Having your company employ expatriate workers or any foreign workers in Indonesia may seem complex. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a knowledge company should practice the correct terms to use foreign workers and working permits. In this article, we will discuss several guides to employ foreign workers in Indonesia correctly following provisions applied in Indonesia.
Foreign Worker Permit is a decree that contains regulations on the permission of Foreign Citizens (WNA) to work in companies in Indonesia. In this case, the intention of Foreign Workers (TKA) is a foreign citizen holding a visa to work in Indonesia.
Many foreigners mistakenly think that a work permit is the same as Limited Stay Permit Card (KITAS/ITAS). For a start, a working permit in Indonesia is called Expatriate Placement Hiring Plan (RPTKA). This document will be your ticket for legalization processed by Indonesian Immigration.
The ratification of the Plan for the Employment of Foreign Workers (RPTKA) is a document that details specific tasks, positions, and length of service of foreign nationals in Indonesia. The Government of Indonesia issued the Minister of Manpower Regulation No. 8/2021, which revised the Ministry of Manpower Regulation No. 10/2018 concerning the Procedure for Employment of Foreign workers. This latest regulation stipulates that RPTKA ap