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Finding an Office

Finding an office in Indonesia means answering two separate questions. Where will your company be legally registered, and where will you and your staff actually work? For a foreign resident setting up a PT PMA, the first question is now the harder one.

The legal address comes first

Every PT PMA must hold a registered address inside Indonesia, sitting in a commercially zoned building; residential houses and apartments are generally not accepted. The old domicile letter (SKDU) was abolished in 2019, and company licensing now runs entirely through the online OSS system, which issues your NIB (business identification number). From late 2025 OSS checks the address against the national zoning map (RDTR) in real time: enter a location that does not permit your activity and the system rejects it. Your KBLI activity code must match the zoning, or registration stalls.

A virtual office can serve as a legal domicile, but only for service-based activities and only where the building sits in a designated office zone. Jakarta remains the reliable option. Bali began restricting virtual-office domiciles for low-risk foreign companies following the provincial governor's January 2026 directive, enforced through OSS from the middle of that year, so many businesses now incorporate in Jakarta and register a Bali branch. Because these rules shift by region and sector, treat Okusi Associates as your authoritative reference before committing to an address.

Types of space, and what they cost

These figures are current at the time of writing and move quickly; get a live quote before budgeting.

  • Virtual office — a registered address, mail handling and a phone line, but no desk. Roughly IDR 4.5 to 9 million per year in Jakarta.
  • Coworking — a shared hot desk runs about IDR 1.5 to 3 million per person per month; your own dedicated desk, IDR 1.5 to 4.5 million.
  • Serviced office — a furnished private suite with reception and meeting rooms, from around IDR 5 to 7 million per person per month in a prime district. The fastest way to secure a working address and a legal domicile at once.
  • Conventional lease — IDR 200,000 to 550,000 per square metre per month plus service charge and 11 per cent VAT, usually on a three-to-five-year term with fit-out costs on top.

Where to look

Jakarta's central business district — Sudirman, Thamrin, SCBD — is a tenant's market, with CBD vacancy near 23 per cent giving you real leverage on terms. Bali's demand centres on Canggu, Ubud and Denpasar, priced for the digital-nomad market and prone to churn; confirm a space is still trading before you rely on it.

Whichever route you take, keep the registered address, your tax records and your actual operations aligned. Since 2026 the authorities cross-check all three, and a company registered where nothing happens is now an audit and immigration risk rather than a convenience. For the wider picture, see Working in Indonesia.


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