🇮🇩 Indonesia · Work Visa
Work permit categories, eligibility, sponsorship, application steps, and processing times.
Quick answer
Foreigners need a work permit (via employer sponsorship of a foreign-worker plan, RPTKA) and a limited-stay permit (KITAS) to work in Indonesia. Immigration and the Ministry of Manpower administer the process; investor and second-home routes also exist.
Working in Indonesia normally requires employer-side manpower authorization and the correct limited-stay visa or permit basis. Employers should align RPTKA approval, visa category, role and social-security obligations before work starts.
- Kemnaker enforcement materials treat RPTKA approval as a core compliance requirement for foreign workers.
- Immigration visa lists include working limited-stay categories such as E23/E25 and investor categories such as E28.
- Foreign workers expected to work at least six months may trigger BPJS employment and health registration checks.
Official authorities
- Kemnaker
Official labour ministry portal.
- Kemnaker — RPTKA enforcement example
Official notice showing RPTKA compliance enforcement.
- Directorate General of Immigration — visa list
Official immigration page listing limited-stay work and investor visa categories.
Frequently asked questions
What is a KITAS?
A limited-stay permit allowing legal residence and, with a work permit, employment in Indonesia; it is typically employer-sponsored.
Do I need an employer to work?
Most work routes require an Indonesian employer to sponsor a foreign-worker plan (RPTKA) and permit.
Is there a route for remote workers or investors?
Indonesia offers investor and second-home visas and has developed remote-worker options; verify current terms.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.