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Residence permit E31

Keep the Family Together

A dependant permit that follows the main holder. Your partner and children live here on your permit, renewing when you renew.

Figures verified against imigrasi.go.id, Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi. Current for 2026.

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This visa in figures

From, all in
1,090 USD From, all in
Children qualify under
18 yrs Children qualify under
A KITAS or KITAP holder
1 sponsor A KITAS or KITAP holder
Work permitted
No Work permitted

What the Family KITAS actually is

The E31 exists because a main permit exists. It mirrors that permit, and it stands or falls on the relationship documents.

Where a foreigner is married to an Indonesian citizen the route is the Spouse KITAS instead, which carries limited work rights and a faster path to KITAP.

Spouse KITAS E31A
Follows the sponsor
The same duration and the same renewal cycle as the main holder.
Spouse and children
Children under 18, and parents in defined circumstances.
Study yes, work no
Employment requires a work based KITAS in their own right.
Apostille and translation
Certificates legalised, then sworn into Indonesian.

Who it is for

Dependants of someone who already holds a Bali permit.

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Partners

Of a Digital Nomad, Working, Investor or Retirement KITAS holder.

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Children under 18

Biological or legally adopted, on apostilled birth certificates.

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Parents

As dependants of the main holder, in defined circumstances.

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Whole families

Filed together, so everyone renews on one schedule.

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What it takes

The relationship documents decide this application. Everything else is routine.

Sponsor
A primary KITAS or KITAP holder as guarantor
Marriage certificate
Apostilled, with a sworn Indonesian translation
Birth certificate
Apostilled and translated, for each child
Sponsor documents
The main holder's permit and passport
Passport
Each dependant, valid 18 months or more recommended
Health insurance
Valid in Indonesia, per person
Photographs
Recent, plain background, per person
Biometrics
In person, per dependant

Legalising certificates in the wrong order is where families lose weeks. The apostille comes first and the sworn translation second.

What it costs

All in, government fees included. Requirements set by regulation, such as deposits and shareholdings, sit outside this and are yours to hold.

  • Family KITAS E31 Per dependant, all in From USD 1,090
  • Apostille and translation Set by the country of issue On request
  • Bali Tourist Levy Separate government charge, per person IDR 150,000
  • Sponsor permit Must already be held or filed alongside See KITAS

The figure is per dependant. Apostille costs are charged by the issuing country rather than by us.

How it goes

Five steps, and the second one runs in your home country.

  1. 01

    Confirm the sponsor

    The main holder's KITAS or KITAP must be in place or filed alongside.

  2. 02

    Legalise the certificates

    Apostille in the country of issue, then a sworn Indonesian translation.

  3. 03

    Filed together

    Dependants filed alongside or after the principal.

  4. 04

    Biometrics

    One appointment per dependant once here.

  5. 05

    Permits issued

    Matched to the sponsor dates, so the family renews on one schedule.

Against the Spouse KITAS E31A

Both are family routes. Who your partner is decides which one applies.

Sponsor

E31 Family
A foreign KITAS or KITAP holder
E31A Spouse
Your Indonesian spouse

Work rights

E31 Family
None
E31A Spouse
Certain work permitted

Duration

E31 Family
Follows the sponsor permit
E31A Spouse
One year, renewable

Route to KITAP

E31 Family
Through the sponsor
E31A Spouse
After two years

Best for

E31 Family
Families relocating together
E31A Spouse
Marriage to an Indonesian citizen

Married to an Indonesian citizen, the E31A. Married to a foreigner who holds a permit here, the E31. They are not interchangeable.

Read this part

Three things families get caught by

All three are document problems rather than money problems.

Apostille before translation

The sworn Indonesian translation is made from the apostilled document. Doing it the other way round means paying twice.

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Dependants cannot work

Study is permitted, employment is not. A partner who intends to earn needs their own work based permit.

Working KITAS E23

One renewal date

The family permits mirror the sponsor. Keeping them on one schedule stops a dependant lapsing alone.

Talk to us

Before you apply

Family KITAS questions

See the full FAQ

Move the whole family, once

Tell us who is coming and where the certificates were issued. We map the apostille chain and file every dependant onto one schedule.

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