Registration of foreigners

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