Updated August 11, 2026

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The Second Home visa

Indonesian residencySecond Home

A visa for five or ten years to live in Indonesia. There is no need to invest in a business or buy property — the funds stay in your account. The family lives alongside you for the same term.

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The conditions are checked against Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration
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We run the visa, the KITAS and the renewal

5 or 10 yearsThe term of stay

No investmentThe funds stay yours

The family togetherA spouse and children alongside you

01 / About the program

How the Second Home visa works

Indonesia introduced this visa to attract well-off foreigners and pensioners for a long stay. There is one requirement and it is clear: evidenced funds in an account. The programme requires neither a business nor the purchase of property.

Funds in an account, not an investment

The account of the applicant or of a guarantor is evidenced, holding no less than 2 billion rupiah. The money stays yours: the state does not take it.

Five or ten years

The permitted term of stay is set when the visa is issued. It is one of the longest horizons among the programmes of South-East Asia.

A passport valid 36 months ahead

A formal but strict requirement: the passport must be valid for at least three years at the moment of filing.

The visa must be used within 90 days

Once issued the visa is valid for a limited time: you have to enter within ninety days or it lapses.

02 / What you get

What the Second Home visa gives you

A long term of stay

Five or ten years of residence with no annual renewal — a rarity for the region.

No investment in the economy

There is no need to open a company or buy property: funds in an account are evidenced.

Life on Bali and Java

The status makes it possible to live in the country lawfully instead of renewing tourist visas every two months.

The family together

A spouse and children are arranged as accompanying family members under the immigration service’s rules.

A low cost of living

Housing, food and services cost markedly less than in Europe, with infrastructure well developed for foreigners.

A base in Asia

A convenient point for travel around the region and for working with Asian markets.

A preliminary assessment

Calculate the budget for your family

Set out who is applying with you. With the calculation you get the full Indonesian picture: the requirements, the budget for the move, the timelines and a plan of action.

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The full calculation for your situation
The timeline for each stage of the process
A plan of action: where to start

The Indonesian Second Home visa and a set of documents

03 / Why people apply

Why people arrange the Second Home visa

The visa is taken by those already living in Indonesia on tourist renewals who want a lawful long status, and by those planning a move to Bali.

An end to visa runs

Instead of constant renewals and border trips — a lawful status for five or ten years.

A clear requirement

One figure in an account instead of evaluative criteria and interviews.

The climate and the cost of living

The tropics all year round and a budget on which quality of life beats Europe for the same money.

The funds stay yours

This is neither a contribution nor an investment: the money sits in the account and works for you.

A family move

A spouse and children obtain an accompanying status and live in the country together with the applicant.

An Asian hub

Direct flights around the region, convenient for those working with Asia remotely.

04 / Travel

What the Second Home visa gives you

The visa gives a long lawful stay in Indonesia, but it is not citizenship and does not lead to it.

Mode 01

Indonesia for 5 or 10 years

Residence in the country for the term set. The visa must be used within 90 days of the date of issue.

Mode 02

Leaving and returning

The procedure for multiple entry depends on the type of permission issued; the conditions are checked when the KITAS is arranged.

Mode 03

Work needs a separate permit

The status is not a work visa. Employment in Indonesia requires a different type of permission.

Mode 04

The rest of the world on your own passport

Travel to third countries is governed by your passport of citizenship.

Sources: the rules of Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration on the Second Home visa and the procedure for filing through the immigration service portal.

05 / The composition of the application

Who can obtain the status

The main applicant evidences the funds and the family is arranged as accompanying members. Open a row to see the conditions.

Funds in an account from 2 billion rupiah
A passport valid for at least 36 months
The application through the immigration service portal
Entry within 90 days of the date the visa was issued

Arranged as an accompanying family member
A marriage certificate, legalised and translated
The term of the status matches that of the main applicant

Arranged as accompanying family members
Birth certificates with legalisation
They study in Indonesia’s international schools

06 / Cost

What funds have to be evidenced

There is one requirement: the account of the applicant or of a guarantor holding no less than two billion rupiah. The programme requires no investment.

A stay of 5 years · the base version

2,000,000,000 IDR

≈ $130,000

The term of stay 5 years

The account of the applicant or of a guarantor holding from 2 billion rupiah
A passport valid for at least 36 months
The visa is used within 90 days of the date of issue
The application is filed through the immigration service portal

A stay of 10 years · a long horizon

2,000,000,000 IDR

≈ $130,000

The term of stay 10 years

The same requirement as to funds; the term of stay is set when the visa is issued
It suits those moving for a long time who do not plan to change status
The funds must stay evidenced for the whole term
Accompanying family members are arranged by separate applications

The version of the status

The main applicant

Spouse

Minor children

The conditions follow the rules of Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration. The rupiah rate moves, so the dollar equivalent is given as a guide. On top of evidencing the funds come the visa fees, arranging the KITAS, the insurance, the housing and the support.

07 / Comparison

Indonesia against its neighbours

Among the Asian programmes Indonesia gives a long term with a moderate requirement as to funds.

	Indonesia	Malaysia	Thailand	The UAE	Cyprus F
What is evidenced	an account from 2bn rupiah	a deposit from $150,000	a deposit of 800,000 baht	an income of AED 180,000	income from abroad
The term of the status	5 or 10 years	5–20 years	1 year	5 years	indefinite
Buying a home	Not required	Compulsory	Not required	Optional	Not required
An age requirement	none	from 25	from 50	from 55	none
A path to citizenship	No	No	No	No	7 years

The conditions are given as at the date this page was updated. The dollar equivalent of the sum depends on the rupiah rate.

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10 / How it works

How the process works

STEP 1

Checking the conditions

We check the validity of the passport, the structure of the funds and whose account will serve as the evidence — yours or a guarantor’s.

STEP 2

Preparing the evidence of funds

A bank statement for a sum from 2 billion rupiah or the equivalent, with translation and legalisation to the service’s requirements.

STEP 3

Filing through the portal

The application is made through the web portal of Indonesia’s immigration service, with the documents uploaded.

STEP 4

The visa is issued and you enter

After approval the visa is issued with a limited window for use: you have to enter within 90 days.

STEP 5

Arranging the KITAS

After entry the stay permit is arranged, along with registration at an address and the local documents.

STEP 6

Support for the status

We watch that the conditions hold, arrange the accompanying family members and prepare the renewal.

Five or ten years of status with no investment — only evidenced funds in an account.

IndonesiaSouth-East AsiaThe Directorate General of Immigration

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11 / Our role

Why people arrange Second Home with us

The requirement looks simple, but applications are turned down over the form the evidence of funds takes and over missed windows for using the visa.

We prepare the evidence of funds

The service looks at the form of the statement and at whose account it is. We prepare the document the way it is accepted.

We watch the deadlines

The visa lapses if you do not enter within 90 days. We plan the filing around your real timetable for the move.

We arrange the family

Accompanying family members are filed by separate applications: we gather the documents of relationship in advance.

We stay with you after entry

The KITAS, registration at an address, a bank account and the questions around renewing the status.

12 / Team

Who runs the Indonesian residency process

The application is run by a permanent team: a lawyer for the programme, a documents specialist and a family coordinator.

Irena SokolovskaHead of Europe OfficeThe strategy for the programme and complex cases

Martin DvorzhakDocument Processing SpecialistRunning the application legally and the documents

Hanna BergerTrusts and Succession AdvisorTax residency and structure

Darya MelnikSenior Investment Migration AdvisorCoordinating the family and contact at every stage

15 / Materials

Useful materials on Indonesia

Materials on the Second Home visa: the requirements as to funds, the documents and the order of filing through the portal.

The main materialPresentation

Indonesia’s Second Home visa

The presentation gathers the essentials: the requirement as to funds, the terms of stay, the documents and the process after entry.

Inside:

what sum is required in the account
how five years differ from ten
what the requirements are for the passport
which relatives are arranged together with you
how the application is filed through the portal
what to do after entry
how work with BRIDGES is organised

PDF · free · current as of August 2026

A short check: whether the funds are enough, whether the passport qualifies and whether your plans for the move fit the window for using the visa.

The list for the applicant and the accompanying family members, marking what has to be translated and legalised.

We calculate the fees, the arrangements, the housing and the support.

All the materials are updated regularly by our team and are used when supporting BRIDGES clients.

16 / News

What matters to know

2026-08-11

The evidence of funds for the Second Home visa is the account of the applicant or of a guarantor holding no less than 2 billion rupiah or the equivalent.

2026-08-11

The term of stay is 5 or 10 years; the visa itself must be used within 90 days of the date of issue.

Worth having

Download the Indonesia checklist

The short document we give clients before the start: the requirements, the documents, the stages and the timelines.

Inside the document

The sum in the account and the form of evidence
The windows for using the visa and for the stay
The current conditions for 2026

We will send it after a short form - no call or obligation.

17 / Questions

Answers to common questions

The account of the applicant or of a guarantor is evidenced, holding no less than 2 billion rupiah — around 130 thousand dollars at the current rate. The money stays yours: it is neither a contribution nor an investment.

The permitted stay is five or ten years and is set when the visa is issued. The visa itself, meanwhile, must be used within ninety days of the date of issue.

No. Unlike Malaysia’s MM2H, buying a home is not required: evidencing funds in an account is enough.

The Second Home visa is not a work visa. Employment requires a separate permit under the ordinary rules.

The passport must be valid for at least thirty-six months at the moment of filing. It is a formal but compulsory condition.

A spouse and minor children are arranged as accompanying family members by separate applications. The documents of relationship are legalised and translated.

No. It is a long-term stay; Indonesian citizenship is not granted along this line, and the country does not recognise dual citizenship for adults.

Living there more than 183 days in a year, yes, under the local rules. The tax consequences are worked out before the move, together with an adviser.

Preparing the documents and filing through the portal usually takes a few weeks. After that what matters is entering the country within ninety days of the date the visa was issued.

The programme sets no restrictions on citizenship. The practical part is transferring the funds and evidencing their origin for the bank.

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Anna Kovalevskaya, lead lawyer at BRIDGES GLOBAL

Anna KovalevskayaLead lawyer, citizenship and residency, 12 years of practice