# Indonesia/Bali: Remote Worker KITAS (E33G) > Remote Worker Visa E33G: requirements, USD 60,000 income threshold, one-year KITAS for Bali, and tax nuances of the 183-day rule. Author: Алёна Дунаева — юрист, Family Office (https://wiki.private.law/authors/dunaeva) Last modified: 2026-07-21T09:32:00.000Z Canonical: https://wiki.private.law/en/indonesia-nomad-visa Topics: migration Jurisdictions: global Semantic tags: digital-nomad-visa, residence-permit --- ## Context For years remote workers came to Indonesia on tourist and socio-cultural visas and worked in a grey zone: those visas did not contemplate work at all. In April 2024 the Directorate General of Immigration introduced a dedicated category — the Remote Worker Visa with index E33G, commonly called the digital nomad KITAS. It is Indonesia's first status that expressly allows a foreigner to live in the country while working for an employer abroad. ## What the E33G Is The E33G belongs to the KITAS family — temporary stay permits. The visa is issued for one year, allows multiple entries and is extendable. The state's logic is transparent: legalise the presence of in-demand professionals while keeping them out of the local labour market. Hence the key condition — income comes from sources outside Indonesia. ## Who Qualifies and the Conditions The visa targets employees of foreign companies and freelancers with foreign clients; the gravitational centre is Bali. The core requirements: verified annual income from US$60,000 (about $5,000 a month), a bank balance of roughly $2,000 over the last three months, a passport valid at least six months, health insurance, a CV and a contract with a foreign employer or proof of a foreign company. Indonesian-source income and local work are excluded: payment in rupiah or services to local clients already fall outside the status. The visa must be used for entry within 90 days; at the border it converts into the KITAS — the temporary stay permit. ## The Tax Side The visa itself carries no tax benefits. As a general rule, a person spending more than 183 days in Indonesia over twelve months — or intending to reside there — becomes a [tax resident](https://wiki.private.law/en/tax-residency-basics) taxed on worldwide income. Since 2025 practice has hardened: the tax administration treats holding a KITAS as evidence of intent to reside (overviews link this to a circular cited as PER-23/PJ/2025, though the document number is not confirmed in primary sources — the operative base remains Art. 2 of the Income Tax Law and PMK 18/2021), and an E33G holder risks being deemed resident effectively from arrival, without waiting for the 183-day threshold. Whether foreign income is actually taxed depends on the length of stay, the income source and the applicable double-tax treaty; in dual-residency cases the treaty tie-breaker decides. The popular "zero tax for nomads" claim has nothing to do with the E33G status itself. > 💡 The E33G legalises remote work in Indonesia, while tax status is determined separately — by days spent in the country and the source of income. Plan the visa and tax residency as two independent decisions. > ⚙️ For foreigners with recognised expertise the law allows a four-year regime taxing only Indonesian-source income (Job Creation Law, PMK 18/2021). In theory it takes a nomad's foreign income out of scope for four years, but its fit with the E33G is doubtful and turns on the expertise criteria — an area for individual analysis. ## How to Get It: Process, Timelines, Cost Applications go online through the immigration portal ([evisa.imigrasi.go.id](http://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/)); you need not be in the country when filing. After payment and document checks the decision usually takes about five working days. The official one-year package — visa fee, stay permit and re-entry permit — runs about US$315–430 (around Rp 7m); agency support adds a few hundred dollars and speeds things up. The visa allows multiple entries; an extension is formally possible, but in 2026 practice "renewal" often means leaving and refiling, with two to four weeks outside the country — verify the regulator's current position in advance. ## Family, Limits and Enforcement An E33G holder may bring immediate family — spouse and children — on dependent KITAS for the same term. The core restriction stays hard: work only for clients outside Indonesia; rupiah payments or services to local companies are treated as illegal employment. Enforcement tightened notably in 2025 — Bali's immigration formed a dedicated task force patrolling Canggu, Seminyak and other hubs, and over three hundred deportations passed through Ngurah Rai airport in a year. Legal status works as insurance against sudden removal. ## E33G and Second Home: Different Tools The E33G is not Indonesia's only long status. In parallel runs the Second Home Visa (index E33) for wealthy movers: it requires a deposit of about US$130,000 in a state bank or property from US$1m and is issued for five or ten years — but grants no right to work at all. The E33G covers the other need: living and working remotely at a moderate income bar. For those comparing Asian routes, it is worth weighing against [Thailand](https://wiki.private.law/en/thailand-foreign-income-tax) and [Malaysia](https://wiki.private.law/en/malaysia-mm2h) — the conditions and tax logic differ notably. ## Place in the Flag System > 🔗 **Related** > [Digital nomad visas 2026](https://wiki.private.law/en/digital-nomad-visas) · [Spain's digital nomad regime](https://wiki.private.law/en/digital-nomad) · [Tax residency: basics](https://wiki.private.law/en/tax-residency-basics) · [Thailand: foreign income tax](https://wiki.private.law/en/thailand-foreign-income-tax) · [Malaysia MM2H](https://wiki.private.law/en/malaysia-mm2h) · [Five Flags theory](https://wiki.private.law/en/five-flags) In [Five Flags](https://wiki.private.law/en/five-flags) terms the E33G closes Flag 5 — physical presence, the place where you actually live. Flag 2, tax residency, remains a separate question: a long life on Bali can quietly make you an Indonesian tax resident. The route is therefore usually paired with a deliberate tax base in another jurisdiction — the traveller's logic works only when the flags are carefully kept apart. > 🍓 The E33G's core value is a year of legal presence on Bali with the right to work remotely at a clear entry bar. Build the tax side in advance: with a long stay, Indonesian residency arrives on its own — prepare the base and the treaty protection before the move. *This material is prepared for educational purposes and reflects an expert overview, not individual advice. Thresholds, rates and requirements change — verify current rules before applying and engage legal support if necessary.* --- ## Sources - [Evisa](http://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/) --- ## Factual claims - The E33G belongs to the KITAS family — temporary stay permits. - An E33G holder may bring immediate family — spouse and children — on dependent KITAS for the same term. - The E33G is not Indonesia's only long status. - In Five Flags terms the E33G closes Flag 5 — physical presence, the place where you actually live.