Travel Blog Indonesia – An International SIM is very necessary for those of you who want to explore tourist attractions abroad by driving. Calm down, making an International SIM is not difficult, it’s almost like making a local SIM.
But before discussing more in terms and ways to take care of an International SIM, let’s “get to know” first.
Written in the Regulation of the Head of the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 2012 concerning Driver’s License Chapter I, Article 1, Paragraph (5), which reads, International SIM is a SIM designated for motorized vehicle drivers to be used in other countries based on international agreements. .
Requirements for Making an International Driving License
Based on information quoted from the website of the Indonesian Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas Polri), there are seven conditions for obtaining an International SIM:
- Original identity card (KTP) and a photocopy of one sheet. For foreign citizens (WNA), bring the original permanent residence permit (KITAP) and a photocopy of one sheet.
- Original valid National SIM and a photocopy of one sheet.
- Original passport that is still valid and a photocopy of one sheet.
- The latest 4 × 6 color photograph, four blue background photos (for men wearing ties and women wearing blazers).
- Rp6,000 stamp duty per sheet
- Based on Government Regulation Number 50 Year 2010, making a new International SIM is subject to a fee of IDR 250,000 and an extension of an International SIM of IDR 225,000
- For foreigners of embassy staff, must include KITAP or KTP or Diplomatic Corps ID, and attach a letter of recommendation from the embassy.
All files mentioned above are in accordance with Law no. 2 of 2009 concerning traffic and road transportation, article 85 paragraph (50) The holder of a driving license as referred to in paragraph (4) can obtain an International Driving License issued by the Indonesian National Police.
The Process of Making an International Driving License
- If all the files are ready, the applicant cannot be represented, you have to come to the location of manufacture, namely the Traffic Corps of the Police, Bid Redigent, Subbid for Drivers, the International SIM service section. The location is located at Jl. Letjen MT Haryono Kav 37-38, Jakarta.
- After arriving at the location, the applicant takes the queue ticket and then waits for his turn.
- After being called, go to the counter then submit all the files. If the officer states that it is valid, the applicant is allowed to fill out the “Application for an International Driving License” which must write down a personal identity and an application for an International Driving License.
Here are the five groups, don’t make the wrong choice!
Group A : Motorbikes with or without trailers, special vehicles for the disabled, and three-wheeled motorbikes with an empty weight of not more than 400 kg (900 lbs).
Group B : A passenger car that can carry a maximum of eight passengers including the driver, or a freight car with a maximum weight not exceeding 3,500 kg (7,700 lbs). This vehicle may tow a light trailer.
Group C : A motorized vehicle used to transport goods with a maximum allowable weight of more than 3,500 kg (7,700 lbs). This type of vehicle may tow a light trailer.
Group D : Motorized vehicles used to carry passengers with a number including drivers of more than eight people. This type of vehicle may tow a light trailer.
Group E : Motorized vehicles that are included in categories B, C and D and are allowed to tow a non-light trailer.
- After all the information has been filled in, the applicant must put his signature on the stamp duty.
- The next process of payment administration. For new production, a fee of IDR 250,000 is charged, if an extension is IDR 225,000.
- After that the applicant submits proof of payment to the operator at the counter for data collection and production. Before printing, make sure all the data printed on the International Driving License is the same as the official identity.
- After completion, the officer will carry out legalization in the form of a stamp and embossed. The whole process of making an International SIM is complete.
International SIM Valid In The Following Countries
An International SIM from Indonesia is valid for three years. Can be used to drive a motorized vehicle in a country that also issues an International SIM, such as the following:
- Afghanistan
- Greece
- Oman
- Albania
- Grenada
- Pakistan
- Algeria
- Guatemala
- Panama
- Andorra
- Guernsey
- Papua New Guinea
- Angola
- Guinea
- Paraguay
- Antigua
- Guinea-Bissau
- Peru
- Argentina
- Guyana
- Philippines
- Armenia
- Haiti
- Poland
- Australia
- Honduras
- Polynesia
- Austria
- Hong Kong
- Portugal
- Azerbaijan
- Hungary
- Madeira & Azores
- Bahamas
- Iceland
- Principe
- Bahrain
- India
- Qatar
- Bangladesh
- Romania
- Barbados
- Iran
- Rwanda
- Belarus
- Ireland
- Russia
- Belgium
- Israel
- San Marion
- Belize
- Italy
- Sao Tome
- Benin
- Ivory Coast
- Saudi Arabia
- Bhutan
- Jamaica
- Senegal
- Bolivia
- Japan
- Seychelles
- Brazil
- Jersey
- Sierra Leone
- Botswana
- Jordan
- Singapore
- Brunei
- Kampuchea
- Slovakia
- Bulgaria
- Kazakhstan
- Slovenia
- Burkina Faso
- Kenya
- Spanish
- IS
- South Korea
- south Africa
- Cameroon
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
- Canada
- Kyrgyzstan
- Christopher, Nevis & Anguilla
- Cape Verde Island
- Laos
- Suriname
- Cayman Islands
- Latvia
- Swaziland
- Central African Republic
- Lebanon
- Sweden
- Chad
- Leone
- Switzerland
- Chile
- Lesotho
- Sudan
- China
- Liberia
- Syria
- Colombia
- Libya
- Taiwan
- Comoros
- Liechtenstein
- Tajikistan
- Congo
- Lithuania
- Tanzania
- Costa Ria
- Luxembourg
- Thailand
- Croatia
- Macau
- Togo
- Cuba
- Madagascar
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Curacao
- Malawi
- Tunis
- Cyprus
- Malaysia
- Turkey
- Czech Republic
- Mali
- Turkmenistan
- Denmark
- Malta
- Uruguay
- Djibouti
- Mauritania
- Uganda
- Dominican Republic
- Mauritius
- Ukraine
- Ecuador
- Mexico
- United Arab Emirates
- Egypt
- Monaco
- English
- El Salvador
- Moldova
- United States of America
- Equatorial Guinea
- Morocco
- Uzbekistan
- Estonia
- Montserrat
- Vatican
- Fiji
- Mozambique
- Venezuela
- Finland
- Myanmar
- Cape Verde
- French
- Namibia
- Vietnamese
- Overseas France
- Nepal
- Western Samoa
- French Polynesia
- Netherlands
- Windward Islands
- Gabon
- New Caledonia
- Yemen
- Gambia
- New Guinea
- Yugoslavia
- German
- New Zealand
- Zaire
- Georgia
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
- Ghana
- Nigeria
- Zimbabwe
- Gibraltar
- Norway
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