Bali Off Script

Visas

Why did all the Indonesian visa codes change?

The system went from 133 indices to 110 in 2025, and employer-sponsored work visas from 31 to 6. Old advice is now wrong.

If you are reading a blog post, a forum thread, or an agent's brochure written before mid-2025, the visa codes in it are probably wrong.

The Directorate General of Immigration restructured the classification system in 2025 under Decree M.IP-08.GR.01.01/2025:

Then in January 2026, GCI was launched on top of it.

The rule underneath the whole system

This is the part that survives every reshuffle:

Do not choose a visa based on how long you want to stay. The first legal question is always what you will actually do in Indonesia.

Work, investment, family, study, medical treatment, remote employment, ancestry, or simply visiting. The activity determines the index, the sponsor requirement and the legal basis. Length of stay falls out of that answer — it is not the input.

Using a visitor status for unauthorised work is an enforcement risk, not a technicality.

The current families, in brief

FamilyPurpose
AVisa exemption — short qualifying visits
B / FVisa on arrival — 30 days, one 30-day extension
CSingle-entry visitor, purpose-specific
DMultiple-entry visitor, including D12 pre-investment
E23 familyWork for an Indonesia-based sponsor
E28 familyInvestment
E30 familyStudy
E31 familyFamily / marriage
E32 familyFormer citizens and Indonesian descent
E33 familySecond Home, and E33G remote work
E34Medical treatment
E35Reciprocal work and holiday

Four things constantly conflated

What it is
ITASOrdinary limited stay. Temporary, renewable, tied to a specific basis. Most "KITAS" holders
ITAPPermanent stay, converted from a qualifying ITAS after the required period
GCI2026 pathway straight to indefinite ITAP via Indonesian ancestry or family ties. Retains original citizenship. Confers no work rights
Golden Visa5 or 10 year tiers inside E28 and E33. Still an ITAS, not permanent residence

What this means practically

Two things follow from a restructure of this size.

Old advice is unreliable. An agent quoting a code that no longer exists has not updated since 2025. That is a reasonable thing to check before trusting anything else they tell you.

The official index is the authority. Not a summary, not a brochure, and not this page. Every index has an official Ditjen Imigrasi listing, and the current requirements live there.

Figures in circulation — income thresholds, deposits, minimum investments — are revised periodically. Anything you read anywhere, including here, should be confirmed against the live official page before you file or transfer money.

Kai, Bali property adviser

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Kai — Bali property adviser

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