Eligibility quiz
Are you married to a citizen of Indonesia?
Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Indonesia
After entry, you receive a stay permit for up to one or two years, which may be extended.
If you plan to settle permanently, your initial permit is for up to six months.
Your permit may be converted to permanent residence, which can be extended indefinitely, but conversion is not automatic.
Work in Indonesia
You can work or run a business to support yourself or your family.
Use immigration facilities
If you qualify for the settling facilities, your visa application can also cover your stay permit, permanent residence, its indefinite extension and a re-entry permit.
Documents can be issued at the immigration checkpoint, and automated gates can be used where available and applicable.
How to apply
From outside IndonesiaFrom outside Indonesia
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for your online application.
See required documentsFill in the application
Whether you are in Indonesia or abroad, you or your Indonesian spouse can create and verify an eVisa account, then log in and select the family unification visa and stay period. Fill in the applicant, passport, arrival and stay details, and upload the documents.
Start your applicationSubmit your application
You or your spouse must submit the completed application through the eVisa account.
Submit your applicationPay the fee online
Pay the fee shown in the portal using a supported credit or debit card or a billing code. Payment using a billing code in rupiah generally requires help from your Indonesian spouse or responsible person.
Pay the feeWait for the decision
Track your application online using your registration number and passport number. Respond through your account if Immigration asks for corrections or more information.
Track your applicationDownload your visa
Once your application is approved, download your electronic visa using the link sent to your account or email.
Download your visaUse your visa
If you are outside Indonesia, travel there using the passport linked to your visa; the visa must be used within 90 days after it is issued. If you are already in Indonesia, follow the instructions sent with your visa.
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Once in IndonesiaOnce in Indonesia
Confirm your stay permit
Follow the instructions sent with your visa and promptly confirm that your electronic limited-stay and re-entry permits have been issued. These permits let you live in Indonesia and return during their validity.
Confirm your permitsSearches DuckDuckGo for “How do I confirm my Indonesia family unification visa limited-stay and re-entry permits?”
Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate
Provide your marriage certificate. If you married in Indonesia, you can provide your marriage book instead. Your marriage must be legally valid; this visa is not available to unmarried partners.
Marriage registration record *
Provide evidence that your marriage was reported or registered with an Indonesian embassy or consulate, or with an Indonesian civil registration office.
* Only if you married outside Indonesia.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Limits on work
Your permission to work or run a business is limited to supporting yourself or your family.
Reporting changes and residence
Your sponsor, the person responsible for you or, if you have an immigration guarantee, you must report changes to your address, immigration status or civil status.
Civil status includes marriage and divorce.
If you have permanent residence for an unlimited period, report to the immigration office every five years with your valid passport and permit; reporting is free.
Residence can be lost
Your stay permit can expire or be cancelled, including if its purpose or conditions no longer apply or you break immigration rules.
An extension or conversion to permanent residence can also be refused.
Discuss
Online communitiesOnline communities
Permanent Residence bagi WNA yang menikah dengan WNI
Indonesian Facebook group for people living in Indonesia interested in Indonesian visas
Request to joinIndonesian Visa, imigrasi Info & Marriage Spousal Visas
English Facebook group for people living in Indonesia interested in Indonesian visas
Join on FacebookSanur Community
English Facebook group for people interested in Indonesian visas and local life
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