Recent content by Metter

I have done this for a Lelit expresso machine and no problems at all. Just make sure you have receipts which prove it is below $500 USA. I already owned the machine and if I was to buy again I would certainly explore local options first. I bought my coffee roaster in Indonesia and paid less...

They are all out of my price range except the Second home bank deposit. The 60+ silver hair 5 year E33E sounds perfect but that's 4 years away and will have changed many times by then. The property option for a house or flat at $1,000,000 USD is unbelievable. The bonds purchase $350k USD is...

This was certainly not an option at the time. It was 2 Billion Rp in the bank ( now the figure is in USD ) or luxury accommodation in excess of 5 Billion ( I think it may have been 10 Billion for Bali ). Even on the new version of the visa K don't think the bond option is clear and is not the...

Absolutely, The information I posted last year was from an agent website and was misleading. What you are free to do is invest the money within the state bank be it term deposit, savings or investment shares. You can however be asked to provide the evidence of funds within 90 days. Now a year...

Certainly there is a commitment but then there is other government documentation stating that you can use funds but must present proof later as required within 90 days. If that means I need to keep within my Mandiri portfolio such as buying government bonds it's not the worst thing - a 2.5%...

Agreed, I have already spoken to Mandiri and my BPR to confirm movement possible. I suppose I could take the new 6.5% government bond through Mandiri, that should still count

There are many unknowns. I think they expect you to leave the money in the bank but there are no legal binds to that at the moment. A loss of 4% on 2 billion would count me out and I guess everyone else

It was a fake imigrasi account on mes Of course not. You are free to use your money provided if requested you can show it in an Indonesian bank within 90 days. I will place in a high interest BPR account where it has been for the last 2 years

It was a fake imigrasi account on messenger

OK do following getting scammed for a few hundred dollars (another story) by someone pretending to be from immigration I have finally applied and been approved for this visa - literally the approval took 30 minutes. Its an offshore process Guarantor letter for conduct Proof of insurance...

The currency is of course IDR, so you need approximately 200k AUD. I don't see it as sitting idle as Markit suggests as I currently get a good return on my Lestari account and the hope is the money can remain. AuroraB, you are Markit make good points about the need for clarity when having...

Happy to keep this group updated. There is a clear application for the initial entry visa now. It is a seperate application on the official site - https://molina.imigrasi.go.id The only issue is the need to a guarantor despite other official information saying a guarantor is not required...

I am looking at applying for the second home visa. The application form is now on the same site as the E-VOA. You need to provide the name of a guarantor and a letter. I am unable to find a template for this and there is also conflicting information on government sites saying a guarantor is...

The same for me with my scooter- I have a copy of the original owner's NIK - I take that when I pay my annual tax. No problem at all.

I use WISE on a regular basis. The rate is always better than the local money changes and way better than a bank. If I use PayID as the transfer method the money can leave my Commbank account and hit Maybank already converted in 5 minutes during banking hours.