How do you renew or extend an E33G visa for your family in Bali?

Renew an E33G family KITAS at a local immigration office before it expires, usually starting the process 30 to 60 days ahead. The sponsor's own permit must stay valid first, since every dependent's extension is tied to it. Most families work through a visa agent to handle the paperwork and avoid overstay fines.

By the Knowmads Bali family — parents on the ground in Bali · Updated 16 October 2026

The E33G is Indonesia's dependent KITAS, issued to the spouse or children of someone holding a work or investor permit, and it has to be renewed at the same local immigration office (kantor imigrasi) that issued it originally. Start the renewal 30 to 60 days before the current card expires, since the office needs time to process paperwork and print the new stay permit card. If anyone in the family plans to travel while the renewal is pending, ask about a multiple exit re-entry permit so nobody gets stuck outside Indonesia mid process.

Every E33G extension rides on the sponsor's own permit staying current, so if the working parent's KITAS has expired or is about to lapse, the whole family's renewal stalls with it. This is also why the question of whether a dependent spouse can work legally in Bali matters here: a spouse on a straight E33G cannot take paid work, and doing so can create problems when immigration reviews the sponsor relationship during renewal. Keep the sponsor's documents, company letters or investment proof, current well before the family's renewal date arrives.

Expect to submit passports, the current KITAS cards, a sponsor letter, proof of local address such as a long-term rental agreement, and family documents like a marriage or birth certificate for each dependent. Immigration also wants proof of coverage, so check what's required under health insurance rules for family visas before the appointment. Many expat families hand the whole process to a local visa agent, since the forms are in Indonesian and a missed deadline brings daily overstay fines that add up fast.

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