Registering Where You Live in Indonesia
After you arrive, you report to your university and get local papers from the police and the civil registry office. Fees are in Indonesian rupiah (IDR).
Local Registration in Indonesia
Indonesia records where foreigners live. As a student with an ITAS, you register with the police and the civil registry office.
UGM asks new students to report within one week of arrival.
Your university's international office
Finishes your immigration steps and gives sponsor letters.
Regional police station
Gives the police registration letter (STM).
Civil registry office (Disdukcapil)
Gives the temporary residence letter (SKTT).
Steps After You Arrive
Your university guides you through each step.
Report to your university
UGM asks new students to go to its Office of International Affairs (OIA) within one week of arriving, to finish your steps to stay legally.
Get a sponsor letter
A sponsor is a person or the university where you will study. At UGM, the OIA gives you sponsor letters for the police and civil registry offices.
Get your police letter (STM)
Visit the regional police station to get your police registration letter.
Get your residence letter (SKTT)
Visit the civil registry office (Disdukcapil) for your area to get your SKTT.
Use them to extend
Your STM and SKTT are needed when you extend your study permit and your ITAS.
| Institution | Deadline | Method | Consequences of Missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your university | Within one week of arrival (UGM) | Visit the international office | Your immigration steps cannot be finished. |
| Police, immigration office and civil registry office | Each time you move | Report your new address | - |
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Papers for Local Registration
Lists differ by city. Below are the lists for ITB in Bandung and UGM in Yogyakarta.
- Family details form (biodata keluarga)
- Printed copy of passport: photo page and stay permit page
- Printed copy of ITAS
- Two formal photos, 3 x 4 cm
- Two duty stamps (materai) of IDR 10,000
- Immigration forms No. 24 and 25, filled and signed
Good to Know
Rules are the same everywhere, but offices and forms differ by city.
Report your new address to the police, the immigration office and the civil registry office.
At UGM, your civil registry office depends on your area: Kota Yogyakarta, Sleman or Bantul.
Needed for your extension
Local Registration Questions
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