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    BMM (Balipod Members Meet)

    Cannot be there before mid september , selling my house in Roma is taking me a lot of troubles I did not expect . Next time , Gilbert !
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    Here Comes Another One!

    Drink all the Hatten's you can get , buddies...from september we all can swim in litres of Chianti and Marino...
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    Deposit interest rates

    Guys , I guess we are talking about 2 different point of views : 1 - investing in stock market , for different reasons such as retirement plans , kids college futures costs , life insurances and others . This is , because of its nature , unpredictable and long-term startegy . 2 - LPD banks...
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    Deposit interest rates

    Gilbert ,thank you for replying me . You are always useful , mate !
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    Deposit interest rates

    Gilbert , do you think one having only the tourist visa can deposit some million rp. in that bank up to 3-6 months ? Or he needs a KITAS , at least ?
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    Prefab home

    :icon_lol: Thank you all , buddies ! I know it won't last more than few years , but I'm planning to lease a land and put a prefab home on it . Just to get enough time to look around before taking a decision about settle down in Bali . I already got a small prefab house in my garden near Roma...
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    Building quote

    Polly , i am very surprised about the price/m2 you said ! So , the difference between a fully-furnished home ( I mean with floor , sanitary , tiles...not furniture ) and an unfurnished seems to be 1:10 !!! When I was searching which would be a reasonable average / m2 , my mind was figuring out...
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    Prefab home

    Hallo ! Has anybody ever considered buying a prefab house and building it on a leased land ? Seems to me an easy way to not get in trouble with any indonesian nominee who could take the advantages of a fancy home builded by a western , when the contract is over and the amount request to renew...
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    setting up a CV. Company to enable self-employed work

    Thank you , hermit ! I will check on this forum some rules concerning the business visa .Anyway ( if I have correctly understood ) should be possible go to the notary for the PT , sign all the documents , paying fees and taxes and request a kitas , even if I am the owner (in partnership , of...
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    Are you planning on retiring to Bali?

    Ciao ! I will get there in feb for 2 months . During those weeks will check some land to rent , but I know the laws , it will take long time . My favourite places are near Uluwatu or Canggu , but the final choice will depend on the business I will set up . Anyway , first of all I need to be...
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    setting up a CV. Company to enable self-employed work

    It seems to be my same problem . I wish to invest in a business , as an investing partner . So , I suppose I only need a basic visa ( a sosial visa , for example ) . But if i use my money to set up a restaurant ( a warung , a guesthouse , motorbike rent...) I need to check if things are running...
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    Moving to Bali this 12th Sept :) Need help with regards to Visa issues...

    Does anybody know how much can cost a sosial visa made trough an agent ? not exactly , of course , but someone has ever had en experience with that ? Ty in advance
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    aussie dollar account

    ty both of you , Ronb&Pollyanna ! So , here is my plan : - I will spend 1 month in Feb /11 , looking for 12-months accomodation , bank account and business opportunity . Then looking for a reputable agent to get a sosial visa . - Back to Italy , get the visa , packing some stuff ( those...
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    Theft and Loss

    Very sad to hear this , Polly . Hope you can get back your Mac !
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    Are you planning on retiring to Bali?

    Just filled the survey , planning to move in feb 2011 hoping to find some italian there ...seems to me to be the only one on the forum !:icon_rolleyes:
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    aussie dollar account

    Ty very much , Ronb ! One more question : Can you suggest few indo bank i can get into ?
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    aussie dollar account

    Ronb , you seem to me to be very helpful . So , my question is : I'm planning to live the next 2-5 years in Bali , after spending there many holydays . I will come in dec to find a bank to deposit my euros . I cannot get the Kitas at that time , so I will get only the 12 months / 60 days each...