In effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, travelers leaving or entering Jakarta must now carry an official letter before being able to do so.
In order to increase preparedness and to prevent the emergence of new cases of COVID-19, the Governor of the Province of DKI Jakarta, Mr. Anies Baswedan, issued Regulation of the Governor of the Province of DKI Jakarta Number 47 of 2020 on Travel Restrictions for Leaving and/or Entering DKI Jakarta in the effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (鈥�Pergub DKI Jakarta 47/2020鈥�). This regulation came into force on May 14, 2020, and carries the following provisions:
Travel Prohibition Provisions
Based on Pergub DKI Jakarta 47/2020, every person or business actor is prohibited from traveling out of and/or enter the area of DKI Jakarta Province during the period of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar 鈥� 鈥�PSBB鈥�).&苍产蝉辫;If there are people or business actors who violate these rules, then they will be subject to the following actions:
- If they are domiciled in the Province of DKI Jakarta, they will be directed to return to their homes
- If they are domiciled from outside the Province of DKI Jakarta, they will be directed to return to their place of origin or be quarantined for 14 days at the place designated by the relevant authorities.
Exempted Parties
However, exceptions are granted to the following parties:
- Leaders of high state institutions.
- Corps of representatives of foreign countries and/or international organizations in accordance with international law.
- Members of the Indonesian National Army and the Indonesian National Police.
- Toll road officers.
- Officers handling the prevention of the spread of COVID-19, including medical personnel.
- Firefighters, ambulances and hearses.
- Drivers of freight cars with no passengers.
- Drivers of vehicles carrying drugs and medical devices.
- Patients who need emergency health services and their companions.
- Every person, business actors, or foreigners who, because of their duties and work, have an Entry and Exit Permit (Surat Izin Keluar/Masuk 鈥� 鈥�SIKM鈥�).&苍产蝉辫;
Eligible Parties to Obtain a SIKM
The SIKM may be granted to the following category of person, business actors, or foreigners:
- All government agencies, both national and regional.
- Representative Offices of Foreign Countries and/or International Organizations.
- State or Regional-Owned Enterprises that participate in handling COVID-19 and/or their business activities to fulfill the basic needs of the community.
- Business actors engaged in these sectors:鈥�����
- Health
- Food and beverage
- Energy
- Communication and information technology
- Finance
- Logistics
- Hospitality
- Construction
- Strategic industries
- Basic services, public utilities and industry determined as national vital objects and certain objects
- Local and international community organizations engaged in the disaster and/or social sector.
Procedure and Requirements for SIKM Application
Every person, business actors, or foreigners who meet the category as mentioned above may submit an SIKM application online through the website: corona.jakarta.go.id by attaching the following requirements:
- Recommendation Letter from Neighborhood and Community Association (鈥�RT/RW鈥�)&苍产蝉辫;
- Statement of Health.
- Letter of Statement stating that the person is working in the Jakarta area (repeated SIKM).
- Letter of Business Trip from the office.
- Color photographs.
- KTP/ID that has been scanned.
It should be noted that falsification of letters or manipulation of Electronic Information and/or Electronic Documents may be subject to:
- Article 263 of the Indonesia Criminal Code with a maximum penalty of 6 years in prison
- Article 35 and Article 51 paragraph (1) of ITE Law No. 11 of 2008 with a maximum penalty of 12 years of in prison
Types of SIKM
To facilitate the travel of those that are eligible, the Jakarta administration offers the following SIKM:
- Repeated trips, intended for:
- Employees, business actors, or foreigners domiciled in the Province of DKI Jakarta, but the workplace or business place is outside the area of Jakarta-Bogor-Depok-Tangerang-Bekasi (鈥�Jabodetabek鈥�); or
- Employees, business actors, or foreigners domiciled outside Jabodetabek, but the workplace or business place is in the area of the Province of DKI Jakarta.
- One-time trip, intended for:
- Employees, business actors, or foreigners on a business trip to outside the area of Jabodetabek; or
- A person or business actor domiciled outside of Jabodetabek, but has:
- Residence or business place in the area of DKI Jakarta Province.
- Urgent needs that include travel for patients who need emergency health services or travel for people whose main family members are seriously ill or have died.