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Indonesia prepares for publication golden visa. This special visa is a special facility for investors who wish to invest in Indonesia in order to obtain a residence permit for several years.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno revealed that currently the rules regarding golden visas are synchronized between ministries and institutions by the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment headed by Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan .

He said the government aimed for the rules for the golden visa to be finalized in July and the special visa to be issued immediately.

“Now the process for the golden visa is at the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment to be synchronized across KL. The hope is that by July everything will be completed,” Sandiaga said during the his meeting at the Presidential Palace in central Jakarta on Monday. (06/12/2023).

Meanwhile, the Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna Laoly, said that the golden visa would later be based on a presidential regulation (Perpres). Currently, there is a revision of the old Perpres regarding visas to realize the issuance of a golden visa.

“It is again about writing the revision of the Perpres. The president has asked that it be immediately in June,” Yasonna said when met at the same place.

On the other hand, Minister of Investment/Head of Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Bahlil Lahadalia once said that golden visa could be a government strategy to attract investors so that they can inject money. money for a long time as part of Indonesia’s economic development. development.

According to him, golden visas can also attract people with specific specifications and expertise to live and work in Indonesia. His party also strongly supports the golden visa to be implemented immediately in Indonesia.

“We on the investment side have responded very positively to this, it’s very good so that in the future people who want to enter Indonesia don’t have to keep applying for visas. Give it to him an investment of IDR 30-40 billion, give them a visa for 5 or 10 years, this is just an example, yes, the wording is regulated Immigration,” Bahlil said during a meeting in the area. from the presidential palace, in central Jakarta, last Wednesday (31/5/2023).

Previously, the Director General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Silmy Karim, once explained that a golden visa is a special visa that allows a person to obtain a residence permit or citizenship in another country simply by making an investment.

He explained that there is a residence permit of 5 to 10 years for foreign nationals who wish to invest in Indonesia.

“In the near future, this is under discussion. This golden visa offers business and residence permits of 5 and 10 years for foreign nationals with a certain amount of property or investment. A real investment, yeah, not a documentary investment,” Silmy said. to reporters from the Class I Immigration Office for TPI Soekarno-Hatta, Tangerang, Banten, last Tuesday (28/3/2023).

Silmy explained that the golden visa that was to be launched was very important. He gave the example of several countries that have used golden visas, such as Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.

“Why is it important because we want a lot of money to come into Indonesia through efforts to facilitate immigration. Like Singapore did, UAE did and other developed countries like Canada and America,” Silmy said.

(p/das)