Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing — the Foreign Manpower Utilization Plan that an Indonesian employer must get approved by the Ministry of Manpower before a foreign national starts local employment. Filings run through TKA Online.

Dana Kompensasi Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing — the compensation fund the employer must pay for each foreign worker. Permenaker 8/2021 sets it at US$100 per position per person per month. It is an employer obligation, not a tourist fee you buy at the airport.

Do I still need an IMTA?

Not as a standalone card. The old IMTA document was abolished; today's instrument is RPTKA approval (Pengesahan) plus the electronic notification workflow under PP 34/2021.

Can I work on a Second Home or tourist visa?

No for Second Home E33 — the Golden Visa booklet states it is not eligible to work. A tourist/visit stamp is not RPTKA approval. Local hire needs manpower approval, DKP-TKA payment by the employer, and a matching work-class stay.

Earn in Indonesia

In plain termsThree doors: stay (Second Home / ITAS), earn (RPTKA + DKP-TKA + work-class stay), tax (PER-23). Bali lifestyle content is not a substitute for any of them.

RPTKA is the default for local hire

An employer must obtain RPTKA approval before a foreign national starts work (yes). Filings go through TKA Online (yes).

The old standalone IMTA card is no longer the current instrument (yes).

DKP-TKA — the employer compensation fund

Employers pay DKP-TKA (yes) at 100 USD/month yes under Permenaker 8/2021 implementing PP 34/2021.

Engagements shorter than one month still owe a full month (yes). Some categories are exempt (yes) — government, foreign missions, international bodies, social/religious institutions, and certain education posts — confirm on the live regulation before assuming you are inside the carve-out.

Stay stamps that are not work

Client trapSecond Home is not work authority (yes). Neither is a tourist/visit stay (yes). After RPTKA you still need the matching immigration stay (yes).

An approved Foreign Manpower Utilization Plan (RPTKA) is required before a foreign national starts local employment
PP 34/2021 on Utilization of Foreign Workers — employer must obtain RPTKA approval before employing a foreign national; processed via Kemnaker TKA Online
yeschecked Aug 2026
RPTKA / foreign-worker filings go through TKA Online
Ministry of Manpower TKA Online portal — tka-online.kemnaker.go.id
yeschecked Aug 2026
A standalone IMTA work-permit card is no longer the current instrument — RPTKA approval/notification replaced it
Presidential Regulation 20/2018 abolished standalone IMTA; PP 34/2021 / Permenaker 8/2021 use Pengesahan RPTKA + notification in place of a separate IMTA document
yeschecked Aug 2026
Second Home / E33 stay is not work authority
Kemlu/Imigrasi Golden Visa booklet — Second home visa is not eligible to work
yeschecked Aug 2026
A tourist or visit stay is not by itself authority to take local employment
PP 34/2021 framework — gainful employment of a foreign national requires RPTKA approval; a visit/tourist stamp is not an RPTKA approval
yeschecked Aug 2026
Work authority still needs the matching immigration stay (work-class VITAS/ITAS) after RPTKA
Practice under Imigrasi + Kemnaker — RPTKA approval precedes work-class VITAS/ITAS; stay and manpower are separate doors
yeschecked Aug 2026
DKP-TKA / DKPTKA compensation amount
Permenaker 8/2021 Pasal 35 — implementing PP 34/2021; DKPTKA US$100 per position per person per month
100 USD/monthchecked Aug 2026
DKP-TKA is charged per position per person per month
Permenaker 8/2021 Pasal 35 — implementing PP 34/2021; DKPTKA US$100 per position per person per month — per jabatan per orang per bulan
yeschecked Aug 2026
DKP-TKA is an employer obligation, not a personal tourist fee
Permenaker 8/2021 Pasal 35 — implementing PP 34/2021; DKPTKA US$100 per position per person per month — Pemberi Kerja TKA wajib membayar
yeschecked Aug 2026
Some employer categories are exempt from DKP-TKA
Permenaker 8/2021 Pasal 35 — implementing PP 34/2021; DKPTKA US$100 per position per person per month ayat (2) — exemptions for government, foreign missions, international bodies, social/religious institutions, and certain education posts
yeschecked Aug 2026
Engagements under one month still owe a full month of DKP-TKA
Permenaker 8/2021 Pasal 35 — implementing PP 34/2021; DKPTKA US$100 per position per person per month ayat (3) — TKA less than one month still pays one full month of DKP-TKA
yeschecked Aug 2026

Next doors

Stay · Tax
Contrast: Thailand earn · Philippines earn.

Common questions

What is an RPTKA?: Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing — the Foreign Manpower Utilization Plan that an Indonesian employer must get approved by the Ministry of Manpower before a foreign national starts local employment. Filings run through TKA Online.
What is DKP-TKA?: Dana Kompensasi Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing — the compensation fund the employer must pay for each foreign worker. Permenaker 8/2021 sets it at US$100 per position per person per month. It is an employer obligation, not a tourist fee you buy at the airport.
Do I still need an IMTA?: Not as a standalone card. The old IMTA document was abolished; today's instrument is RPTKA approval (Pengesahan) plus the electronic notification workflow under PP 34/2021.
Can I work on a Second Home or tourist visa?: No for Second Home E33 — the Golden Visa booklet states it is not eligible to work. A tourist/visit stamp is not RPTKA approval. Local hire needs manpower approval, DKP-TKA payment by the employer, and a matching work-class stay.