I am waiting approval from Jakarta for my Vitas. I think about our 7th week. Meantime we are staying at Jimbaran where it is handy to the Ngurah Rai By pass Immigration office.
My wife has done all the paper work as sponsor and I tag along as chauffer and present a face for the process. On Saturday we are looking at a house in Singaraja. The area appeals to me because of the much quieter traffic and getting a better rental house than the same amount would get in the south.
My wife is not at all keen to move from Jimbaran and would rather we rent here for a year to compete the Kitas to Kitap process as she is now familiar with the area and feels it would be too difficult trying to do this from Singaraja. On the other hand I am not keen to rent a place here for a year and then move again. I would rather find a house in which we can settle.
Does anyone know if the Immigration office in Singaraja can process visas and the move from Kitas to Kipas and how efficient that office is?
My impression that once Kitas is completed the next phase is simpler. So far we have made about 8 trips to the Jimbaran office with a couple more pending when we finally hear back from Jakarta. And as an act of appeasement I wonder if we should use an agent to complete that last stage. Any ideas as to what kind of fee that would involve?
Thanks in anticipation of useful information.
My wife has done all the paper work as sponsor and I tag along as chauffer and present a face for the process. On Saturday we are looking at a house in Singaraja. The area appeals to me because of the much quieter traffic and getting a better rental house than the same amount would get in the south.
My wife is not at all keen to move from Jimbaran and would rather we rent here for a year to compete the Kitas to Kitap process as she is now familiar with the area and feels it would be too difficult trying to do this from Singaraja. On the other hand I am not keen to rent a place here for a year and then move again. I would rather find a house in which we can settle.
Does anyone know if the Immigration office in Singaraja can process visas and the move from Kitas to Kipas and how efficient that office is?
My impression that once Kitas is completed the next phase is simpler. So far we have made about 8 trips to the Jimbaran office with a couple more pending when we finally hear back from Jakarta. And as an act of appeasement I wonder if we should use an agent to complete that last stage. Any ideas as to what kind of fee that would involve?
Thanks in anticipation of useful information.