Indonesia Stay Permit (ITAS) for Students
Your Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) lets you live and study in Indonesia. Here is how you get it, extend it and close it when you leave. Fees are in Indonesian rupiah (IDR).
IndonesiaEXAMPLE STAY PERMIT
Type: Student
Status: Student
Program: Example Programme
Institution: Example University
Example card. Your own permit shows your real details.
How Your Stay Permit Works
The ITAS is your legal right to stay. Keep it valid for your whole course.
Visa vs. Stay Permit
Lets you enter Indonesia.
Must be used within 90 days of the day it is issued.
Applied for online by your sponsor.
Lets you live in Indonesia.
Lasts 1, 2 or 4 years from your arrival.
Extended online before it ends.
Key Papers
ITAS
Your electronic stay permit, sent by email.
Exit Permit Only (EPO)
Closes your ITAS when you leave for good.
Study permit
From the ministry. Needed for each extension.
Transcript
Needed when you extend at UGM.
Overstay Warning
What You Must Keep Doing
Stay enrolled
For an extension, UGM asks for your transcript and a personal statement.
Have enough money
Have enough money for your living costs while in Indonesia.
Report on arrival
UGM asks new students to go to its OIA within one week of arriving.
Extend on time
Start before your permit ends. A late permit means a fine.
Your Permits in Indonesia
A degree student holds three papers. The study permit comes from Indonesia's education ministry, and your university asks for it first. The student visa (code E30B) lets you enter. The stay permit (ITAS) starts when you arrive.
Key Dates
Study permit
About 1 to 2 weeks at UGM
Student visa (E30B)
About 5 working days after the visa fee is paid
Arrival
Within 90 days of the day the visa is issued
Extension
Before your permit ends
Permit Types
Study permit from the ministry
The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology gives you permission to study. You need it for the visa and for each ITAS extension.
Key Requirements:
- Letter of acceptance
- Passport
- Transcript
Limited Stay Permit (ITAS)
Your stay permit. It lasts 1, 2 or 4 years and allows many entries while the re-entry permit is valid.
Key Requirements:
- Student visa (E30B)
- Passing the passport check when you arrive.
Exit Permit Only (EPO)
Ends your ITAS when you leave for good. You then need a new visa to come back.
Key Requirements:
- Passport
- ITAS
- Flight ticket
- Fee of IDR 100,000
From Visa to Stay Permit
Study permit
Your university asks the ministry for your study permit.
Duration: About 1 to 2 weeks at UGM
Student visa (E30B)
Your sponsor (a person or the university where you study) applies online and you get the visa by email.
Duration: About 5 working days after the visa fee is paid
Arrival
Your ITAS and your re-entry permit (the permit to come back after a trip) start by themselves when the immigration officer lets you in at the airport.
Duration: Within 90 days of the day the visa is issued
Extension
Your university helps you extend online.
Duration: Before your permit ends
How You Get Your ITAS
You do not apply for the ITAS by itself. It comes with your student visa.
From Visa to ITAS
Sponsor applies online
A sponsor is a person or the university where you will study. Your sponsor applies for your student visa (code E30B).
The sponsor needs an account on the e-visa website (evisa.imigrasi.go.id).
Visa by email
You get your visa by email.
About 5 working days after the visa fee is paid.
Enter Indonesia
Your ITAS and re-entry permit start by themselves when you are let in at the airport.
Use the visa to enter Indonesia within 90 days of the day it is issued.
Report to your university
Your university finishes the immigration steps.
UGM asks new students to go to its OIA within one week of arriving.
Get your ITAS
Your electronic ITAS arrives by email.
Keep the email and a copy on your phone.
Extension Steps
Check your dates
At UI, confirm at least 1 month before your permit ends.
Send papers
Send your papers to your university's international office.
Photo and fingerprints
At UGM, you visit the immigration office after paying.
New permit
The extended ITAS is sent by email.
Papers to Extend Your ITAS
This list comes from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Your university may ask for a little more or less.
Papers for an ITAS Extension
Copy of passport
The pages with your photo and details.
Photos
A digital copy and 2 printed photos.
Latest ITAS
Your current stay permit.
Money letter
A financial support letter, only if you have no scholarship.
Personal statement
A short letter from you.
Transcript
From your faculty (a part of a university, such as Medicine).
Health letter
A letter from your doctor saying you are healthy.
Temporary residence letter (SKTT)
From the city records office.
Papers for an Exit Permit Only (EPO)
Copy of passport
The pages with your details.
ITAS
Your current stay permit.
Flight ticket
Your flight out of Indonesia.
Extension Step by Step
Based on the steps at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Your university may differ.
Extension Steps
Collect papers
Get your papers ready.
Key Activities:
- Copy of passport
- Photos
- Your latest ITAS
- Transcript
- Letter from a doctor saying you are healthy
Local letters
Get the letters from the police and the city records office.
Key Activities:
- Police registration letter (STM, Surat Tanda Melapor)
- Temporary residence letter from the city records office (SKTT, Surat Keterangan Tempat Tinggal)
New study permit
Your university asks the ministry to extend your study permit.
Key Activities:
- The extension waits for the ministry's study permit.
Pay and give fingerprints
Pay the bill, then visit the immigration office for your photo and fingerprints.
Key Activities:
- The fee depends on how long you extend.
- Students with an Indonesian government scholarship (KNB or TIAS) at UGM do not pay it.
New ITAS
Your extended permit arrives by email.
Key Activities:
- The new ITAS is sent by email.
What Slows It Down
Missing papers
Your university processes the extension only when all papers are complete.
Study permit
At UGM, the extension waits until the ministry issues your new study permit.
Keeping Your Permit Valid
Small steps keep your stay legal.
Good Habits
Keep papers current
Check your passport and ITAS dates.
Your passport should stay valid for your whole course.
Stay enrolled
Keep studying full time.
An extension needs a new study permit and your transcript.
Update your address
Tell your university if you move.
Your police registration letter (STM) and temporary residence letter (SKTT) list your address.
Mistakes to Avoid
Plan Ahead
Most extension work happens through your university, so answer its emails fast.
Stay Permit Questions
Short answers about the Limited Stay Permit (ITAS). Fees are in Indonesian rupiah (IDR).
Frequently Asked Questions
Official Links
Need More Help?
Your university's international office handles most permit steps for you. Ask it first.
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