Foreign Nationals in Indonesia are Required to Visit the Immigration Office to Extend Their Residence Permits

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The Directorate General (Ditjen) of Immigration of the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections has set new regulations for managing residence permits for foreign nationals (WNA or Warga Negara Asing) in Indonesia. Now foreign nationals are required to visit the Immigration office to extend their residence permits. The regulation is based on Circular Letter Number IMI-417.GR.01.01 of 2025 and is effective from May 29, 2025. Foreign nationals in Indonesia are required to take photos and be interviewed at the immigration office when applying for a residence permit extension.[1]

The first step, foreign nationals must register for a residence permit application and upload the required documents online via the website evisa.imigrasi.go.id. This procedure also applies to foreign nationals holding visas on arrival (VoA). Acting Director General of Immigration, Yuldi Yusman explained that this policy was set with the aim of damage control. Namely minimizing the potential for misuse of residence permits, maintaining orderly immigration administration and supervising the role of foreign nationals guarantors. Yuldi also reminded foreign nationals who are processing extensions of residence permits or changes to their data to provide correct information when interviewed by officers.[2] And if you have any legal issue in Indonesia territory, contact us for business inquiry, feel free in 24 hour, we will be glad to assist you. 

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References:

1. "Aturan Baru, WNA Wajib ke Kantor Imigrasi Untuk Perpanjangan Izin Tinggal", www.detik.com., Kadek Melda Luxiana, 31 Mei 2025, Diakses pada tanggal 31 Mei 2025, Link: https://news.detik.com/berita/d-7941099/aturan-baru-wna-wajib-ke-kantor-imigrasi-untuk-perpanjangan-izin-tinggal.

2. Ibid.