New Foreign Manpower Utilization Plan Approval Request Policy During COVID-19 Pandemic

On September 24, 2021, the Minister of Manpower (the "MOM") issued Circular Letter No. M/11/HK.04/IX/2021 regarding the Foreign Manpower Utilization Plans (Rencana Penggunaan Tenaga Kerja Asing  or an "RPTKA") Approval Service During the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Spread Handling ("Circular Letter 11/2021").  Circular Letter 11/2021 allows the approvals for certain RPTKAs. Previously, under MOM Circular Letter No. M/3/HK.04/II/2021 regarding the Foreign Manpower Utilization Service in the Prevention of the Entry of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ("Circular Letter 3/2021"), the MOM had discontinued accepting new applications of RPTKA Approvals except for expatriates who worked in National Strategic Projects (Proyek Strategis Nasional  or "PSN") and strategic/national vital objects with written considerations or specific permits from the relevant ministries/government institutions, for employers to apply for RPTKA Approvals for expatriates who were