How do I get an investor visa for Indonesia?
Anonymous
I want to move to Indonesia long-term and I keep seeing references to an “investor visa.” How do I actually get one? Do I just apply at an embassy, or is there more to it? I have capital to invest but I haven’t set anything up in Indonesia yet.
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Kevin Tan · Foreign Client Director · 13 June 2026
The thing to understand first is that there's no standalone "investor visa" floating free of a business. In Indonesia the investor visa is the Investor KITAS — a limited stay permit — and it's built on owning shares in a PT PMA. That's the catch-22 people hit: to get the investor visa, you generally need the company first.
How it works:
- You hold shares in a PT PMA; eligibility is tied to your shareholding and the company's invested capital, against thresholds set by immigration policy (we confirm the current figure for your case).
- The Investor KITAS lets you live in Indonesia as an investor/director without the DKP-TKA work-permit levy that employed foreigners pay, and it usually has a longer validity than a work permit.
- It can sponsor dependent permits for your spouse and children.
Investor KITAS vs Work KITAS: the investor route is based on ownership (no RPTKA work plan, no levy). The Work KITAS is for people employed by the company and needs an approved RPTKA plus the levy. If you both own shares and work in the business, we'll advise which fits — often the investor route is cleaner.
The practical sequence for most people:
- Set up (or buy into) the PT PMA and hold qualifying shares.
- Apply for the Investor KITAS off that shareholding.
- Add family dependents if needed.
One 2026 caveat: immigration reads your company's OSS status, so the PT PMA needs to be compliant — a blocked OSS account can stall the visa. Tell us whether you already have a company or are starting fresh, and we'll map the fastest route to the visa.