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    does anyone know if I can change my social visa sponsor half way through? my 60 days are about to expire and I would like to use a new sponsor for extensions - is that possible??? thanks for the help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freetofly View Post
    does anyone know if I can change my social visa sponsor half way through? my 60 days are about to expire and I would like to use a new sponsor for extensions - is that possible??? thanks for the help.
    I suspect it is not possible. If you have a strong reason for wanting to get away from you current sponsor, get a letter from your new sponsor and then do a visa run to Singapore or some other city that appeals to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ronb View Post
    I suspect it is not possible. If you have a strong reason for wanting to get away from you current sponsor, get a letter from your new sponsor and then do a visa run to Singapore or some other city that appeals to you.
    Its not me wanting to not use him, he for some reason doesnt want to do it. I think last time we renewed my hubby forgot to pay him. I am finding in bali some people are not what they seem - its all about money.

    would love to do a singapore run, but do I have to take my kids or can I do it just with their passports??? will they stamp them for me at the airport?? but we are a bit too poor to pop to singapore atm - just payed the 12 months advance rent....

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    Maybe just a bit of stating the obvious but if you 'forget to pay' anyone these days I'm sure they will be reluctant to help you out again. It's 2011, everyone is looking for angles to make money. The one thing that may also be impeding this is that whereas before visa agents and those set up as CV companies, even by locals, they can now no longer sponsor visas of westerners. They have to be a minimum of a PT registered company in order to do this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CanonMan View Post
    Maybe just a bit of stating the obvious but if you 'forget to pay' anyone these days I'm sure they will be reluctant to help you out again. It's 2011, everyone is looking for angles to make money. The one thing that may also be impeding this is that whereas before visa agents and those set up as CV companies, even by locals, they can now no longer sponsor visas of westerners. They have to be a minimum of a PT registered company in order to do this.

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    For a social buday visa I think not. Any Indonesian can do this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by freetofly View Post
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    would love to do a singapore run, but do I have to take my kids or can I do it just with their passports??? will they stamp them for me at the airport?? but we are a bit too poor to pop to singapore atm - just payed the 12 months advance rent....
    If your kids are on the same social visas, then they need to do the visa run with you. If they are at school and are on student KITAS, then you can leave them behind

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    after meeting a nice immigrasi lady at her home/friend of a friend. she helped me write a letter in bahasa so fingers crossed it will work out all ok.

    I must say though, I did offer to pay my sponsor for his time and he didnt even bother to answer, after begging him to sign the letter withdrawing his sponsorship still no reply. so the kind lady at immigrassi has sorted that out. hopefully.

    only cost 1.2million so far in fees!!!!!!!!!!!!! now i have a new sponsor and will return to australia in a couple of weeks and get a new visa with his name removed.

    still makes me sad, and a bit peeved it is all about money i have known the sponsor for about 5 years.

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    if he is your friend of 5 years..why must you pay him??

    When I went on my sos bud I asked the consulate about swapping Sponsors incase something went sour and they said it was no problem mid visa but you can only do it 1 time on that 6 month visa..

    Maybe use an agent as a sponsor?

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    Quote Originally Posted by soontobeexpat View Post
    if he is your friend of 5 years..why must you pay him??
    Sounds more like an acquaintance than a friend.

    I have almost the opposite problem, I have a few friends here that refuse to take money, it gets a little uncomfortable at times when we go out to eat and they insist on paying for everything, sometimes I have to excuse myself early and beeline to the cashier before they do.

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    About to get my 3rd sosbud extension and have been asked for my sponsors KIPEM ???
    Can anyone tell me what that is and why I need it ??

    Problem being is my sponsor is out of the country and I dont know if she has access to it.

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