An E28A Investor ITAS can support eligible investment, directorship and oversight activities in your Indonesian PT PMA. It does not make an ineligible business legal, and it does not replace the separate IDR 10 billion individual shareholding requirement described in the published E28A materials.
What is an Investor KITAS?
A PT PMA is an Indonesian limited liability company with foreign investment. A qualifying investor can use that company as their immigration sponsor.
The E28A investor visa leads to an ITAS, the limited stay permit commonly called a KITAS, for one or two years. It permits specified investment and business activities, including serving as a director or commissioner of the invested company. It is not unrestricted permission to take any job.
For someone building a real Lombok business, this can be a useful residence route. Buying a company-registration package alone is insufficient.
The three investment figures you must understand
Much confusion around an Investor KITAS application comes from treating three different financial requirements as interchangeable. They are connected, but they answer different questions.
1. The company’s investment plan
The general PMA investment threshold is more than IDR 10 billion, normally excluding land and buildings, per five-digit KBLI business classification and per project location. Sector-specific calculation rules apply.
2. The company’s paid-up capital
For most of 2025, the general minimum paid-up capital was IDR 10 billion. Regulation 5/2025, effective 2 October 2025, reduced this to IDR 2.5 billion per PT PMA unless another rule requires more.
3. Your individual shareholding
The published E28A requirement is at least IDR 10 billion in shares in the sponsoring company. This is your qualifying ownership, not simply the company’s investment plan.
Accommodation and certain property activities have important exceptions involving land and buildings. A Lombok villa project needs its own calculation, not a copied consultancy-company budget.
PMA KITAS requirements: your document checklist
Keep one shared folder with readable scans and matching spellings throughout the process.
Personal application documents
- Passport with the required remaining validity; the published E28A minimum is six months.
- Recent colour photograph, CV and itinerary.
- Three months of personal or sponsor bank statements showing at least USD 2,000 equivalent for living expenses.
- Visa application and sponsorship paperwork.
Company file to prepare with your advisers
- Incorporation deed, amendments and ministry approval establishing legal-entity status.
- Shareholder records demonstrating your qualifying investment.
- NIB business identification number, relevant OSS records and company tax number (NPWP).
- Registered-office details and evidence supporting your actual Lombok residential address.
- Applicable business licences and investment records.
The published E28A checklist also requests two months of company current-account statements. For companies younger than two months, it allows submission to immigration within 90 days after ITAS issuance. Ask about translations and legalisation before paying for them; requirements depend on the document and transaction.
Application process and a sensible timeline
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Check the business before forming the company
Choose the correct KBLI activities, verify foreign-ownership eligibility and investigate the intended premises. Accommodation, restaurant operations, property development and property management are different businesses. Ask for written confirmation of proposed shareholding and E28A eligibility.
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Establish and register the PT PMA
Your notary handles incorporation documents and legal-entity approval. Complete tax and OSS registration, obtain the NIB and address licences required for your activity and risk classification. Retain access to final documents, company accounts and filing systems.
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Submit the investor visa application
The sponsor submits the application through Indonesia’s official eVisa system. Immigration lists five working days after payment for E28A processing, but corrections and additional checks can extend the overall schedule. For a straightforward new company and visa project, allow around eight to twelve weeks as a planning allowance, not an official guarantee.
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Enter and complete local administration
Follow the entry deadline on your visa. For the offshore E28A route, ITAS and re-entry permission are issued automatically after immigration admits you. Check issued documents immediately, then arrange local civil registration and follow any reporting or attendance instructions.
Real costs: government fees versus agency packages
Investment capital is business funding. It is separate from the administrative cost of establishing the company and obtaining your permit.
Official E28A fees
| Government charge | One year | Two years |
|---|---|---|
| Visa | IDR 500,000 | IDR 500,000 |
| Verification | IDR 2,000,000 | IDR 2,000,000 |
| ITAS | IDR 3,000,000 | IDR 5,000,000 |
| Re-entry permit | IDR 1,500,000 | IDR 2,000,000 |
| Total | IDR 7,000,000 | IDR 9,500,000 |
KITAS for investors: Lombok-specific checks
Match the paperwork to the real location
Senggigi is in West Lombok, Kuta and Mandalika are in Central Lombok, and the three main tourist Gilis are in North Lombok. Identify the correct local licensing authority for the actual project.
Your company office, project and home can have different addresses, but each should be genuine and documented. Using a Bali-based adviser does not justify declaring a fictional Bali residence. For 2025, Mataram Immigration’s published jurisdiction covered Lombok’s four regencies and Mataram city; applicants should recheck jurisdiction before applying.
Check property permissions and Mandalika boundaries
For a villa or hospitality project, verify land rights, spatial-use compatibility, environmental requirements, and applicable building approval and occupancy documentation: PBG and SLF. An Investor KITAS is not evidence that a villa can legally operate commercially.
If someone offers Mandalika incentives, confirm that the actual plot falls within the special economic zone and that the project qualifies. Proximity alone is insufficient.
Ongoing obligations after approval
Build compliance into your operating budget:
- Investment reporting: PT PMA businesses generally submit quarterly LKPM reports through OSS, including during relevant preparation stages.
- Accounting and tax: maintain records and have an accountant identify company and personal filing obligations.
- Accurate records: update relevant authorities when addresses, passports, ownership or company details change.
- Renewals: track both stay-permit and re-entry validity, and start preparation early.
From 29 May 2025, immigration introduced mandatory in-person photographs and interviews for stay-permit extensions. Do not plan renewal on the assumption that an agent can handle everything remotely.
How to reduce the risk of rejection
The strongest application tells one consistent story: who owns the business, how it is funded, what it does and where it operates.
- Verify your individual shareholding before paying visa fees.
- Reconcile names, addresses, ownership figures and business activities across documents.
- Provide genuine funding records; avoid temporary “show money” arrangements.
- Ask advisers to identify outdated thresholds in older proposals.
- Request written deliverables, exclusions, correction fees and refund terms.
- Keep copies of submissions and government payment receipts.
Choose an adviser who asks detailed questions about your business. Promises of guaranteed approval deserve scrutiny.
Questions & answers
Is there a separate foreign investor stay permit for Lombok?
No. The E28A framework is national. Lombok affects local administration and project licensing, not the visa category.
Does buying a Lombok villa qualify me automatically?
No. A property transaction alone does not establish qualifying ownership in an eligible sponsoring PT PMA.
Can I work in my own business?
E28A permits specified investment, directorship and oversight activities. Do not assume it covers every operational job. Check intended duties before teaching diving, working restaurant shifts or providing paid services personally.
Is IDR 2.5 billion enough after October 2025?
It may meet the general company paid-up-capital minimum. It does not replace the separate IDR 10 billion individual shareholding requirement for E28A.
Sources
- Indonesian Immigration: E28A requirements, permitted activities and fees
- Ministry of Investment/BKPM Regulation 5/2025, including Articles 26 and 286
- UNCTAD: Indonesia lowers paid-up capital requirement, 2 October 2025
- Bali Visas price list, 4 March 2025
- Mataram Immigration office profile and jurisdiction
- Directorate General of Immigration: in-person stay-permit extensions from 29 May 2025
- Bali Visas E28A requirements and processing information, 2025 publication
Source links checked 4 October 2026. Requirements can change. Confirm the current requirements for an individual application, transaction or project.