There was a post recently in the Ubud Community group about the government cracking down on foreigners renting out villas on the accommodation site, Airbnb. I wrote about the legality of foreigners renting out villas and rooms on Airbnb earlier this year, here. So what specifically are the government checking for? – If a foreigner […]
I have had a few people ask me recently about visas for staying longer than the usual tourist visa length, but not a long term visa so I decided to write a blog post about the various options. Indonesia offers a free visa for people from 169 countries. It is fairly safe to say most […]
Bali has recently become a hot spot for digital nomads. In case you were wondering what is a ‘digital nomad’. Basically it is someone who makes income online, without being tied to a physical location, like an office, or even a country. The internet has enabled a range of jobs to be done online, such […]
An article popped up in my news feed titled “Visa concerns for Australians living in Bali provide an unwanted reality check“. The headline obviously caught my attention. The article was talking about an internal immigration memo put out by the head of immigration in Bali, which I wrote about here on October 24. At the […]
If you follow any Indonesian or Bali related forum, you have probably noticed the numerous discussions going on about the new immigration laws that are soon to come into effect. The new immigration laws affect mainly foreigners married to Indonesian citizens and foreign investors. The main points of the new laws are as follows. Foreigners […]
Immigration officials who were accused of skimming visa fees at the international airport in Bali have been acquitted of all charges, according to Tempo Interaktive. They have received “administrative sanctions” rather than facing criminal charges. Corruption is one of the biggest problems facing Indonesia and it is good to see that some progress is being […]
