Comments on: Visa Extension in Bali – how does it work? http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/ Life is what you make it! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Channel1 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-48301 Channel1 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:50:24 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-48301 Hi Barath, The more efficient procedure is send you documents (every one's copy passport, marriage certificate, Birth certificate of your kids, Curriculum Vitae, copy of your graduation certificate and photograph to your employer in Jakarta) they then can process the visa and work permit application to Immigration General and Man Power Department. As soon as the visa and working permit is approved, the immigration will issue a letter called Telex Visa, with this letter you may come to Indonesian embassy in your home country or in Singapore on the way to Jakarta under this arrangement, then the cost of traveling to Singapore with the entire family can be avoided :-) The processing time for approval of visa and working permit is should be less then 30 days. For your information, VoA (visa on arrival) can not be convert into a working visa but indeed can be extended for another 30 days. Good Luck and cheers, Channel1 Hi Barath,

The more efficient procedure is send you documents (every one’s copy passport, marriage certificate, Birth certificate of your kids, Curriculum Vitae, copy of your graduation certificate and photograph to your employer in Jakarta) they then can process the visa and work permit application to Immigration General and Man Power Department.

As soon as the visa and working permit is approved, the immigration will issue a letter called Telex Visa, with this letter you may come to Indonesian embassy in your home country or in Singapore on the way to Jakarta under this arrangement, then the cost of traveling to Singapore with the entire family can be avoided :-)

The processing time for approval of visa and working permit is should be less then 30 days.

For your information, VoA (visa on arrival) can not be convert into a working visa but indeed can be extended for another 30 days.

Good Luck and cheers,

Channel1

]]> By: Chandra Tuttle http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-48300 Chandra Tuttle Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:00:14 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-48300 Greetings, I wish to come to stay in Bali for a total of 6 months. Clearly the Sosial Budaya is the one for me. My biggest issue is sponsorship. I am traveling with my daughter, who will just be 2yrs. Will she need a "sponsor" of her own, seperate from mine? And what if I have never met anyone who currently lives in Bali? Is it illegal to be sponsored by someone who has never actually met me... or my daughter? And is it possible to find a sponsor from over seas and if so do you have any suggestions? If all of these things are not possible... then what should I do? If I were to fly in for a 30 day visa... can I find someone while I am there... who can then sponsor me for the 6 month social visa? Will I have to leave the country first and re-enter in order to have that happen? Would greatly appreciate the answers from someone who is truly in the know.. I have heard many different things where pple from Bali tell me just come .... to matter... you can just pay for a visa when here.... to Balinese who say.... oh... you will never be able to stay longer then 45 days! Thank you again! And thank you for this service in general!! in2it4life@gmail.com Greetings,
I wish to come to stay in Bali for a total of 6 months. Clearly the Sosial Budaya is the one for me. My biggest issue is sponsorship. I am traveling with my daughter, who will just be 2yrs. Will she need a “sponsor” of her own, seperate from mine?
And what if I have never met anyone who currently lives in Bali? Is it illegal to be sponsored by someone who has never actually met me… or my daughter? And is it possible to find a sponsor from over seas and if so do you have any suggestions?

If all of these things are not possible… then what should I do? If I were to fly in for a 30 day visa… can I find someone while I am there… who can then sponsor me for the 6 month social visa? Will I have to leave the country first and re-enter in order to have that happen?

Would greatly appreciate the answers from someone who is truly in the know.. I have heard many different things where pple from Bali tell me just come …. to matter… you can just pay for a visa when here…. to Balinese who say…. oh… you will never be able to stay longer then 45 days!

Thank you again!
And thank you for this service in general!!
in2it4life@gmail.com

]]> By: Jurgen http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-48281 Jurgen Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:10:04 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-48281 Hi <strong>Barath</strong>, the correct procedure is coming to Indonesia on a VOA then get the necessary paperwork done from your employer. With this paperwork you need to leave the country again applying for a KITAS (work permit Visa) in any Indonesian Embassy, possably Singapore. Hi Barath, the correct procedure is coming to Indonesia on a VOA then get the necessary paperwork done from your employer. With this paperwork you need to leave the country again applying for a KITAS (work permit Visa) in any Indonesian Embassy, possably Singapore.

]]> By: Bharath http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-48274 Bharath Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:24:55 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-48274 Hi Chris, I have got a job in Indonesia and moving with my family to Jakarta. I wanted to take your help on some clarifications I have. Can my family and I come on VOA to Jakarta taking the 30 days and convert it to work permit which the company would be giving us? in that case whether the process of work permit would be completed in 30 days and after that should we leave out to near by countries and travel again to Jakarta? your clarity on this would be highly appreciated. tks Hi Chris, I have got a job in Indonesia and moving with my family to Jakarta. I wanted to take your help on some clarifications I have. Can my family and I come on VOA to Jakarta taking the 30 days and convert it to work permit which the company would be giving us? in that case whether the process of work permit would be completed in 30 days and after that should we leave out to near by countries and travel again to Jakarta? your clarity on this would be highly appreciated. tks

]]> By: Andre http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-47841 Andre Wed, 19 May 2010 21:22:32 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-47841 Chris, Thanks again. Let's wait and hope for the better :-) Chris,
Thanks again. Let’s wait and hope for the better :-)

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-47832 Chris Wed, 19 May 2010 02:15:27 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-47832 <strong>Andre</strong>, for your questions, the answers are pretty clear. Definitely you would have to fingerprint for the 2nd extension, if just for verification purposes. You have to go to the immigration office in person to do that. Using a Visa agent wouldn't prevent you from it, although it would reduce the paperwork for you. However, as I understood from a recent article in the Bali Times, the whole fingerprinting process at the airport/initial immigration is under review - again. So it's currently not clear, when and to what extend they will follow through with it again. Andre, for your questions, the answers are pretty clear. Definitely you would have to fingerprint for the 2nd extension, if just for verification purposes. You have to go to the immigration office in person to do that. Using a Visa agent wouldn’t prevent you from it, although it would reduce the paperwork for you.

However, as I understood from a recent article in the Bali Times, the whole fingerprinting process at the airport/initial immigration is under review – again. So it’s currently not clear, when and to what extend they will follow through with it again.

]]> By: Andre http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-47830 Andre Tue, 18 May 2010 21:19:27 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-47830 Chris, thank you for the information. Very helpful. I wonder, does that also mean no need for fingerprinting on visa extension for adults ? Does that mean no need to go in person to visa extension procedure ? Does that mean that if you hire a visa agent, they can do the work for you ? Yes to these 3 questions would make our life in Bali much easier ! Cheers, Chris, thank you for the information. Very helpful. I wonder, does that also mean no need for fingerprinting on visa extension for adults ? Does that mean no need to go in person to visa extension procedure ? Does that mean that if you hire a visa agent, they can do the work for you ? Yes to these 3 questions would make our life in Bali much easier !
Cheers,

]]> By: Chris http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-47763 Chris Sun, 09 May 2010 02:59:17 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-47763 Regarding the fingerprinting of children, there was an article in the Bali Times recently, <strong>Andre</strong> and <strong>Marta</strong>. It mentioned, that children under the age of 14 don't have to be fingerprinted. Hope that info helps a bit to ease your immigration worries. Check the article out <a href="http://www.thebalitimes.com/2010/05/04/bali-airport-service/">here</a>. ;-) Regarding the fingerprinting of children, there was an article in the Bali Times recently, Andre and Marta. It mentioned, that children under the age of 14 don’t have to be fingerprinted. Hope that info helps a bit to ease your immigration worries. Check the article out here.

]]> By: Channel1 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-47759 Channel1 Fri, 07 May 2010 08:56:30 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-47759 Hi Kristof, No that's will be fine because the embassy will issue a single entry visa for only 60 days and then you can extend it while you are in Bali, so this will be good for you. Cheers, Hi Kristof,

No that’s will be fine because the embassy will issue a single entry visa for only 60 days and then you can extend it while you are in Bali, so this will be good for you.

Cheers,

]]> By: Kristof http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/comment-page-4/#comment-47735 Kristof Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:32:06 +0000 http://www.nomad4ever.com/2006/12/15/visa-extension-in-bali-how-does-it-work/#comment-47735 Hey Channel1, I have a further flight from indonesia but it's 3 months after my arrival. I presume this might be a problem when applying for the 60 day visa? Kristof Hey Channel1,

I have a further flight from indonesia but it’s 3 months after my arrival. I presume this might be a problem when applying for the 60 day visa?

Kristof

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