What is Alih Status in Bali Indonesia Visas

In Bali (Indonesia), Alih Status (Change of Status) is the legal immigration process that allows a foreigner to change their Indonesian stay permit from one type to another without leaving the country, provided the conversion is explicitly permitted under Indonesian Immigration Law and approved by Immigration authorities.

In practice, it most commonly refers to:

• ITK → ITAS: converting an Izin Tinggal Kunjungan (Visit Stay Permit) into an Izin Tinggal Terbatas (Limited Stay Permit, commonly called “KITAS/ITAS”).
• ITAS → ITAP: converting an ITAS (KITAS) into an Izin Tinggal Tetap (Permanent Stay Permit, commonly called “KITAP/ITAP”).

Indonesia’s Immigration Law explicitly recognizes that a stay permit can be “alih status,” and specifies the main conversions (ITK→ITAS and ITAS→ITAP).

Alih Status from ITK (Visit Stay Permit) to ITAS (KITAS)

Who can qualify (the accepted purposes)

Immigration’s official guidance lists that Alih Status ITK → ITAS may be granted for ITK holders who will conduct activities such as:

• expert/skills (tenaga ahli)
• work/employment (pekerja)
• clergy (rohaniwan)
• foreign investment (penanaman modal asing)
• scientific research
• education
• family unification
• repatriation
• second home
• medical treatment
• humanitarian/public-benefit reasons

The biggest limitation (very important)

If your ITK comes from Visa on Arrival (VOA/e-VOA) or Bebas Visa Kunjungan (visa-free entry), it cannot be converted into another stay permit via Alih Status.

This is stated both on the Immigration “Stay Permit” guidance page and also in an Immigration news explainer (VOA vs Visit Visa), which clearly says ITK from VOA cannot be “alih status” to ITAS.

When to apply

Immigration states the application should be filed no later than 30 days before the ITK expires.

There’s also a practical protection: if you submitted the Alih Status request and paid the immigration fee before your ITK expires, it won’t be treated as overstay even if the decision finishes after your ITK end date.

Who applies and where (online + Immigration office workflow)

Immigration’s process description (high level) is:

• application submission
• photo capture
• payment verification
• the Head of Immigration Office forwards the request to the Director General (approval layer)

Key operational notes:

• The office will notify you electronically once documents are received.
• If documents are wrong/incomplete, Immigration gives a short window to fix them (stated as 2 days in the official guidance); otherwise it can be rejected.

Core documents (common pattern)

Immigration lists general requirements such as:

• valid passport (with visa/entry stamp/your current ITK)
• sponsorship/guarantee evidence if you have a sponsor (Penjamin)
• sponsor’s ID/Family Card (KTP/KK) if applicable

Then “special requirements” follow the target ITAS purpose/visa index (work, family, investment, etc.).

Alih Status from ITAS (KITAS) to ITAP (KITAP)

Alih Status ITAS → ITAP is also covered on Immigration’s official “Stay Permit” guidance page, including a similar workflow (submission, photo, payment verification, and forwarding/decision steps) plus a clearly stated document-correction window (2 days) and an official processing-time statement.

It’s more document-heavy because Immigration may ask for:

• evidence that your underlying status is still valid and compliant (for example, family relationship proof, company validity, permits, financial evidence), and
• in some cases, evidence of “renewed commitments” depending on the ITAP basis.

Government fees (PNBP) you should expect

Alih Status itself leads to issuance of a new stay permit (and often a re-entry permit). Immigration publishes PNBP tables for:

• ITAS (various durations)
• ITAP
• Izin Masuk Kembali (Re-Entry Permit)

Example headline figures from the official fee table include:

• ITAS up to 1 year: Rp 3,000,000 (per application)
• ITAS up to 2 years: Rp 5,000,000
• ITAP up to 5 years: Rp 7,000,000; ITAP up to 10 years: Rp 12,000,000
• Re-entry permit up to 1 year: Rp 1,500,000; up to 2 years: Rp 2,000,000

Read more: All You Need to Know About PNBP in Bali Visas