No KITAS for foreign workers

balinews

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has ordered that the requirements for foreigners working in Indonesia to master Indonesian and to hold a Temporary Stay Permit (KITAS) be scrapped. Jokowi said in a recent Cabinet meeting that the two rules hampered the government’s efforts to create a conducive climate for investors. Cabinet Secretary Pramono Agung said Jokowi had demanded that all regulations which impeded investment be removed. “He does not only mean regulations from the central government but also from regional administrations, including regional regulations,” Pramono said, as quoted by the Cabinet secretary’s website, www.setkab.go.id, on Thursday. The requirement for foreign workers in Indonesia to be able to speak Indonesian is stated in Manpower Ministry Regulation No. 12/2013. Meanwhile, the requirement to hold a KITAS is mentioned in the 2011 Immigration Law. - See more at: No language or KITAS requirements for foreign workers: Jokowi | The Jakarta Post No language or KITAS requirements for foreign workers: Jokowi | The Jakarta Post

davita

My post on 25th Aug here, read by over 90 members..... refers to this balinews above:... [I]I'm confused by the latest comments in the news that the RI Gov't will no longer require Expats to be qualified in bahasa Indonesia prior to being eligible for employment. My understanding is that requirement was only at the proposal level and not even a standard exam has yet been issued. Has anyone been measured for this standard before getting an IMTA? If so....what's the big deal that they've rescinded something that wasn't established in the first place... It's the same with 'allowing foreign residents to own property'. What they seem to be hashing around is 'extended leases'.... as there is no comment to permit foreigners to own land. Owning a lease is NOT the same as owning a property....no matter the length of the lease. Seems either the media, or the politicians, are as confused as I am.[/I] The rest is gobbledygook..... Indonesia style...yummy but not healthy.

spicyayam

With the rupiah continuing to slide, maybe the government is starting to realize the effects of recent decisions/indecisions and complete backflips.