Procedure to Obtain A Research Permit for Foreign Researcher

Referring to the Government Regulation No. 41/2006, foreign researchers need to have a research permit to carry out their research in Indonesia. In order to obtain such permit, foreign researchers have to submit an application with some requirements.

General

Referring to Government Regulation No. 41/2006, foreign researchers need to have a research permit to carry out their research in Indonesia. In order to obtain such permit, foreign researchers have to submit an application with requirements as follows:

1. Research Plan or Outline which consist of

• Researcher’s name
• The institution of the researcher
• The purpose of the research
• The objects of research
• The location where the research will be carried out
• The benefit of the research for Indonesia

2. Recommendation Letter or Letter of Approval from University or Research Institute as the guarantor of the research.

3. Letter of Recommendation from the Indonesian counterpart of the foreign researcher (Indonesian Research Institute or University).

The above mentioned requirements have to be submitted to the Indonesian Embassy in Brussels which will forward the application to Ketua Tim Koordinasi Perijinan dan Penelitian Asing, Sekretariat PP41, Gd. II BPPT lt. 8, Jl. MH Thamrin 8 Jakarta Pusat 10340. Phone. +62213169293. Fax. +622139836180.

Reporting

In accordance to the Decree of the Minister of Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia no. 08/M/PER/IX/2007, all foreign are oblige to submit their research’s report to the Minister periodically through Ketua Tim Koordinasi Perijinan dan Penelitian Asing. The said report should be approved by the Indonesian counterpart of the foreign researchers. A copy of the said report should also be sent to the Local Authority where the research take place and to the Indonesian counterpart of the foreign researchers.

For researches up to 3 (three) months, the researchers should only submit 1 (one) final report whereas for 1 (one) year researches, the researchers should submit a progress report every 3 (three) months and a final report.

Progress Report

Progress Report should consist of

1. The purpose of the research
2. Description of the area of research
3. The object of research
4. The method or approach of the research
5. Temporary result of the research
6. The obstacle of research
7. The research plan forward

Final Report

Final Report should consist of

1. Introduction

• Background information
• Scientific justification for the subject and object of research as well as area of research
• Review or comparison with similar studies or other research

2. The purpose of the research

3. Implementation

• Detail description of the area of research which include physical aspects (geography, topography, climatology etc), biological aspects, socio-economic aspects, cultural aspects and every other relevant aspects of the research
• The reason of approach and method used in the research

4. The result of the research

• Detail results of the research
• Overview of the discussions during the research; recommendation for further research
• The benefit of the research for Indonesia

5. Conclusion