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Thanks for the replies, Costed taking the max allowance on my flight home and its most economical - but think I need to send my suitcases ahead as we want to make a side trip (Japan) on our way home and cant take all that luggage with us. A friend mentioned using the post office - 2 months...

Any company recommendations? Cheaper would be better than faster.

Planing ahead on our eventual repatriation back to Melbourne Australia. We recently moved house and to our shock an horror managed to accumulate an extra three suitcases full of stuff. Surprising as we thought that one think we learnt living in Bali over the past two years was living...

Only an FYI, if you didn't know. For me it's a deal breaker. I pay $4 a month for UNOTelly VPN so I can watch Netflix (about $7 per month). This works out way cheaper than buying DVD's and I avoid Posif censorship in the deal with the VPN. Zep

Looks like Hola has been a bit naughty with all that access and bandwidth their app has with your browser: Popular Chrome extension Hola sold users' bandwidth for botnets | The Verge "The worry for some users is not only that Hola has been leeching their bandwidth, but that their...

Wow, 2 hours and 50 minutes to get the bomb squad to Sanur.

Yep, as of November last year you need to front up in Denpasar and get your photos digitally taken and prints. Before, you would just get the agent to do the lot, give them your passports and money, four or five days later pick them up from your agent. Same with the Sos bud, your first...

For your extension: If you DIY, you need to go to Denpasar 3 times, plus photos and finger prints. Your last trip must be on the day they nominate or you have to start again. If your like me, I need to hire a car to get the family there and pull my daughter out of school that day. Total time it...

Just got back from Kota Kinabalu (KK) for a visa run. Did not apply for a social visa, but a 60 day tourist visa this time as it suits my travel plans. Could not have been easier. Arrived at 10am in the embassy and out at 10:30am, went straight to the counter, given a A4 form to fill, handed it...

Just be aware, the two visa types share the same number (211) for social visa and 60 day tourist visa, but on the visa sticker that is put in your passport from the embassy, the difference is the social visa has the sponsors name printed on it, where as the 60 day tourist visa does not. To...

Did I read right... You need to send 3 months bank statements of your sponsor? Pushing the relationship I would think. How do you know your information is safe, has arrived and accepted? Still can't understand why the hard like only in KL. KL = Don't bother Zep66

Completely agree, at least give a straight answer, this visa situation has caused me a fair bit of grief and expense. I did all the research and due diligence possible. If you go the the imagrassi web site and read the pages on visa, it defies logic, is non specific and non prescriptive. The...

Just an update on my situation. Arrived 11:30pm, no issue on entry with VOA or even any questions from imagrassion. Thank goodness. Will work on other options. BTW: mentioned my situation with KL sosbud application this morning at the school pickup spot and a couple of people said others...

Hard to tell, I'm not used to the 'grin' can't work out if it was genuine or loathing.... Asked me many questions as to the reason for my travel, I kept it brief, holiday and to give my daughter a taste of another culture. When/if I get back OK will change my visa status, don't like playing...

I think that this might be what the officer in KL may have alluded too by asking me to get some letter from Jakarta for some sort of 12 month visa. He suggested I get my sponsor to contact Jakarta and gave be a pre-printed slip of paper with all the contact details for Jakarta Imagrassi. Zep

Hi Marit, Sorry if the post sounds confusing, I was a bit frazzled. Social visa is usually good for 60days, but extensions get to a max of 180 days. The initial visa is 60 days, but for some reason only in KL they will only give you a 30 day - so you have to start your extensions earlier and...

Thanks for your reply Fred2, No stamp in the passport. (Thank goodness) The only issue I can think of was I put 60days for my length of stay hoping to get it instead of 30 days on my application papers. The officer said they would only issue 30 days,(Orders from the director) I said that I...

I should have gone with my gut feelings on this one. Singapore was a cake walk and I did the application my self. The KL process is fine, but got a 'our director' speech about only getting a 30 day visa and contacting Jakarta. If worst comes to worse, fly to Singapore and do a one day...

Sitting in my hotel in KL wondering what went wrong. Applied for a social visa with all the documents for my wife, daughter an self. Went to pick up and was told it was rejected. This is my third Sosbud application, first in August (Melbourne consulate) stayed till December. Singapore in...