News andUpdates


News and Updates

Latest Guidelines on International Travels

To further support COVID-19 Task Force Circular Letter No. 18 of 2021 dated August 11, 2021 on Health Protocols for International Travels During the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Pandemic and…


New Foreign Manpower Utilization Plan Approval Request Policy During COVID-19 Pandemic

On September 24, 2021, the Minister of Manpower (the “MOM”) issued Circular Letter No. M/11/HK.04/IX/2021 regarding the Foreign Manpower Utilization Plans (Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing or an…


Use of National Residence Numbers and Taxpayer Identification Numbers in Public Service

The President of the Republic of Indonesia issued Presidential Regulation No. 83 of 2021 concerning Inclusion and Utilization of National Residence Numbers and/or Taxpayer Identification Numbers in…


Indonesian Constitutional Court Reviewed Article 15 (2) of Fiduciary Security Law,

On August 31, 2021, the Constitutional Court (Mahkamah Konstitusi) rendered its decision number 2/PUU-XIX/2021 (“Decision No. 2/2021”) in relation to the judicial review of Article 15 paragraph (2)…


Government Addresses Industrial Relation Problems Caused by the Pandemic

With the Covid-19 pandemic that has yet to show signs of abating anytime soon, the Government continues to implement the Micro Scale Public Activity Restriction (Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat…


Government Pushes Back Risk-based OSS System Launch

Following up on the Ministry of  Investment or Capital Investment Coordinating Board’s (“BKPM”) decision to launch the Risk-based Licensing Online Single Submission System (“Risk-based OSS System”)…


Risk-based Licensing OSS System Soft Launching

As the current business licensing regime comes to its end, the government is currently making preparations for the shift into the Risk-based Licensing system first introduced in Law No. 11 of 2020…


Foreign Nationals May Now Extend Their ITAS/ITAP Outside Indonesia

To follow up and clarify the Director General of Immigration (the “DGIM”) Circular Letter No. IMI-0661.GR.01.01 of 2021 dated March 26, 2021 regarding Visas and Stay Permits During the New Normal…


Government Implements More Stringent Limitations Through Emergency PPKM

In an effort to curb the continued substantial rise of Covid-19 cases across the country, the Government has decided to implement the Entry into Force of Emergency Public Activity Restriction…


New Work From Home Policy Under Micro PPKM Extension

With the surge of Covid-19 cases after the Idul Fitri Holiday in Jakarta, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan decided to mandate a 75% Work From Home (“WFH”) order for both private and government…