For the Employer

According to Article 3 of MOM Regulation No. 8/2021, there is a list of eligible business entities that are permitted by the law to employ foreign workers. These include and are not limited to :

• A organisation engaged in standard trading, goods, or different offerings ought to have a enterprise license;
• A organisation engaged withinside the production enterprise outdoor of oil, gas, and geothermal energy, ought to have an commercial enterprise license;
• A organisation engaged in different industries, consisting of creation, ought to have a creation enterprise license; and
• Other licenses primarily based totally at the organisation's enterprise activities.

Eligible employers are required to submit include :

• Detailed information of the employer’s identity
• Reasons for employing foreign workers
• Details of the position the foreign worker will undertake in the organisation structure
• Contact details of the foreign worker employed.

For the Foreign Hire

• Educational Background and Qualification are met for the position
• Competency certificates or a minimum of 5 years’ work experience related to the position applied for
• Willing to transfer the knowledge and skills of expertise to the local counterpart

Applying for a work permit in Indonesia does not have any age requirement in most industries and positions. However, as stated by the Indonesian Ministry of Energy, workers in the oil and gas industry must be between 30 and 55 years old to work in Indonesia.

This requirement does not include senior positions such as the general manager, chief executive or commissioner.