Listen the Jakarta post : Settling down in Indonesia? Here’s how to apply for a permanent stay permit (ITAP)
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Settling down in Indonesia? Here’s how to apply for a permanent stay permit (ITAP)
Inforial (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta ● Tue, August 24, 2021
A permanent stay permit (ITAP) allows certain foreign nationals to live and reside in Indonesia as an Indonesian citizen. An ITAP has a validity period of five years, except for foreign nationals who are the spouse of an Indonesian citizen or the Indonesian-born children of an ITAP holder, where they are subject to the permit holder’s validity period.
Immigration Directorate General head of public relations Achmad Nur Saleh explained that there were two ways foreign nationals could acquire an ITAP: a change in status from a temporary stay permit (ITAS) or directly applying with no prior ITAS. Foreign nationals eligible for the latter include ex-dual national children, Indonesian-born children of an ITAP holder, as well as ex-Indonesians who lose their nationality while in Indonesia.
Foreign nationals who wish to upgrade their ITAS into an ITAP are required to stay in Indonesia for three years in a row, or have been married for at least two years to an Indonesian citizen.
Before applying for an ITAP, applicants are required to prepare the relevant documents, such as their passport, ITAS, statement of domicile and statement of integration.
Meanwhile, special requirements will apply accordingly to the applicants’ purpose of stay. For example, expatriate workers will need to prepare their work permit (IMTA) issued by the Manpower Ministry, while foreign nationals married to an Indonesian citizen will need to provide their marriage certificate as translated by a sworn translator if in a language other than English.
“Please contact the immigration office by direct messaging our official Instagram account or by WhatsApp. The ITAP application can be sent via email or WhatsApp, while the next stages of the process such as payment transaction and biometric data recording will also be informed through WhatsApp or email,” Achmad said.
For consultation regarding ITAP application or other immigration services, contact the Immigration Directorate General information team through live chat at www.imigrasi.go.id, available from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Death of a foreign citizen
Editorial board (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta ● Sat, September 3, 2022
When one of our citizens dies an unnatural death in a foreign country, the government has a duty to find out why it happened and see to it that justice is upheld. This is true of almost any government in the world bound by the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
So, when an Indonesian fisherman was reportedly shot dead by the Papua New Guinea military for illegal fishing, it was only right that Jakarta demanded an explanation from Port Moresby. And it is equally right that Peru has the right to demand an explanation about the death of one of its citizens apparently while in police custody in Bali, reportedly arrested for attempted drug smuggling.
Both tragedies happened in August. But the contrast in the way the two cases are being handled respectively by the governments of the PNG and Indonesia offers interesting lessons on diplomacy and international courtesy, even as both are complying with international norms