Immigration update: Indonesia | New insurance requirement for short-term work permit application
The Indonesian government has implemented new insurance requirement for foreign workers who will be working for a short-term period (6 months or less).
Who are affected?
Employers who will hire short-term foreign worker.
Impact
The insurance is required to protect short-term foreign workers’ rights while they live and work in Indonesia.
• Employers must purchase ASTAKA (Insurance of Foreign Worker) before hiring short-term foreign workers.
• The employers must take the following steps:
- Register their company through the ASTAKA website https://astaka.id/
- Purchase insurance.
- Activate the insurance after it is issued.
• Through ASTAKA, the employer will be able to process the registration and issuance of insurance policies, claim, refund, activation of policies and any other related matters online.
• ASTAKA insurance cannot be substituted with foreign workers’ personal health insurance issued in their home country.
• The employers can choose coverage ASTAKA insurance period as follows:
- 1 month : IDR 762,000
- 3 months : IDR 1,715,000
- 6 months : IDR 2,477,000
Implementation
The electronic insurance policy certificate is required to apply for short-term work permit application starting from 8 November 2022.
Santa Fe recommendation
Employers in Indonesia who will hire short-term foreign workers must take note of the new insurance requirements and complete the registration in a timely manner to avoid any potential delay with the new short-term work permit application.
Should you have any questions, please contact:
Wijayanti
Immigration Services Manager
Santa Fe Relocation
Indonesia
D: +62 21 782 2428
E: Wijayanti@santaferelo.com
Robert Day
Group Head of Immigration Operations
Santa Fe Relocation
London, UK
D: +44 7990 021125
E: robert.day@santaferelo.com
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