You hold it as a shareholder who also serves as director or commissioner of a PT PMA. Family included.
For larger or passive investment. 5 or 10 years of residency in one step, from USD 350,000 passive up to USD 50M corporate. No separate work permit, no day-to-day company management required for passive routes.
The route most investors end up on. Worth understanding before you set up the company, because the structure of the company determines whether it qualifies you.
The Investor KITAS is the long-term limited stay permit for foreign shareholders running their own Indonesian company. You hold it because you own equity in a PT PMA — the foreign-owned company — and serve as its director or commissioner. The permit is valid for one or two years, renews, allows multiple entry, and includes your spouse and children on dependent permits.
One of its main draws is that the board role needs no separate work permit, unlike employment, which requires a Work KITAS. After holding the E28A for the qualifying period, you can move to a KITAP for permanent stay without the renewal cycle.
To qualify, you need shares worth at least IDR 10 billion in the PT PMA, in your own name. If more than one shareholder wants the visa, each needs their own IDR 10 billion. We set up the company and the shareholding to meet this from the start.
Most investors move through these four stages. The first three usually run inside a year; the fourth is optional, when scale justifies it.
We sponsor the pre-investment visa and prepare the letter of intent. You spend up to 180 days a visit on the ground — talking to partners, scoping locations, doing real diligence.
We register the foreign-owned company that will hold your investment and let you operate. Capital structure picked to qualify you for the KITAS, not as an afterthought.
You move from the D12 to the E28A as director or commissioner of your PT PMA. Family permits filed alongside.
When your investment grows, the Golden Visa offers 5 or 10 years in one step. After the qualifying period on the E28A, a KITAP gives permanent stay without the renewal cycle.
Most investors come to us before the company exists. We pick the capital structure to qualify you for the KITAS, register the PT PMA, secure the BKPM recommendation, file the visa, and bring your family on dependent permits.
What investors ask before committing to Indonesia.
Not a single one. There are routes for different stages: the D12 pre-investment visa to research the market, the E28A Investor KITAS to run your own company, and the Golden Visa for major or passive investment. The right one depends on how far along your plans are.
The D12 is for researching and preparing, with no business activity allowed, up to 180 days a visit. The Investor KITAS is for actually owning and running a company, valid one or two years with family included. Most investors use the D12 first, then move to the KITAS once they set up.
No. The D12 is for preparation only — no operating a company, no earning income, no employment. To run your business you set up a PT PMA and move to an Investor KITAS.
Your own PT PMA, the foreign-owned company, with you as a shareholder who is also a director or commissioner. Your shares must be worth at least IDR 10 billion, in your own name. We set up the company and your shareholding to meet this from the start.
No, not for your role on the board of your own company. That’s one of its advantages over the Work KITAS. Taking a salaried job in another company would be a different matter and need a separate permit.
It depends on the route. The D12 only asks you to show around USD 5,000 in funds, since you’re not investing yet. The Investor KITAS needs shares worth at least IDR 10 billion in your own name in your PT PMA. The Golden Visa starts at USD 350,000.
Yes, on the Investor KITAS and the Golden Visa, your spouse and children come in on dependent permits for the same period. The D12 is a visit visa and doesn’t carry dependents.
Yes. After holding an Investor KITAS for the qualifying period, you can apply for a KITAP, Indonesia’s permanent stay permit. The Golden Visa also gives a long, stable base without yearly renewals.
For most readers the real question is which route fits — and that depends on details we’d rather see than guess. Send us a rough outline (what you’re building, how much you can put in, when you want to be on the ground), and our Jakarta team will sketch the right starting point.