One of the first questions people ask after securing a Second Home Visa in Indonesia is whether their family can join them. The short answer is yes. The longer answer involves understanding how the family sponsorship mechanism works under this visa category, why it operates differently from standard Dependent KITAS arrangements, and what families need to prepare to make the process straightforward.

This guide covers everything Second Home Visa holders need to know about bringing a spouse, children, and parents to Indonesia under the dependent permit framework, including the regulatory basis, document requirements, application process, and what happens to dependent permits if the primary holder’s status changes.

How the Second Home Visa Family Sponsorship Works 

The Second Home Visa (Visa Rumah Kedua), introduced under Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah or PP) No. 48 of 2021 and governed under Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Peraturan Menteri Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia or Permenkumham) No. 22 of 2023 as amended by Permenkumham No. 11 of 2024, is a long-term residency option that allows eligible foreign nationals to live in Indonesia for five or ten years without requiring a local employer or a registered business entity.

One of its most practical advantages for families is that the primary holder can sponsor immediate family members to obtain a Second Home Family Limited Stay Permit (Izin Tinggal Terbatas or ITAS) without those family members needing to meet the financial requirements independently. The IDR 2 billion deposit or qualifying property ownership required of the primary holder covers the family’s sponsorship. Each dependent applies individually for their own permit, but none of them need to demonstrate separate proof of funds.

This is a meaningful structural difference from standard Dependent KITAS arrangements tied to Work or Investor permits, where the sponsoring entity is a company and the family’s status is contingent on the employment or investment relationship remaining intact. Under the Second Home Visa framework, the sponsor is the primary permit holder themselves, not a corporate entity, which removes the employment-related risks that affect other categories.

Who Can Be Sponsored as a Dependent

The Directorate General of Immigration (Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi) has confirmed that the following family members are eligible for a Second Home Family ITAS as dependents of a primary Second Home Visa holder:

A spouse (husband or wife) of the primary holder, a child or children of the primary holder, and a parent or parents of the primary holder. Siblings are eligible under certain interpretations of the regulation, as noted by visa practitioners under the updated Permenkumham No. 11 of 2024 framework, though this category is less consistently applied across immigration offices and should be confirmed at the point of application.

The inclusion of parents is particularly significant. Not all KITAS categories permit parental sponsorship. The Investor KITAS and Work KITAS do not include parents among eligible dependents. The Second Home Visa is one of the few long-term residency pathways in Indonesia where parents of the primary holder can be included under the same family sponsorship structure, making it especially relevant for families with multigenerational living arrangements.

The Dependent Permit Index Categories

Under the current immigration classification framework, Second Home family dependents are issued permits under the following index categories depending on their relationship to the primary holder.

  • E31B: Spouse of the primary permit holder
  • E31E: Children of the primary holder
  • E31H: Parents of the primary holder
  • E31J: Siblings of the primary holder, where applicable

Each of these is a Dependent Limited Stay Permit (ITAS Keluarga) with a validity period that mirrors the primary holder’s permit. If the primary holder holds a five-year Second Home ITAS, the dependent permits are also issued for five years. If the primary holds a ten-year permit, dependents receive ten-year permits accordingly.

This long validity is one of the practical benefits of the Second Home family pathway compared to standard Dependent KITAS arrangements tied to Work or Investor permits, which are typically issued for one year and require annual renewal.

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Documents Required for Each Dependent Category

All dependent applications are submitted through the official immigration portal (evisa.imigrasi.go.id), with the primary holder acting as the sponsor and submitting the application on behalf of each family member.

Required for all dependents:

  • Valid national passport with a minimum of 36 months remaining validity
  • Recent colour passport photograph
  • Proof of the primary holder’s valid Second Home ITAS or Second Home Visa
  • Health insurance valid in Indonesia for the full duration of the stay (this applies individually and cannot be covered by the primary holder’s policy)

Additional document for a spouse (index E31B):

  • Marriage certificate establishing the legal relationship, translated into Indonesian by a sworn translator (penerjemah tersumpah) if not originally in Indonesian or English

Additional document for children (index E31E):

  • Birth certificate or Family Register (Kartu Keluarga) establishing the parent-child relationship, translated into Indonesian by a sworn translator if not originally in Indonesian or English

Additional document for parents (index E31H):

  • Birth certificate or Family Register establishing that the applicant is the parent of the primary holder, translated under the same conditions

In practice, immigration offices in Bali, Jakarta, and other cities with high concentrations of Second Home Visa holders have recommended that all documents be apostilled at the country of issue where applicable, particularly for marriage and birth certificates from countries that are signatories to the Apostille Convention. While the regulation does not mandate apostillation for all documents, apostilled documents reduce the risk of rejection at the verification stage.

The Application Process Step by Step

The dependent application process follows the same digital workflow as the primary Second Home Visa application, conducted through evisa.imigrasi.go.id. 

Submit the online application. The primary holder or their authorised representative uploads all required documents for each family member through the official immigration portal. Each dependent is submitted as a separate application.

Wait for immigration review. The immigration officer reviews the submission. For complete applications, approval typically takes between three and seven business days. Once approved, a payment notification is issued.

Pay the government visa fee. The fee must be settled before the electronic visa (e-Visa) is released to the applicant.

Enter Indonesia or convert onshore. The e-Visa allows the dependent family member to enter Indonesia from abroad. For applicants already in Indonesia on a valid stay, an onshore conversion to the Second Home Family ITAS is possible without departing the country, provided the current permit has not lapsed.

Attend a biometric appointment. Each dependent must visit the nearest immigration office for fingerprinting and photograph capture. The e-ITAS is then issued digitally, typically within three to seven business days following the biometric session.

Register address with Dukcapil. Within 14 days of the ITAS being issued, each dependent must register their address with the local Population and Civil Registration Office (Dinas Kependudukan dan Pencatatan Sipil or Dukcapil) and obtain a Temporary Resident Registration Certificate (Surat Keterangan Tempat Tinggal or SKTT).

Timing: When to Apply for Dependent Permits

Dependent applications under the Second Home Visa can be submitted simultaneously with the primary holder’s application or after the primary permit has been issued. Applying simultaneously is generally more efficient for families relocating together, as it reduces the number of separate trips to the immigration office and aligns the permit validity periods from the outset.

Where a dependent applies after the primary permit has already been issued, the dependent permit will be valid from the date of issuance to the same expiry date as the primary holder’s permit, not for a fresh five or ten-year period from the date of the dependent’s application. Families who delay the dependent application by several months therefore receive a shorter effective permit duration than they would have if they had applied concurrently.

What Dependents Can and Cannot Do in Indonesia

Second Home family dependents hold legal residency in Indonesia for the duration of their permit. They can reside in Indonesia continuously, enrol in educational institutions, open bank accounts, access healthcare services, and exit and re-enter Indonesia using a Multiple Exit and Re-entry Permit (MERP).

What they cannot do is engage in paid employment in Indonesia. The Second Home Visa and its dependent categories do not confer work rights. A dependent who wishes to work in Indonesia must obtain a separate work-authorised permit, such as a Work KITAS, which requires an Indonesian employer sponsor. This applies regardless of whether the primary holder is permitted to engage in certain investment or asset management activities under their Second Home ITAS.

Remote work for a foreign employer is widely practiced by Second Home holders and their family members, but it is not formally regulated under this visa category. Families should be aware that Indonesia’s tax residency rules apply regardless of visa category: any individual present in Indonesia for more than 183 days within a 12-month period may be classified as a domestic tax subject and required to report income to the Directorate General of Taxes (Direktorat Jenderal Pajak or DJP).

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What Happens to Dependent Permits If the Primary Holder’s Status Changes

This is the question families ask once they understand how the dependent permit structure works, and it is worth addressing directly.

Because the Second Home Family ITAS is a derivative permit tied to the primary holder’s status, any change in the primary holder’s permit affects the dependents. If the primary holder allows their Second Home ITAS to lapse, fails to renew before expiry, or voluntarily cancels their permit, the legal basis for the dependent permits is affected accordingly.

However, the structural risk here is different from Work KITAS-based dependent arrangements. In a corporate-sponsored scenario, a sponsor can lose their employment and trigger an Exit Permit Only (EPO) without warning. In the Second Home framework, the primary holder controls their own permit renewal directly. The financial requirement, maintaining the IDR 2 billion deposit or qualifying property ownership throughout the permit’s validity, is the primary ongoing obligation. As long as that deposit is maintained and the permit is renewed before expiry, the dependent family members’ status is not at risk from external employment changes.

The renewal process applies at the five-year mark for five-year permit holders. All dependents must renew simultaneously with the primary holder, submitting updated documents and a current health insurance policy for each family member.

The Path to Permanent Residency

For families who settle in Indonesia on the Second Home Visa, the pathway to a Permanent Stay Permit (Izin Tinggal Tetap or ITAP) is available after three consecutive years of holding a valid ITAS. This applies to both the primary holder and each dependent family member individually, provided they have maintained continuous residency and their permits have remained valid without gaps.

The ITAP is issued for five years and is renewable. ITAP holders are also eligible to obtain an Indonesian Identity Card (Kartu Tanda Penduduk or KTP), which significantly expands access to local services including local property ownership structures, banking products, and local pricing at certain public facilities.

For families planning a long-term relocation to Indonesia, the Second Home Visa’s combination of long initial validity, broad family eligibility including parents, and a clear path to permanent residency makes it one of the more coherent frameworks available under Indonesian immigration law.

For context on how the broader immigration lifecycle works for expatriate families in Indonesia, including what happens to dependent status when circumstances change, the complete guide on dependent KITAS for expatriate families covers the full range of dependent permit categories in detail.

How XPND Supports Second Home Visa Families

At XPND, the immigration team handles Second Home Visa applications for both primary holders and their dependent family members across all eligible categories, including spouse, children, and parents. The team manages document verification, apostillation coordination, online submission through the official immigration portal, biometric appointment scheduling, and SKTT registration following permit issuance.

For families already in Indonesia on other visa categories who are considering a transition to the Second Home framework, XPND provides an assessment of whether the conversion is possible onshore or requires a departure and reapplication, and manages the process from start to finish.

Reach out to XPND at www.xpnd.co.id to start the conversation about your family’s Second Home Visa application.