Not all housing can be purchased by foreigners, here are the types
Jakarta - The government has issued regulations regarding foreign citizens (WNA) to have residence only with immigration documents, such as a passport, visa or residence permit. However, foreigners can buy not all housing. The intended occupancy is a commercial house or flat, not a subsidized one. Based on the Ministerial Regulation (Permen) ATR/Head of BPN Number 18 of 2021 concerning Procedures for Determining Management Rights and Land Rights Article 186 paragraph 1, it is stated that ownership of residential houses or residences for foreigners is limited to landed houses:
1. Houses in the category of luxury homes in accordance with statutory provisions 2. (1) one plot of land per person/family 3. The maximum land area is 2,000 m2
However, if it has a positive impact on the economy and social, a landed house can be provided with more than a plot of land or an area of more than 2,000 m2 with the permission of the minister. In detail, landed houses that can be owned by foreigners are on land with Right of Use over State Land, Right to Use over Right of Ownership which is controlled based on a Right to Use agreement over Right of Ownership with a deed from the Land Deed Making Officer (PPAT), or it can also be on Management Rights based on land use agreements with Management Rights holders.
In the same Ministerial Regulation, it is stated in article 185, part b, that flats that can be purchased by foreigners are flats built on plots of land with Right to Use or Right to Build on State Land, Right to Use or Right to Use Building on Land, Right to Management, or Right to Use. or Building Use Rights on Freehold land.
In the same regulation in article 187 paragraph 2, it is stated that housing that foreigners can purchase is in the form of purchasing a new house/unit or an old house/unit and the price of the house or residence is determined by a Ministerial Decree.