Foreign Worker Permit Process in Indonesia Now Targeted for 4 Days as Government Integrates Three Systems
The licensing process for Foreign Workers (TKA) working in Indonesia as part of investment activities is now targeted to become significantly faster. The government is integrating several licensing systems to ensure business actors receive time certainty when processing TKA documents.
This policy was marked by the signing of two Joint Decrees (SKB) by the Minister of Manpower Yassierli, the Minister of Immigration and Correctional Services Agus Andrianto, and the Minister of Investment and Downstreaming/Head of BKPM Rosan P. Roeslani on Thursday (10/09/2026).
Through this policy, the government aims to streamline processes that were previously scattered across various services. This integration is expected to make the management of TKA permits easier, faster, and provide certainty for companies investing in Indonesia.
One of the Joint Decrees regulates the integration of the Online Single Submission (OSS) owned by the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM with the Labour Service Information and Application System (SIAPkerja) of the Ministry of Manpower, as well as the All Indonesia application of the Ministry of Immigration and Correctional Services.
The integration covers the ratification of the Foreign Worker Utilisation Plan (RPTKA). Additionally, applications for Limited Stay Visas (VITAS), Limited Stay Permits (ITAS), and Permanent Stay Permits (ITAP) for foreign workers in the context of investment are now included in the connected system.
Rosan stated that this step is part of the effort to create a more conducive investment climate. According to him, certainty in the licensing process is one of the vital factors for companies when bringing in foreign workers to support their investment activities.
“With this collaboration, it provides significant business certainty. Because foreign workers can know exactly when they can obtain the required permits,” Rosan said in an official statement on Thursday (10/09/2026).
Service speed is also one of the changes being offered. The government targets the permit issuance process for each service to be completed within approximately four days.
Furthermore, if the permit is not completed within a five-day limit, related documents can be issued automatically according to the established mechanism. This provision is part of the service time certainty through a Service Level Agreement (SLA).
Rosan believes that the ease of this process can also support the influx of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Indonesia. This is because several industrial sectors still require specific expertise from foreign workers brought in by investing companies.
On the other hand, the government hopes that the presence of foreign workers will not only meet labour needs in certain sectors. The transfer of knowledge and transfer of technology to Indonesian human resources is also expected to be an impact of such investments, while simultaneously driving the creation of high-quality employment.