Bridging Visa
The onshore permit that lets you change status onto a KITAS without leaving Indonesia.
The facts, not the fine print.
What it actually is.
A bridging visa is a stay permit, not an entry visa. It exists so that someone already inside Indonesia can change status onto a KITAS without flying out and applying again from abroad. It runs sixty days, it cannot be extended, and it is valid only while you remain in the country. Leave, and it lapses automatically, and the conversion starts again from outside. It is the mechanism behind in-country status changes onto a Working KITAS, a Spouse KITAS, or a dependent permit.
Visitors already in Indonesia who have been offered a role and need a Working KITAS
Foreign spouses converting onto a Spouse KITAS while already in the country
Children and other dependants converting onto a dependent permit alongside the sponsor
Where the line sits.
It lets you
Change status onto a Working KITAS, Spouse KITAS, or dependent permit without leaving Indonesia
Stay legally for up to sixty days while the conversion is processed
Keep an application running without restarting it from abroad
It does not let you
Enter Indonesia. It is issued only to people already in the country
Leave and return. The moment you depart it lapses and the conversion restarts from outside
Work while the conversion is under way. Work rights begin only when the KITAS issues
What you bring, what we handle.
Passport valid for at least 6 months
Your current visa or stay permit, with the entry stamp
Sponsor documents for the KITAS you are converting to
A recent colour photograph
Confirm the route
Check that your current status can bridge, and that the target KITAS and its sponsor are in place.
Sponsor and file
Coordinate the employer’s role as sponsor, assemble the conversion documents, submit through the immigration portal.
Bridge and monitor
Track the sixty days from issue so the KITAS lands before the bridge expires.
KITAS issuance
Complete the status change and hand over the e-ITAS once it is issued.
If this isn't the one.
Dependent KITAS (E31E)
For children and family members converting alongside the sponsor.
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