kitas,social, extension what do i do?

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mattieforster

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hi im moving to bali for work in june and will need a visa my work is not offering anytype of visa so i have to wing it myself,
i have been to bali many time and famillier with vis on arrival and 60 day visas
also my last few tripsi have been able to extnd each month for 30 days for 250,000idr

im just wondering which will be the cheapest and easiestway to spend 12 months in indonesia without leaving?/ extend 11 times, buy kitas, get 6 month social the extend 5 times?/?/?/

if anyone could help

just so many options

thanks
 
Workvisa

For you to be able to work in Bali you MUST have a work visa and this has to be applyed for by your employer Your employer isn't serious if they can't/won't apply for the visa . It's not something you can apply for by yourself. Don't even think about working on a social- or buisness visa. It's a serious offense according to the Indonesian law and can get you into big trouble if found out.
 
im just wondering which will be the cheapest and easiestway to spend 12 months in indonesia without leaving?
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I'd be worried about your "employers".

A short answer for you - get arrested for working illegally and wing that on your own. Don't forget to smuggle a camera with you into jail. Lots of stories there.

Hope that helps...

:icon_rolleyes:
 
JohnnyCool said:
I'd be worried about your "employers".

A short answer for you - get arrested for working illegally and wing that on your own. Don't forget to smuggle a camera with you into jail. Lots of stories there.

Hope that helps...

:icon_rolleyes:
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haha my employer is more a friend im looking after his home stayhe is aussie and all money transactions will be made in aussie bank accounts so im not worried,

which brings me back to which visa i should get
 
mattieforster said:
haha my employer is more a friend im looking after his home stayhe is aussie and all money transactions will be made in aussie bank accounts so im not worried,

which brings me back to which visa i should get
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Cheapest is getting a 60 day social visa. You will have to leave the country after 4x30 day renewals at 6 months. [Pretty cheap flight to Singapore and back just over 1 million IDR.]
 
mat said:
Cheapest is getting a 60 day social visa. You will have to leave the country after 4x30 day renewals at 6 months. [Pretty cheap flight to Singapore and back just over 1 million IDR.]
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but i can extend for 250,idr per month so why spend a million to go to singapore?
can i at least get a 6 mpnth visa somehow?
 
mattieforster said:
hi im moving to bali for work in june and will need a visa my work is not offering anytype of visa so i have to wing it myself,
i have been to bali many time and famillier with vis on arrival and 60 day visas
also my last few tripsi have been able to extnd each month for 30 days for 250,000idr

im just wondering which will be the cheapest and easiestway to spend 12 months in indonesia without leaving?/ extend 11 times, buy kitas, get 6 month social the extend 5 times?/?/?/

if anyone could help

just so many options

thanks
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Hi mattieforster, Are you saying you entered Bali on a 60 day tourist visa and was able to extend it 30 days at a time without leaving Bali ? If so, how many months were you able to do this for.
 
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mattieforster said:
but i can extend for 250,idr per month so why spend a million to go to singapore?
can i at least get a 6 mpnth visa somehow?
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You cannot get a "6 month visa" unless you apply for KITAS.

A sponsored sosial budaya visa is valid for 60 days, then can be extended up to 4 times, making nearly 6 months in total. (It's 180 days, in fact). After 180 days you MUST leave the country to apply for a new sosial budaya and start all over again.
 
mattieforster said:
haha my employer is more a friend im looking after his home stayhe is aussie and all money transactions will be made in aussie bank accounts so im not worried,

which brings me back to which visa i should get
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Hmm, you have just published your intent to break the law (as I see it) on a public forum. Your balipod id looks suspiciously like your full name Mattie Forster. You are not worried? I would be.

Be careful what you say on the net, is all I can advise.

Good luck, anyway.
 
mattieforster said:
haha my employer is more a friend im looking after his home stayhe is aussie and all money transactions will be made in aussie bank accounts so im not worried,

which brings me back to which visa i should get
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So, he/she is not paying you (in Indonesia at least), so maybe you are not working. But then if you are doing anything at the homestay which seems to be denying a job to an Indonesian, they may well regard you as working.

This is messy, so I would suggest that if your friend won't arrange a visa for you - then you would be better off not working for him/her.
 
thanks to everyones great advise iam discussing orginising a kitas
thanks for all your help,

as far as getting a 12 month kitas, would i need a letter from my employer ect......

ive heard they are around 20 million? is that correct? can i apply for from indonesia or will i need to apply when im in australia?
 
That's interesting, I contacted a consulate here in oz and they didn't know how many times I could extend a VOA.
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I think you are getting your visas mixed up. A VOA can only be extended once.
 
mooching said:
That's what I always thought, but the consulate didn't know and mattie has done it a few times apparently.
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the most i have done it is 2 times in a row off a VOA but my good mate has done it 4 times wen he stayed 5 months,

you know everything has a price in indo,

supprising howfar and extra 100 k idr can get u
 
Its true buddy, Its rather silly to post intentions such as these on a Bali forum ! This information is in the public domain mate.
 
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bunny said:
Its true buddy, Its rather silly to post intentions such as these on a Bali forum ! This information is in the public domain mate.
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Has anyone tried to get a 60 day tourist visa from Singapore? If so, how long did it take to process. In oz they seem to need three days to process this visa.

Edit : Why am I always getting other peoples posts in my replies?
 
mooching said:
Has anyone tried to get a 60 day tourist visa from Singapore? If so, how long did it take to process. In oz they seem to need three days to process this visa.
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It's possible to get the 60 day tourist visa or the sponsored sosial budaya (both are 211 visa) on the same day by paying an extra fee to an agent. From memory, it's SGD165.00 for same-day-service. Otherwise, the process takes 3 days and the cost is SGD65.00.

Also see this thread:

balipod.com

What is the best way to stay in Bali for 6 months - the least troubling way to do so?

I have found a girl in Bali I want to spend time with and need to find out the best way to stay for around 6 months. Any suggestions?
balipod.com balipod.com
 
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