Start with the intended business activity and the role you will have in it. Then check the company structure, property arrangement, immigration basis and recurring administration as one connected plan. The right sequence depends on your facts; there is no single legal order for every investor.
Questions before commitments
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What are you trying to build?
Describe the product or service, where it will operate, who it will serve and whether the plan is a new venture, an investment in an existing business or a property-linked activity.
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What activity will the company perform?
The real activity matters before choosing a business classification. In Indonesia, KBLI is the classification used for business activities, while NIB is the business identification number issued through OSS. Activity, risk and sector can affect the permissions to check.
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Does the plan need a company?
A PT PMA is commonly used to describe an Indonesian limited liability company with foreign investment. Whether it is the appropriate structure depends on the activity, ownership conditions, capital plan and how the business will operate.
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What property does the plan require?
Decide whether you need a home, office, shop, warehouse, land or another arrangement. Identify the legal right offered, the proposed holder, intended use, access and any approvals to coordinate before signing or paying.
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What will you personally do in Indonesia?
Separate ownership, directorship, employment, management and day-to-day work. The activity you perform must fit the relevant immigration and foreign-worker requirements; an investment or stay permission does not automatically authorize every kind of work.
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What happens after the business starts?
Plan how records, bookkeeping, management information and agreed administrative or tax-related responsibilities will be handled. Confirm the scope with the people responsible before relying on a recurring service.
Information to prepare
Business plan
A plain-language description of the activity, customers, location, revenue model and intended start date.
Investor role
Your nationality, current location, proposed shareholding, director role and the activities you expect to perform.
Property facts
The address or area, proposed arrangement, intended use, documents already offered and any deadline.
Company status
Whether a company already exists, its current activity, available records and any registration or licensing already completed.
Do not send sensitive documents in the first enquiry. A summary is enough to identify the questions. Do not include passport scans, bank details, passwords or private keys in the contact form.
How the decisions connect
| Decision | Why it affects the next question |
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| Business activity | It guides the activity classification, ownership review and licensing questions. |
| Company structure | It affects who operates the business, who holds rights and which administration follows. |
| Property arrangement | The holder, use and location may need to fit the company and the permitted activity. |
| Investor role | Your actual work and stay plan must be reviewed against the correct immigration and work permissions. |
Where Perwira Visa can help
Perwira Visa can discuss the plan, help organize the relevant administrative questions and coordinate agreed work within the confirmed scope. Start with the service closest to your next decision:
PT PMA and company setup
Work through the business activity, company questions, licensing path and preparation.
Property and land
Identify what is being offered and which checks or professionals need to be involved.
Visas and stay
Connect the purpose of travel or residence with the relevant permission to stay.
Accounting support
Discuss records and recurring administration handled directly by Perwira Visa staff within an agreed scope.
Official sources to check
Rules and procedures can change. Use the relevant official page for the current detail and discuss your specific facts before acting.
- Directorate General of Immigration: visa application information
- Directorate General of Immigration: stay permits
- OSS: business activity classifications and licensing context
- Directorate General of Legal Administration: limited liability company information
Sources checked 26 September 2026. This guide is general information, not a decision on eligibility or a substitute for professional advice on a specific transaction.