spicyayam
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spicyayam
I understand there shouldn't be a problem for someone coming here to travel for a few weeks at a time, but if for example you have had several social visas and you are living in a leased house rather than a hotel, I would imagine you would come under the spotlight of immigration. The reality is immigration could detain you and deport you if you breached the law, or at least their interpretation of the law. While many of these people working in a co-working space earn their income from abroad, I am sure there are also quite a few teaching yoga/photography, creating websites etc.
Markit
Wonder how they figured someone was "working" there and not just using their good internet connections or other facilities.
I went to the Hubud (in Ubud) and asked the boss of that the same thing about 2 years ago when it first opened and that was his "defense" too.
Again and again I'm confused by what the term "work" in this context actually means.
Say, for instance you are working on a design project on the computer in Hubud but it won't be given to your client and you paid until you are back in France.
Or you do deliver the project to your client in France before you leave Bali but don't get the money in your French bank account until you leave the country and have not been here the necessary 180 days to make you "resident" and taxable here.
I could go on...
I suspect this report for bogus.
ronb
It will be interesting to follow this one if we can. They mention the possible max penalty of Rp500,000,000 and this is typical of how the police and immigration and any other govt people go about their shake-downs - they aim to scare. It would be great if we could follow these 9 people and find out what happens. Some may just leave to avoid further hassle, after all they are digital nomads and can up and move - at least in theory. Some may actually be deported - but my guess is probably none will.
In the end, if one was to fight it, it would depend on how "no work" is defined in the regulations governing social visas.
Markit
Has anyone actually seen this information on anything other than Farcebook?
sherm
Story around my neck of the sawah (Amed) is they're checking dive shops and homestays. I've seen some differently number plated motors buzzing around.
ZoomBali
Spicyayam can I have your source?
SHoggard
I know of at least one internet related company that boasts that they have operations in Ubud, Bali.... pics included in their website
My company used to use their product,. Last year when they "Opened their office' & began to call for staff in Bali I cautioned on the immigration issues they might face... got a very European "Oh we can do this" response, Like the EU free movement of labour extends to Bali.
Doesn't surprise me
