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Other Documentation/Issues : RPTKA (Expatriate Placement Plan)

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RPTKA stands for Rencana Penempatan Tenaga Kerja Asing, or Expatriate Placement Plan.

The Indonesian government has strict guidelines on what foreign expertise is required for the development of the country. These guidelines determine who can be issued work permits. See Employing Expatriates for other info.

National, multinational or joint venture firms must submit a manpower plan to Kemenakertrans (Article 42 Manpower Act number 13 year 2003, Download detailing their annual foreign labor requirements. Foreigners can only get a limited stay visa/permit and an ITAS card if they already have been issued a TA01 recommendation (from the Manpower Department if the company is a domestic company; or from BKPM/Investment Board Department if the employing company is a foreign investment company, a so-called PMA company). A TA-01 is based on an approved Expatriate Placement Plan (RPTKA).

Typical documents required to obtain a RPTKA for a job position for expats:

  • A letter detailing the reasons for hiring the expat and what specific positions the expat/s will hold
  • RPTKA application form
  • The company’s Deed of Establishment, Ministerial Approval and adjustments
  • The company’s paid up capital must be at least Rp. 1,000,000,000
  • The standard company dcouments: LOD, NPWP, TDP and SIUP (or IUT for a PT PMA)
  • Company organization chart
  • Letter of recommendation from a technical ministry (e.g. Education, Transportation, Oil 7 Gas, Mining) This is not needed for a trading or consulting company.
  • One Indonesian counterpart employee per expat – not required for directors and commissioners or non-resident directors/commissioners
  • An education and training plan for the Indonesian counterpart
  • The Wajib Lapor Ketenagakerjaan (WLK), an annual report stating the numbers of expats and local employees
Effective 01 December 2014, the Manpower Dept office at Jl. Gatot Subroto in Jakarta has insituted a new system for receiving all applications. All kinds of applications – such as RPTK, TA01 & IMTA Working permit, Amendment of RPTK, TA01 / Working Permit – can only be reviewed/processed by the Manpower Dept office. if the company applying has obtained an online queue number (barcode) after submitting the online application at the tka-online website. Each application will have to use the company’s username, in which the date of the hardcopy application at the Manpower Dept office will be decided by the Authority.

For Foreign Investment companies who only have a “Principal Permit” (Initial permit) and do not yet have a Permanent License “IUT” (Ijin Usaha Tetap) for job titles other than Directors or Commissary, the Manpower Dept office will only grant the work authorization for less than 6 months (this clause is as per the Manpower Dept regulation “Permenakertrans No. 12, Tahun 2013 pasal 12 (C)).

So the implication of this new system is, for example:

On 9 December 14, we successfully filed an online application for a TA01 for our client and the Manpower Dept office automatically gave us receipt/invitation #077 to come to the Manpower Dept office to submit the hardcopy application on 7 January 2015. The TA01 will be completed within 4 working days from 7 January 2015.

This new online queue system prolongs the number of days required to process the TA01 application and other Manpower permits such as RPTK, IMTA/ Working permits, etc. Please take this into consideration when doing your paperwork.

Source : http://www.expat.or.id/info/docs.html#RPTKA

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