The Reason Sam Altman Becomes The First Foreigner To Receive Golden Visa, Plays An Important Role For Indonesia

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (photo: Directorate General of Immigration)

YOGYAKARTA - What is the reason Sam Altman became the first foreigner to receive a gold visa from the Indonesian government? The Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights issued a gold visa subcategory of world figures to Samuel Altman, CEO of OpenAI, after this rule was promulgated at the end of last August.

The name of the owner of ChatGPT, Sam Altman, is currently being discussed after he became the first foreigner to receive a gold visa. Sam Altman received a gold visa that applies to a period of 10 years and has been signed by the Director General of Immigration Silmy Karim. The public also wondered about the reason why Sam Altman was given a visa gold by the government.

Golden visa is a type of visa issued as the basis for granting residence permits within five years to 10 years with the aim of supporting the national economy. The basis for implementing the golden visa policy is contained in the Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights (Permenkumham) Number 22 of 2023 and Regulation of the Minister of Finance Number 82 of 2023.

Indonesia enforces a golden visa policy for quality foreigners who are considered to be useful or contribute to the country's economic development. One of them is investors, both corporations and individuals.

The plan to give Indonesia's visa golden to Sam Altman has actually been sticking out since early August. At that time, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan argued that Sam Altman would be one of the recipients of the Indonesian visa golden.

"Like ChatGPT, yes, Sam Altman, yes, the President was also because he (Sam) wanted to and often went to Indonesia, so we gave him," said Luhut at the time.

Sam Altman was given a gold visa because he was considered one of the international figures who was considered to have the potential to make a positive contribution to Indonesia. Silmy added that in order to get a gold visa, prospective recipients must be submitted by the central government agency.

"There are several categories of gold visas apart from investment/investment, one of which is the gold visa given to figures who have an international reputation and can provide benefits for Indonesia," said Silmy Karim.

Samuel Altman is a figure known internationally, including the CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence (AI) research and development company in the United States. Altman received global attention after the success of OpenAI's product, ChatGPT, which was launched at the end of 2019.

In the middle of June, Altman visited Indonesia to share knowledge about artificial intelligence. Through the provision of a gold visa, Silmy hopes that Sam Altman can contribute to the development of AI utilization in Indonesia.

Sam Altman can use a number of benefits from the gold visa he has. Gold visa is the visa category granted as the basis for granting residence permits for a period of 5 to 10 years with the aim of supporting the national economy.

As a visa golden holder, Sam Altman can enjoy a variety of exclusive benefits, including quick access at airports and priorities in inspection services, longer stay, ease of entry and exit from Indonesia, and reduced administrative burdens because they no longer need to take care of Limited Stay Permits (ITAS) at the immigration office.

That is the review of the reason why Sam Altman became the first foreigner to receive a gold visa. Giving a gold visa to Sam Altman is a concrete form of the role of the Directorate General of Immigration in an effort to make the development of an artificial intelligence ecosystem in Indonesia a success.

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