HI everyone. I am new to this forum and just opened an account yesterday. After travelling to bali on vacation last August I fell in love with the island and its people and everything else that encompasses it. Right now I live in washington, dc and I am thinking of taking a sabbatical to Bali and some of the other Indonesian islands as well but eventually settle down in Bali. So here is my question. How realistic is it to arrive In Bali/Indonesia with a tourist visa (30 day) and then be able to saty in the country longer thaan the thirty days without having to apply for the retirement visa because I am not over 55 yrs. or the work visa because I am not sponsored by a company there. i want to arrive in Indonesia and not have to leave and pay for a plane ticket every thirty days to be 'legal status' in that country. I have looked on various websites about Indonesian visas and all the different types but nothing is what i want. I dont neccessarily want to work in Bali but wouldnt mind doing so if giving the oppurtunity but basically i want to just come to Bali and chill for a year or so and soak aup the culture and do some writing without having to buy 12 round trip plane tickets to singapore or australia just to be "legal status" in the country. What should I do? Can I arrive in bali and then fill out the paper work to get a social visa once i find someone to sponsor me when I arrive there like a family or small business, something of that nature. It seems that the indonesian government dont like tourists or foreigners settling down for too long, or they just want to make it hard bureacratically. So I arrive in Bali on a tourist visa (30 day), find a sponsor, get the paper work done, and then hope for the best????
I would greatly appreciate any input as i dont want to be leaving every thirty days cause that is just stupid and economically inefficient. Looking forward to hearing some super advice
I would greatly appreciate any input as i dont want to be leaving every thirty days cause that is just stupid and economically inefficient. Looking forward to hearing some super advice