Family visa in Indonesia

• The visa list has a family group (E31): the E31A spouse of an Indonesian national, the E31B spouse of a resident permit holder (ITAS or ITAP), children of an Indonesian national or of a permit holder, and parents of an Indonesian national or of a permit holder.
• Immigration's stay permit FAQ allows a visit stay permit to be changed to a limited stay permit for a foreigner joining a spouse who is an Indonesian citizen, and for children joining a parent with a limited or permanent permit if they are under 18 and unmarried.
• The E31A and E31B pages give only the title and fees. Rights to work, conditions and restrictions are not stated on them, so whether a family permit lets you take a job is unknown from these pages.

Sources: Directorate General of Immigration. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The E31A and E31B pages state no income, savings or deposit test.
• The documents the FAQ lists for a foreign spouse do not include a bank statement, and proof of living costs is not required for extensions of a limited stay permit.

Sources: Directorate General of Immigration. Checked 17 October 2026.

• For a foreign spouse of an Indonesian citizen changing a visit permit to a limited stay permit, the FAQ lists a passport copy, an application letter from the Indonesian spouse, proof of domicile, the marriage certificate or marriage book, and the Indonesian spouse's ID card and family card.
• For a marriage held abroad the FAQ adds a copy of the civil registry report, and a valid entry stamp is needed for the permit. Indonesia has accepted apostilles since the Apostille Convention entered into force for it on 4 June 2022.
• A foreign spouse does not need the guarantee letter that most limited stay permit applications require. Extensions need a passport, a signed integration statement, the current permit and the Indonesian spouse's documents.

Sources: Directorate General of Immigration, Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Checked 17 October 2026.

• The FAQ describes the change from a visit stay permit to a limited stay permit as requested while you are already in Indonesia, generally within 30 days of the entry stamp, and a late filing incurs a fee. The E31A page gives no processing time.
• Extensions of a limited stay permit are decided in up to 3 working days after the fee is received, or 5 working days where the Director General must approve. An application filed and paid before expiry is not counted as an overstay.

Sources: Directorate General of Immigration. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The E31A for 1 year costs IDR 6,000,000: limited stay permit IDR 3,000,000, visa IDR 500,000, verification IDR 1,000,000 and re-entry permit IDR 1,500,000. For 2 years it costs IDR 8,500,000. The page misprints the 2-year visa cost (its first digit is missing), so that one item is unknown.
• The E31B has the same fees: IDR 6,000,000 for 1 year and IDR 8,500,000 for 2 years.
• Extending a permanent stay permit costs IDR 5,000,000 for 5 years, IDR 10,000,000 for 10 years and IDR 15,000,000 for unlimited validity.

Sources: Directorate General of Immigration. Checked 17 October 2026.

• The E31A fee options are 1 year and 2 years. The FAQ allows limited stay permit extensions of up to 1 year at a time, up to 5 times in a row.
• Applications for permits of one year or less can be filed from 30 days before expiry, and for longer permits from 3 months before expiry. The permit can be extended for family reunification as one of the listed categories.

Sources: Directorate General of Immigration. Checked 17 October 2026.

• Immigration says a limited stay permit holder can convert to a permanent stay permit after being in Indonesia for more than 3 consecutive years, or after being married to an Indonesian citizen for at least 2 years.
• A new permanent stay permit is valid for 5 years, and spouses and children of a permit holder follow the holder's validity. The file includes a passport, the current permit, proof of domicile, a signed integration statement, a sponsor letter and the sponsor's ID card, with the marriage certificate translated by a sworn translator unless it is in English.

Sources: Directorate General of Immigration. Checked 17 October 2026.

• Under PER-23/PJ/2025, documents showing family members moving to Indonesia are listed with a limited stay permit and a home lease of more than 183 days as evidence of intent to live there. You are a resident after more than 183 days within 12 months.
• A resident reports income from Indonesia and abroad and can credit foreign tax. The non-taxable allowance is IDR 54 million for the taxpayer, IDR 4.5 million more if married and IDR 4.5 million for each dependent, up to 3.
• A foreign individual registers for a tax number (NPWP) with a passport copy and a copy of the stay permit, and the annual return is due by 31 March.

Sources: Directorate General of Taxes (Indonesia). Checked 16 October 2026.

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1. Status table: Convention of 5 October 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalisation for foreign public documents (Apostille Convention), Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). Checked 17 October 2026. Entry into force: Indonesia 4 June 2022; Australia 16 March 1995; Canada 11 January 2024; New Zealand 22 November 2001; United States 15 October 1981.
2. Publication 54, tax guide for US citizens and resident aliens abroad, Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026. Revised December 2025; covers self-employment tax and totalization agreements.
3. United States and Indonesia income tax convention (1988), Internal Revenue Service. Checked 15 October 2026. Article 4 (residence tie-breaker), Articles 15 and 16 (120-day rules for independent and dependent services), Article 21 (pensions) and Article 23 (relief from double taxation).
4. Tax Treaty Rates, Directorate General of Taxes (Indonesia). Checked 17 October 2026. Page shows only a 2022 copyright date. The table layout is hard to read, so the rates were read from it and need checking against the treaty text.
5. Indonesia: consular information (SafeTravel), New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Checked 17 October 2026. Page updated 17 August 2026. Says Indonesia does not recognise dual nationality over the age of 18.
6. Indonesian visa list, Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 17 October 2026. Lists visa codes by group: work (E23), investor (E28), family (E31), special residency (E33, E33E, E33F, E33G) and working holiday (E35, E35A). Page shows no update date.
7. E31A Spouse of Indonesian National Family Visa, Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 17 October 2026. The page gives the title and fees for 1 and 2 years; no requirements, documents or processing time. The 2-year visa cost is printed as "IDR .500.000". Page shows no update date.
8. Frequently asked questions: stay permits (Izin Tinggal), Indonesian-language page, Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 17 October 2026. Page text says last updated 11 January 2024. Read in Indonesian; the 3 consecutive years and the 2 years of marriage for ITAP, documents for a foreign spouse of an Indonesian citizen, and ITAS extension limits.
9. E31B Spouse of Resident Permit Holder (ITAS/ITAP) Family Visa, Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 17 October 2026. The page gives the title and fees for 1 and 2 years; no requirements, documents or processing time. The 2-year visa fee is printed as ".500.000". Page shows no update date.
10. Limited stay permit (ITAS), Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 17 October 2026. Categories, extension limits, timing and processing times. Page shows no update date.
11. Permanent stay permit (ITAP), Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 17 October 2026. Who can convert an ITAS to an ITAP, five-year validity, extension fees. Page shows no update date.
12. How to apply for a permanent stay permit (ITAP) to become a resident of Indonesia (news article, Indonesian), Directorate General of Immigration, Indonesia. Checked 17 October 2026. Article dated 23 August 2021, page last updated 17 January 2024; written when offices were under COVID-19 restrictions, so procedures may have changed.
13. Peraturan Direktur Jenderal Pajak PER-23/PJ/2025 on determining domestic and foreign tax subjects (in Indonesian; signed 9 December 2025), Directorate General of Taxes (Indonesia). Checked 16 October 2026.
14. Strengthening foreigner tax compliance: KPP Pratama Singaraja briefs sponsors and visa agents in Buleleng (11 June 2026), Directorate General of Taxes, Indonesia (DJP). Checked 15 October 2026. In Indonesian. A tax office in Bali explains PER-23/PJ/2025: residence tests, worldwide income, foreign tax credit, the four-year exception, and that retirement stay permits are not exempt.
15. Mekanisme Penghitungan Pajak Penghasilan Orang Pribadi (in Indonesian), Directorate General of Taxes (Indonesia). Checked 16 October 2026. Rate bands for taxable income. The page's worked example still uses the older IDR 50 million first band.
16. Requirements to register for a tax number (NPWP), Directorate General of Taxes, Indonesia (DJP). Checked 15 October 2026. In Indonesian. A foreign individual attaches a passport copy and a copy of a KITAS or KITAP.
17. Filing deadlines, Directorate General of Taxes, Indonesia (DJP). Checked 15 October 2026. In Indonesian. Annual individual return due three months after the end of the tax year (31 March).