At a glance
An Indonesian employer can support work and temporary residence for an approved job. The company’s labor approval and your visa and stay permit must match your actual role.
- Job offer required?
- Yes, for a role the employer can sponsor
- Employer approval
- The required foreign-worker plan and labor documents
- Visa category
- Depends on the occupation and assignment
Summary
Indonesia’s employer-sponsored work residence lets a foreign employee stay for an approved job. The employer’s labor approval and immigration permission must describe the same work. The exact visa index depends on the occupation and assignment; E23 is a work category, not a substitute for checking the particular role.
Eligibility
You need an actual job, an employer that can sponsor you, and qualifications suited to the approved position.
Where required, the employer must obtain approval for its foreign-worker plan, called an RPTKA. Immigration separately reviews the work visa and ITAS, the Indonesian name for a limited stay permit.
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Confirm the job category Match the role, qualifications, and employer’s labor approval.
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Prepare the visa and stay application Gather sponsorship, labor, passport, and personal records.
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Complete approvals before working Follow the ITAS, reporting, work, and renewal conditions.
A work visa and labor approval must cover the same actual employment.
What This Route Allows
Once the required approvals are in place, you can do the specified work and stay for the dates shown on your documents. Ask the employer to explain local reporting and renewal requirements.
What This Route Is Not
This does not let you take any job or freelance for unrelated clients. A visitor visa, overseas remote-worker visa, or ownership of a company does not automatically authorize this employment.
Check what new approval is needed before changing employers or duties.
Next Steps
- Ask the employer to confirm the job, its labor approval, and the exact current visa category.
- Prepare the employer’s sponsorship and labor documents, your passport, and the other required personal records.
- Complete the visa, ITAS, and required reporting steps before relying on permission to work. Follow the approved job conditions and renewal dates.
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