Actually, here is the press release from immigration:The latest news is she's being detained by Immigration awaiting deportation. No news links from "reputable" media yet tho.
I'm not saying I laughed out loud or anything, however the devil within me has little empathy with those who do not chose to learn about the most basic rules/regs/laws of a country they plan on 'living' in.Actually, here is the press release from immigration:
Bali immigration has detained her pending deportation for violating her visa, and for spreading information that is considered "unsettling to society", such as the LGBTQ friendliness of Bali, and ease of entering Bali during a pandemic.
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OOh pusp, you really should- you missed a gem today re Gwyneth Paltrow's exploding vagina scented candles.I don't follow ANY twitter. If I was going to pay any attention at all, though, I am sure Expat Indo would be on my list.
What's really weird, though, is that I have zero memory of this thread. I must have sleep-posted.
Perhaps a lesson will be learnt too, to do the basics in research before going to her next destination to do her DN thing.It seems she is charged under immigration law UU No. 6 2011 for two charges.
#1 - Pasal 75 Ayat 1 - for endangering and disturbing the community by promoting LGBT lifestyle and foreign tourism to Bali during a pandemic. This section of law is open to broad interpretation and not surprising they have applied it here.
#2 - Pasal 122 huruf A - for intentionally participating in activities in contrary to the intent of their visa. Simply working online likely would not have been enough to trigger this charge, but she established clear intent since her ebook tells others how to do it, use the wrong visa, avoid taxes, etc.
Pasal 22 clearly states penalty of up to 5 years in jail and 500jt fine, she should be happy to be simply deported!
It seems she is charged under immigration law UU No. 6 2011 for two charges.
#1 - Pasal 75 Ayat 1 - for endangering and disturbing the community by promoting LGBT lifestyle and foreign tourism to Bali during a pandemic. This section of law is open to broad interpretation and not surprising they have applied it here.
#2 - Pasal 122 huruf A - for intentionally participating in activities in contrary to the intent of their visa. Simply working online likely would not have been enough to trigger this charge, but she established clear intent since her ebook tells others how to do it, use the wrong visa, avoid taxes, etc.
Pasal 22 clearly states penalty of up to 5 years in jail and 500jt fine, she should be happy to be simply deported!
They even had a slam dunk on the Pasal 75 Ayat 1 charge without the LGBTQ angle.They had a slam dunk visa violation case, but nooo....gotta bring up the whole LGBTQ thing. I'm just waiting for US Twitter to wake up and find all the "BALI DETAINS FOREIGN COUPLE FOR BEING GAY" posts.
It will be lost in all the inauguration newsThey had a slam dunk visa violation case, but nooo....gotta bring up the whole LGBTQ thing. I'm just waiting for US Twitter to wake up and find all the "BALI DETAINS FOREIGN COUPLE FOR BEING GAY" posts.
I agree they would do well to create a digital nomad visa, but they should make it at least $10k/yr if they're going to be tax exempt.
Someone making $50k per year would pay about $10k/yr in income tax in Indonesia (calculator). Simpler to just make a flat annual tax of a large amount like $10k or $15k to get the visa, rather than all the work of trying to verify and investigate foreign accounts, which people would inevitably try and cheat their reported income.
Does Indonesia really want the $15k/yr 'digital nomads' living perpetually? I suspect not, but setting the amount would be a good way to regulate the type of DNs that use the visa. Perhaps a $500 'Working Holiday' visa which is 6 months, non-renewable, only permitted one per year, as well as a $5000-10000 'Digital Nomad' KITAS visa which is 1 year, renewable, and allows dependents.The point seems to be that you can earn, say $15k/year from clients in the West and spend it all on Indonesia, which doesn't seem a bad thing from Indonesia's point of view. If you are going to demand $10k up front, then that's going to send these people to other countries.
They had a slam dunk visa violation case, but nooo....gotta bring up the whole LGBTQ thing. I'm just waiting for US Twitter to wake up and find all the "BALI DETAINS FOREIGN COUPLE FOR BEING GAY" posts.