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LEGISLATIONS RESEARCH
PROCEDURES
Bureau
of S & T Cooperation
INTRODUCTION The
purpose of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Indonesia No.
100/1993, dated on Initial clearance for research proposals is given by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) assisted by other concerned agencies within the Government of Indonesia known as the Coordinating Team, who holds a monthly meeting to review research proposals. The application process takes up to two months, mainly because of the security clearances needed.
APPLICATION To enable the Coordinating Team to review the research proposal, researchers must submit their applications and the following supporting documents to LIPI: 1.
A formal letter of request to LIPI to do research in
2. Six copies of detailed research proposal which should have a title, stated objectives, and description of the methodology and concepts. It must also clearly state the locations where field research will be carried out. If the field research is to be carried out at one or more field stations, this must be stated as: "The fieldwork will be based at name of field station and resident (kabupaten) and province only." 3. Six copies of the researcher’s curriculum vitae including a list of publications. 4. Two letters of recommendation, one from a professor or an equivalent senior researcher in the researcher’s discipline and the other from an official of the researcher’s home institute or university. 5.
Letters of recommendation supporting the research plan from the Indonesian
counterpart. A letter from an Indonesian academic institution and/or a 6.
A letter guaranteeing sufficient funds to cover research and living
expenses in 7.
Health certificate from a doctor stating that the researcher is in a good
health, both physically and mentally, to carry out research in 8.
A letter of recommendation from the Indonesian Representative overseas,
usually the Indonesian Ambassador or Consul at the 9. Three recent photographs (passport size with red background). 10.
Three copies of the researcher’s passport. Note:
For entry into 11.
A list of equipment, if any, brought to 12.
If researchers plans to bring their spouses and children with them to
APPROVAL If the request to LIPI for a research permit is approved, LIPI will request the Directorate General of Immigration to issue a visa authorization number, which will then be sent to the Indonesian Mission from where the researcher will apply for the visa. The Indonesian Mission (Embassy or Consulate) must already been explicitly nominated by the researcher. For
visits of less than four months, researchers will be issued with a Visa
Kunjungan Sosial Budaya or Social Visit
Visa. This still means that
they must visit LIPI, the security authorities, etc. in
RESEARCH VESSEL Permits for a research vessel to enter Indonesian waters should be obtained from: Center
for Survey and Mapping
ARRIVAL
IN Researchers
must enter Within
the same period of time, researchers must also report to LIPI and several
other offices in
They can start with LIPI at the following address : Bureau
of S & T Cooperation The
researcher should contact Mr. Mangembang Tarihoran or Ibu Ina Syarief at
7th Floor, Rooms 714 and 716, of the
Having reported to LIPI, there follows a few days of visiting various institutions to receive permits. These necessary documents will be provided: 1. On the first day, LIPI will provide a letter to be taken to the Police Headquarters (POLRI) at Direktorat INTELPAM, Jl. Trunojoyo No. 3, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan, to obtain a Surat Keterangan Jalan (SKJ - a travel permit). The
researcher should provide: · 2 passport-size photographs with red background. ·
a copy of the passport.
· A Surat Izin Penelitian (SIP - a research permit). ·
A letter for Direktorat Jenderal KESBANGLINMAS (formerly -SOSPOL) · A letter for the local Immigration Office nearest to the research site to obtain a stay permit (KITAS or Kartu Ijin Tinggal Sementara) if the researcher is going to stay in Indonesia for six months or longer. ·
A letter for the Indonesian counterpart.
· The letter from LIPI. · One passport-size photograph. ·
A copy of the SKJ.
· A Surat Pemberitahuan Penelitian (SPP - a research notice). ·
A letter for the local MASTRA DAERAH offices for the places where
the researcher will live or work.
For
the services provided by LIPI, an administrative fee of US$100 (in cash)
is payable by the researcher to LIPI upon arrival in
ARRIVAL AT THE LOCAL RESEARCH SITE(S) Researchers must report to the following offices, to present: 1. A letter from LIPI to the research counterpart. 2.
If the researcher is going to stay in 3. A letter from LIPI to the local MASTRA DAERAH (formerly SOSPOLDA). 4.
A copy of Surat Keterangan Jalan (SKJ) issued by the Police Headquarters
in
REPORTING RESEARCH PROGRESS Researchers should submit to LIPI six copies of a Quarterly Progress Report. Failure to fulfill this requirement will oblige LIPI to revoke the research permit and its supports. Consequently, the researcher will be advised to leave the country.
EXTENDING RESEARCH ACTIVITY Should a researcher need to extend the research and stay permit, he/she should submit the following documents to LIPI three months prior to the expiration date of the initial permit: 1. A letter explaining the reason for an extension.
THE OBLIGATION OF RESEARCHERS 1. Researchers are prohibited to undertake activities other than stipulated in their research permits;
TEMPORARY ABSENCE OR COMPLETION OF RESEARCH If researchers intend to leave the country temporarily, they must obtain a letter of agreement from their counterpart and then write to LIPI, excluding the report, to get the Exit Re-entry Permit (ERP). If long-term researchers intend to leave the country upon completion of the research, they must obtain an Exit Permit Only (EPO) from the Immigration Office and a letter for fiscal exemption from the tax office. The fiscal exemption (bebas fiskal) exempt researchers from paying the Indonesian exit fee or fiscal. Fiscal exemption is only given by the Indonesian Tax Office. The procedure to obtain an EPO and fiscal exemption through LIPI is as follows: 1.
One month prior to departure, the researcher should submit an interim
report of 25 - 30 pages to LIPI and inform LIPI of the exact date of
departure from 2. The researcher should submit LIPI’s cover letter and a completed application form, passport, Immigration document (KITAS) and the letter from the sponsoring institution to the Immigration Office that issue the KITAS. 3.
The researcher should submit LIPI’s letter to the Tax Office in
FURTHER INFORMATION Any
further information on research procedure for foreign researcher in
Bureau
of E-mail: kal_bki@sig.net.id
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