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Limited Stay Visa

Limited Stay Visa can only be issued once the Embassy received an authorization from the Indonesian Directorate General of Immigration.

If you are planning to work in Indonesia for more than 6 months, this visa is for you.

To apply for a Limited Stay visa: the applicant must contact their Indonesian sponsor  in Indonesia to submit the request for the applicant’s authorization at the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta, Indonesia. See the Procedure of Getting Approval from Indonesian Immigration Head Office.

Procedure

Before submitting your visa request, make sure that your sponsor has received the approval fax from the Indonesian Immigration Head Office and that the Embassy received the authorization from the Directorate General of Immigration in Jakarta-Indonesia.

The authorization fax expires within 2 (two) months after the date of issue, also you will need to enter Indonesia before the expiration date of the authorization. Make sure that you send the visa request as soon as your sponsor received the approval letter.

To minimize paper, please print double sided the visa application and airline ticket.  Please allow the Consular Services 1 (one) full working day to process your visa request.

► To avoid any inconvenience or delay in the issuance of the visa, please reassure the following:

  • The applicant must submit the visa request no later than 7 (seven) working days prior to departure and no more than 30 (thirty) working days prior to leaving Canada.
  • Applicants that have dual nationality, must be in Canada during the processing time of the visa request.
  • Please read carefully the rules and regulation prior to submitting your visa request. Falling to submit all visa requirements according to the purpose of visa, the visa will not be issued and the Consular Services will not be responsible for any inconvenience that the applicant will face.

Requirements

  1. Original passport must be submitted and be valid for more then 18 (eighteen) months from the date of your application.  (We will not issue a visa with a damage passport.)
  2. visa application (F-004-2009-Eng) completed in full. you can use the computer to complete the visa for, this will avoid submitting a visa form with errors.
  3. 2 (two) recent photographs. See our photograph specification information. Other photograph format will not be accepted. Do not fold/bend the photograph on the visa form.
  4. A copy of the flight itinerary. The airline ticket must be printed with the heading of the agent where the ticket was purchased.
  5. A letter from your sponsor/agent in Indonesia indicating the purpose of your travel to Indonesia. (the authorization approval is not a sponsor letter)
  6. A letter from the  sending company by mentioning the purpose of requesting the Limited stay visa.
  7. For non Canadian: submit a copy of your Canadian Immigration document.
  8. Visa and authorization letter payment in a  money order only. Please read the form of payment information and current visa application fee.

Submitting your visa request in person:

  • All supporting visa documents must be submitted in an envelope with the name of the applicant(s) with contact number. If the person dropping off the visa request(s) is not the applicant, please indicate your name with contact number. (If the applicant would like the passport returned by courier, please provide the Consular Services with one of the following envelope.

A return envelope:

  • by xpresspost Canada: please complete the address information with contact number. You need to keep the tracking number receipt.
  • by Fedex or Purolator : please complete the waybill in full with account number.

Other Information

 

Important Notice:

There are two regions in Indonesia: Poso, and Papua the applicant could not visit without special permission and approval. The Applicant who wishes to enter the restricted regions must obtain special authorization from Indonesian authorities. This rule also applies to those who work in these regions, e.g. Freeport employees. Visitors who enter these regions without permission are subject to arrest and detention and will be prosecuted according to Indonesian law.

When To Submit a Visa Request

To avoid any inconvenience, it is recommended for the applicant to submit the visa request no later than 7 (seven) days prior to departure and not more than 30 days prior to leaving Canada . To avoid any delay, please make sure that all supported documents are submitted. It is advisable to check with the Consular Services at the Embassy if you do not receive your returned passport within 10 (ten)days after submitting it to the Embassy.

You can get this information from:
http://consular.indonesia-ottawa.org/foreign-citizens/visa-information/types-of-visa/limited-stay-visa/
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