KITAP Visa Application taking 9 months

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directoratthenumberschef Member

Member since 25 May 2022

directoratthenumberschefMember31 May 2022 07:47:48

Hello everyone,

My name is Peter and I am a newbie to this platform. I say hello to everyone.

I have applied for a Sponsor KITAP visa (marriage visa) back in August 2021 through the local Immigration Office. It is 9 months later and I am still waiting for a reply. The local Immigration Office keeps telling me that the visa application is still being processed by Jakarta. Two months of this period were due to me having to obtain a new passport.

Does anyone have any contacts in the Jakarta office of Immigration to find out what is happening? Your assistance and advice will be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,

Peter

Fred Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert31 May 2022 10:26:34

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Immigration will not give information about individual cases

wyngrove60 Serial expat

Member since 08 May 2021

wyngrove60Serial expat06 June 2022 10:37:41

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That's really long. My last one expired in October and I applied 2 months in advance, and got it in December, so about 4 months wait in total. Personally I wouldn't try to contact聽 a different immigration office to check what is happening because possibly your local immigration office might not be happy and secondly I don't think Jakarta is going to entertain your enquiries. What I was told from my local immigration office is that all applicants had to wait a long time, not just me. I assume you have had your photo taken and paid for the KITAP already? What are they telling you?

Jimbarat Member

Member since 11 June 2022

JimbaratMember11 June 2022 07:31:32

@directoratthenumberschef

This seems far too long to wait. Which immigration office are you dealing with? My retirement KITAP took less than 2 months to process in March 22 by my Bali sponsor. I think even a spouse sponsored visa shouldn't take much longer.

wyngrove60 Serial expat

Member since 08 May 2021

wyngrove60Serial expat14 June 2022 00:33:59

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If the OP has already come in to have his photo taken and paid the Kitap fee it means that his Kitap has already been approved. All he can do is call his local immigration office from time to time to check on when it will be ready to pick up.

directoratthenumberschef Member

Member since 25 May 2022

directoratthenumberschefMember20 June 2022 04:07:24

@Jimbarat I have finally got my KITAP visa last week after 10 months. Thank you for your comment.

directoratthenumberschef Member

Member since 25 May 2022

directoratthenumberschefMember20 June 2022 04:08:39

@wyngrove60 Thank you for your reply. The fee was paid in August 2021 and the photos were taken at the local immigration office in October 2021. I received KITAP visa late last week.

bennl Contributor

Member since 13 October 2021

bennlContributor20 June 2022 04:25:27

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@directoratthenumberschef ; congrats, welcome to the club 馃憤馃徎

wyngrove60 Serial expat

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wyngrove60Serial expat20 June 2022 21:25:39

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@directoratthenumberschef

Congrats. You've got the Kitap now and actually that's all that matters.

BaliTiger Active member

Member since 06 July 2019

BaliTigerActive member05 July 2022 00:27:11

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@directoratthenumberschef

Hi Peter,

From talking to our agent yesterday,聽 no retirement visas have been on offer since they shut them down for covid.聽 Sandi said that they should be starting them up again soon as well as the new digital nomad visa.

We are starting our KITAP in December and once they start the program again, the visa should take only 3 days.

If you want Sandi's number here in Bali, I can give that to you privately. (We did our B211a visa from Australia and that took 3 days. Sandi was checked out by my friend in Bali and has proved to be a wonderful agent. We just sent the documents by email).

Fred Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert05 July 2022 03:19:29

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28596

If you want Sandi's number here in Bali, I can give that to you privately. (We did our B211a visa from Australia and that took 3 days. Sandi was checked out by my friend in Bali and has proved to be a wonderful agent. We just sent the documents by email).
- @BaliTiger

Retirement visa costs come up a lot so good recommendations are always welcome.

As long as you aren't making a buck in commission AND you have his permission to do so, you can share his contact details here in the form of a website. It's better not to share mobile numbers or emails聽 on the open forums as the poor sods will get spammed to merry hell if you do.

What sort of money does he charge?

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