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Chat with Bali Zero on WhatsAppIndonesia's Second Home Visa program — commonly referred to as the Second Home KITAS — has been substantially overhauled by a series of ministerial an
Indonesia's Second Home Visa program — commonly referred to as the Second Home KITAS — has been substantially overhauled by a series of ministerial and parliamentary instruments between 2023 and 2025, creating one of the most clearly codified long-stay frameworks the country has ever offered to foreign nationals.
Under Permenkumham No. 22 Tahun 2023, the program was formally reclassified within the national visa index as the E33 series. Two primary tracks exist: E33A for applicants who purchase qualifying Indonesian property, and E33B for those who place a qualifying deposit in an Indonesian state-owned bank (BUMN). Permenkumham No. 11 Tahun 2024 then established the operational parameters, specifying under Pasal 105 Ayat (10) that the resulting stay permit may be issued for either five or ten years — a durational flexibility that sets the Second Home KITAS apart from most other long-stay categories in the region.
A significant procedural change came with Permenimipas No. 5 Tahun 2025, which formally revoked the earlier guarantor rules under Permenkumham 36/2021. Under Pasal 191 of the new regulation, Second Home Visa applicants are explicitly exempted from the requirement of securing a local Indonesian guarantor. In its place, an Immigration Guarantee (Jaminan Keimigrasian) — satisfied by the bank deposit or property investment itself — now fulfils the sponsorship function. This change removes a long-standing administrative friction point that had complicated applications for applicants without established Indonesian business ties.
The passage of UU No. 63 Tahun 2024, which amends Indonesia's primary Immigration Law (UU 6/2011), introduced another material simplification: the Multiple Exit Re-entry Permit (MERP) is now automatically integrated into the KITAS upon issuance. Holders no longer need to apply and pay separately for re-entry authorisation — a procedural step that previously caught many applicants off-guard after receiving their permit.
For Bali specifically, Perda Provinsi Bali No. 2 Tahun 2025 imposes a local property value floor of Rp 5 billion for the property-track (E33A) application — more than double the national threshold of Rp 2 billion for strata title (Hak Pakai) acquisitions. This regional regulation reflects Bali's ongoing effort to manage property market dynamics and position the island's residential foreign-investment segment toward higher-value transactions. Separately, active Second Home KITAS holders residing in Bali are legally exempt from the provincial Rp 150,000 Tourist Levy, provided the exemption is processed through the official provincial system, distinguishing them formally from short-stay visitors. Finally, PP No. 31 Tahun 2013 preserves a pathway to permanent residency: holders who maintain three consecutive years of Second Home KITAS residence may apply to convert to a Permanent Stay Permit (KITAP) under Pasal 173.
The Second Home KITAS has matured into the most credible long-term residency instrument Indonesia has produced for foreign nationals — but the gap between national regulation and Bali's local enforcem
ent continues to catch applicants off guard. The Rp 5 billion local property threshold in Bali is not a soft guideline; it is enforceable regional law under Perda No. 2/2025, and applicants who struct
ure their property purchase around the Rp 2 billion national figure will find their applications stalled at the Bali immigration office.
The abolition of the local guarantor requirement is genuinely significant. It removes a dependency that was commercially murky — guarantors were often sourced through informal networks — and replaces it with a clean, auditable financial instrument. Paired with the automatic MERP integration, the administrative burden of maintaining a Second Home KITAS is now materially lower than it was two years ago.
For clients weighing the five-year versus ten-year option, the decision is less about cost and more about flexibility: Indonesian immigration policy has shown itself capable of revision on relatively short cycles, and locking into a ten-year instrument means riding out whatever regulatory changes the next decade brings. We counsel clients to model both scenarios against their medium-term Bali plans before committing.
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