Our family is planning to move to Bali in august/september 2004. We are planning to continue exporting Balinese products and also we have a longtime dream of having a restaurant/bar somewhere near Sanur.
1. What kind on visa should we have? KITAS or something else?
2. How to start the restaurant?
We were planning to lease the property. We also have a good local friend, who is willing to be somehow a part of the business. He will be taking care of the staff and orders, since he and his wife have a long experience working in restaurants. But what about the licences and permits, or should the restaurant be in our friends name just on paper although we are the owners? Or what?
3. How much should we expect to pay / month or year if we lease a house somewhere around Sanur? Nothing too luxurious, but a nice place to live in, also a pool for the kids. We've got 3 kids so at least 4-5 bedrooms... How much can we expect to pay for electricity, water ect.?
4. The international school is far too expensive and we were thinking of a private school for the kids. Do you have any experience on how good the schools are, can foreign children manage there (they dont even speak english very well), how much are the school fees and so on....?
5. I am interested in studying more reiki- and pranic healing, meditation, regression therapy and everything related. Any ideas where to study these?
6. Also... is it worth paying for services like this: http://www.bali-expat-business.com/ -just to make sure everything is done as it should? At least it should be easy if we have someone to take care of everything, but really.. is it worth the money?
Yes I know..a lot of questions..
For some information about us: we have several years of experience living abroad, many years of experience in having our own business, we have been in Bali only twice and we know some locals and I have been already studying Balinese and Bahasa.
All information you think would be helpful is welcome! Thanks!
1. What kind on visa should we have? KITAS or something else?
2. How to start the restaurant?
We were planning to lease the property. We also have a good local friend, who is willing to be somehow a part of the business. He will be taking care of the staff and orders, since he and his wife have a long experience working in restaurants. But what about the licences and permits, or should the restaurant be in our friends name just on paper although we are the owners? Or what?
3. How much should we expect to pay / month or year if we lease a house somewhere around Sanur? Nothing too luxurious, but a nice place to live in, also a pool for the kids. We've got 3 kids so at least 4-5 bedrooms... How much can we expect to pay for electricity, water ect.?
4. The international school is far too expensive and we were thinking of a private school for the kids. Do you have any experience on how good the schools are, can foreign children manage there (they dont even speak english very well), how much are the school fees and so on....?
5. I am interested in studying more reiki- and pranic healing, meditation, regression therapy and everything related. Any ideas where to study these?
6. Also... is it worth paying for services like this: http://www.bali-expat-business.com/ -just to make sure everything is done as it should? At least it should be easy if we have someone to take care of everything, but really.. is it worth the money?
Yes I know..a lot of questions..
For some information about us: we have several years of experience living abroad, many years of experience in having our own business, we have been in Bali only twice and we know some locals and I have been already studying Balinese and Bahasa.
All information you think would be helpful is welcome! Thanks!