Based on the Presidential Decree No. 101/2001 and Minister for Cultural and Tourism Affairs' Order No. KM 38/OT.001/MNKP-01, the permission to shoot film in Indonesia by foreigners falls under the Ministry of Cultural and Tourism Affairs' authority.

Procedure:

1. Applicant(s)/leader of the crew should inform the Information Officer in the Consulate about their plan to shoot film in Indonesia, at least 3 weeks prior to leaving for the filming.
2. Applicant(s) should fill in the Forms required for the film shooting procedures.

3. The Forms after filled in returned to the Information Officer in the Consulate to be examined in one or two days at the latest.

4. The Forms will be sent by the Consulate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Cultural and Tourism Affairs c.q. concerned Directorates to be examined.

5. A clearing house consisting of concerned both Ministries' officials shall convene on Thursday to decide. Note: it takes at least one week for the process of obtaining the approval.

6. If approved, by Monday the next week after the meeting or not more than a week, the Consulate shall receive this confirmation along with the information of the type of Visa to be issued by the Consulate. This is then informed to the applicant(s).

7. After then the applicant(s) can proceed to the process of obtaining Visa.

8. After the Visa is obtained, a letter from the Information Officer to purvey the applicant(s) for the next procedure in Indonesia should be carried by the applicant(s).

9. The applicant(s) present the letter to the Director of Information and Media - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Deputy of Facilitation and Filming Development - Ministry of Cultural and Tourism Affairs (MCTA), upon their arrival in Jakarta.