Investor KITAS 2026: residency through your own company
The investor KITAS is a 1–2 year residence permit for shareholders, directors and commissioners of a PT PMA. It carries the right to run your own company without a separate work permit. The basis is a registered PT PMA and your stake in it: at least IDR 10 billion under the official eVisa requirement. Unbroken status opens a route to KITAP.
Updated: 25 August 2026 · Verified by the Malina Visa team
What the investor KITAS gives you
This is a residence permit for business owners in Indonesia — shareholders, directors and commissioners of PT PMA companies. The key feature: it combines residency with the right to run your own company, and no separate work permit is needed for that.
- ✓Valid 1–2 years, renewable, multiple entry
- ✓The right to work in your own company without a separate work permit
- ✓Issued to PT PMA shareholders, directors and commissioners
- ✓A route towards KITAP if the status runs unbroken
Thresholds: stake and capital
The basis for the status is a registered PT PMA and your share in its capital. The threshold is set by immigration and checked at filing.
- ✓Investor’s shareholding — from IDR 10 billion (official eVisa requirement)
- ✓Company capital — from IDR 10 billion
- ✓Exact figures depend on the structure: they are calculated for your company and your role
This is not a payment to the state but capital in your own business. If the company does not exist yet, registering a PT PMA is a separate project with its own timeline: how it works is set out in How to open a PT PMA, and the comparison of structures in PT PMA or a local PT.
The route from scratch
If you have no business in Indonesia yet, the order matters — the status cannot come before the company.
The pre-investment visa gives 180 days, extendable up to a year — enough to study the market, find partners and prepare the structure without living on tourist visas.
Founding documents, NIB, licences for your line of business, a company account.
Your personal share of the capital must be paid in and evidenced.
Issued on the strength of the founding documents and proof of your stake.
On the pre-investment visa and its extensions, see the D12 visa.
Documents
- ✓A passport with plenty of validity left
- ✓A personal photo
- ✓PT PMA founding documents and proof of your stake
- ✓The company's corporate documents
Pricing is individual — it depends on nationality, company structure and timing. We assemble the corporate side together with our legal team, licences and accounting included: a PT PMA must keep its books from the first month, even before trading begins.
Investor KITAS or golden visa
Both grant long-term residency on the basis of capital, but the thresholds differ by an order of magnitude.
- ✓The investor KITAS — 1–2 years, tied to your PT PMA, stake threshold from IDR 10 billion. The most accessible entry for people running a real business in Bali
- ✓The golden visa — 5 or 10 years, from USD 350,000, with no sponsor at all. For capital that works in securities or on deposit
- ✓Second Home — 5 or 10 years on proof of funds, with no company to open
Frequently asked questions
Who can get an investor KITAS?
Shareholders, directors and commissioners of a PT PMA company. The basis is a registered company and your share in its capital.
What are the financial thresholds?
The official eVisa requirement: the investor’s shareholding in the company must be at least IDR 10 billion. Exact figures depend on the company's structure and your role, and are calculated case by case.
Can I work on an investor KITAS?
You can run your own company — no separate work permit is required for that. You cannot take a job with an unrelated employer; that needs a work KITAS.
What if I do not have a company yet?
The standard route is a D12 pre-investment visa for the groundwork, then PT PMA registration, paying in your stake, and the KITAS. We support every step, licences and accounting included.
Does the investor KITAS lead to permanent residence?
Yes — with unbroken status it opens a route to KITAP, permanent residence. The conditions and timelines are covered in our separate article on KITAP.
We will run the thresholds against your structure
We look at your stake and the company's capital, tell you whether you clear the thresholds, and map the route — from a D12 through to the KITAS.
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