Registration of foreigners

Wed, 29 Aug 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

Some time ago The Jakarta Post published an article about how
all foreigners staying in Indonesia for more than three months
needed to register within a certain period of time.

My experience with the registration of my KITAS (temporary
stay permit) holding daughter is that a lot of people will
encounter problems if they wait until the last moment, as the
process is painstakingly slow. After filling in and signing a
form you have to produce four color passport-sized photos
(4x3cm), buy a red folder, so that the next day you are able to
collect your blue identification book, which then has to be
officially stamped.

I was able to follow the procedures correctly because I
noticed the information concerning passport photos on an
announcement board. However, two days later when I collected my
daughter's blue book I noticed the announcement was no longer on
display.

C.R. THIEMANN BEELT

Subang, West Java

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