ozbuckley
Hey Guys,
Im going to apply for a 60 Day "Tourist Visa" tomorrow in Sydney. Yes, its not called a 'social visa' on the application form, its called a 'tourist visa'.
Im wondering if I need a sponsorship letter for this tourist visa?
On the website it says for what is needed when applying for visa: Letter of recommendation from a sponsor in Indonesia ( if necessary by Immigration in Consulate General of Republic of Indonesia in Sydney ).
I wonder what it means by "if necessary"?
I wont be able to get a sponsorship letter by tomorrow... but Im going to give proof of a plane ticket out of bali.
Im planning to extend the 60 day visa (if i get it) a couple of times while Im over there in Bali.
Thanks
oz
SamD
ozbuckley wroteHey Guys,
Im going to apply for a 60 Day "Tourist Visa" tomorrow in Sydney. Yes, its not called a 'social visa' on the application form, its called a 'tourist visa'.
Im wondering if I need a sponsorship letter for this tourist visa?
On the website it says for what is needed when applying for visa: Letter of recommendation from a sponsor in Indonesia ( if necessary by Immigration in Consulate General of Republic of Indonesia in Sydney ).
I wonder what it means by "if necessary"?
I wont be able to get a sponsorship letter by tomorrow... but Im going to give proof of a plane ticket out of bali.
Im planning to extend the 60 day visa (if i get it) a couple of times while Im over there in Bali.
Thanks
oz
I don't think you need a sponsorship letter for this visa. You don't need one when you extend your VOA so I don't see why they would ask for one for this visa regardless of what it says on the website.
matsaleh
Fred2, ozbuckley is right in one sense. The form they use at the Consulate in Sydney only shows "Tourist Visa", even if you're applying for Sosial Budaya. Obviously, if you submit the sponsor letter, KTP, etc they will issue a Sosbud. If not, you get the 60 day Tourist Visa (both 211 visas).
As an aside, I have a friend who came to Bali on a 60 day Tourist Visa (no sponsor) a couple of months ago and she has now extended her visa for 60 days more, [I]without a sponsor.[/I] She was given a contact name at immigration and the cost was Rp1.2 million. Don't ask me if it's legal or not, but the visa looks legit.
Fred2
ozbuckley wroteHey Guys,
Im going to apply for a 60 Day "Tourist Visa" tomorrow in Sydney. Yes, its not called a 'social visa' on the application form, its called a 'tourist visa'.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]A sixty day tourist visa is simple for sixty days thats it!!!!!!![/COLOR]
Im wondering if I need a sponsorship letter for this tourist visa?
[COLOR="#FF0000"]Not for a sixty day tourist visa!!!!!![/COLOR]
On the website it says for what is needed when applying for visa: Letter of recommendation from a sponsor in Indonesia ( if necessary by Immigration in Consulate General of Republic of Indonesia in Sydney ).
[COLOR="#FF0000"]A copy of the sponsor's legitimate and valid Indonesian ID card and/or passport (for individual sponsor).
A single entry[U] Social-Cultural Visa [/U]will be issued for up to 6 (six) months. A visa fee of A$ 60.00 is required and made payable only in a form of money order or company cheque to the Indonesian Embassy. Cash, personal cheque, or credit card payments will not be accepted.[/COLOR]
I wonder what it means by "if necessary"?
[COLOR="#FF0000"]Only if you are applying for a Social-cultural Visa not a tourist visa[/COLOR]
I wont be able to get a sponsorship letter by tomorrow... but Im going to give proof of a plane ticket out of bali.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]You need proof of a ticket for both visa's[/COLOR]
Im planning to extend the 60 day visa (if i get it) a couple of times while Im over there in Bali.
[COLOR="#FF0000"]You cannot extend a tourist visa only a sobud visa, thats why you need a sponsor for a sobud to extend it.[/COLOR]
Thanks
oz
I hope that clears up any problems people have when applying for either of these two different visa's
Fred2
When you apply at any consulate you only get one form, but there is two section on it, never noticed tourist visa on it.
Top part ask: for visa purpose
you fill this part out for tourist visa, the same questions that are asked on your inbound card when your on the plane.
Second part ask: for limited stay purpose
You fill this part out for sobud & you need a sponsor letter.
I did try to have a Tourist visa extended some years ago, but the big boss said no. Maybe if I pushed they may have taken a small brown bag full of folding stuff, when I was told of what could happen, I took a quick trip to Singapore. I was surprised at how many cells they have at Immigration for visa infringements, one cell had illegal workers that had to pay for there over stay, food & cell time & they had to pay for there tickets out of Indonesia. You hear of so many stories were people have Known someone at Immigration, but its easy to do the right thing & not look over your shoulder all the time.
At Immigration I was told that a quick look at your passport, to see if you have enter another country then returned to Indonesia. Everything is ok till shit hits the fan!!:icon_mrgreen: I plan to stay for a long time:unconscious:
Tiggy
Fred2 wrote
Top part ask: for visa purpose
you fill this part out for tourist visa, the same questions that are asked on your inbound card when your on the plane.
Second part ask: for limited stay purpose
You fill this part out for sobud & you need a sponsor letter.
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Gee I really hope thats not right fred. I followed the directions my university gave which was ignore that limited stay section (and I searched on the consulate site as well), and fill in the tourist stay section and then on page 2 fill in the sponsorship section to get the social aspect of the visa. Now you have me bloody nervous - living in a place with no post office and sending a new form will be a nightmare. Fingers crossed :eek:
Fred2
Tiggy you don't have to be nervous
If you have sent money & sponsor letter you will get your visa.
So were abouts are you in the outback?
Tiggy
ronb wroteWow, after distances like that you may feel a "smallness" in Bali where it is only 150KM from the west most point (north of Gilimanuk) to the east most point (east from Tirta Gangga) - and about 85 KM in the north-south direction.
I didn't realise the west was so close - it's on the must do list at some point in the next year. What Bali lacks in distance, it sure makes up for in travel time though!! Every time I come visit the initial culture shock of just soooo many people and vehicles is stunning for me (part of why I prefer to go hang out on nusa lembongan).
no.idea
Tiggy,
I have the beer, the ice and the esky. Do you want me to be waiting at the Ngurah Rai airport?
Tiggy
Yup money order, KTP card copy, letter, passport and form all sent last week when I got to escape for a few days for a work trip. Phew, had me a bit worried there. Now I just have to pray they don't make the 2-4th November a random indonesian holiday so I can pick it all up while I transit Darwin.
I live in a Indigenous community called Kaltukatjara (whitefella name is Docker River). We are in the bottom corner of the NT, about 7kms to WA and 20kms to SA borders. Way out bush! Its a small place with a transient population of 200-400, and less than 20 whitefellas that work for various agencies providing services. Nearest civilisation is at Ayers Rock resort 250kms down a crappy dirt road, and Alice is our closest real town at 750kms by road. Lovely place - in the middle of old ranges but rather remote. Been out here a bit over 2 years now - soooo looking forward to trading the desert for the tropics (and being legally allowed to have a beer) :D
Tiggy
Ha ha ha great idea no.idea ;), but someone has beat you to the punch on that one. My mate who's picking me up rang me this week and asked "do you want me to bring anything to the airport". I told him to think about that for a moment really hard - saya mau dua besar san miguel and a vehicle for all my gear and we are sweet.
Will take you up on it another time for sure though :D. I have 2 years of not drinking to make up for haha (i'm scared)
(Sorry for the thread hijack OP - its a slow day at work and I'm getting all excited :D)
ronb
Tiggy wrote..............
I live in a Indigenous community called Kaltukatjara (whitefella name is Docker River). We are in the bottom corner of the NT, about 7kms to WA and 20kms to SA borders. Way out bush! Its a small place with a transient population of 200-400, and less than 20 whitefellas that work for various agencies providing services. Nearest civilisation is at Ayers Rock resort 250kms down a crappy dirt road, and Alice is our closest real town at 750kms by road. Lovely place - in the middle of old ranges but rather remote. Been out here a bit over 2 years now - soooo looking forward to trading the desert for the tropics (and being legally allowed to have a beer) :D
Wow, after distances like that you may feel a "smallness" in Bali where it is only 150KM from the west most point (north of Gilimanuk) to the east most point (east from Tirta Gangga) - and about 85 KM in the north-south direction.
Fred2
Tiggy wroteYup money order, KTP card copy, letter, passport and form all sent last week when I got to escape for a few days for a work trip. Phew, had me a bit worried there. Now I just have to pray they don't make the 2-4th November a random indonesian holiday so I can pick it all up while I transit Darwin.
I live in a Indigenous community called Kaltukatjara (whitefella name is Docker River). We are in the bottom corner of the NT, about 7kms to WA and 20kms to SA borders. Way out bush! Its a small place with a transient population of 200-400, and less than 20 whitefellas that work for various agencies providing services. Nearest civilisation is at Ayers Rock resort 250kms down a crappy dirt road, and Alice is our closest real town at 750kms by road. Lovely place - in the middle of old ranges but rather remote. Been out here a bit over 2 years now - soooo looking forward to trading the desert for the tropics (and being legally allowed to have a beer) :D
You will have no problems with your visa.
So you live in a dry community, I never enjoyed the communities in the center, liked the one's near the coast or islands you can do a lot more fishing. Some of the cattle stations we really nice.
so what do you do in the middle of never never land? apart from not having happy hour?
Tiggy
Fred, it has been an interesting experience being out here. I hear ya on the being far from water - top end was going to be my next stop. Love fishing and diving and swimming and all that sorta stuff. Not a big fan of being stuck in the wet though - prefer sandhill and rockhopping 4wd'ing. The mob up there are totally different to my desert mob as well - a fair bit more motivated and have different challenges. Cattle stations would be interesting - never really been but grew up on a horse property.
As to what I do... well that is a very challenging question to answer. It's more like what don't I do haha. I am officially the site manager of the JSA (employment services), but since we are actually non profit community owned, and so far from town with very low literacy we do FAR more!! Combo of social worker, mother, evil woman with a cattle prod, advocate, translator, job and training organiser, training facilitator, centrelink agent, fines fixer, licence getter, banker + managing employees and normal manager bs paperwork crap.
It is dry, but in my package I get fortnightly respite weekends in a suite at Ayers Rock hotel where me and the other whitefellas go and binge drink, er I mean relax. In spare time I play xbox, go 4wd'ing (some AWESOME country out here), read, and work on my bach behavioural science degree.
You do much fishing? I've never been fishing in bali.
