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Dual Citizen Help
It seems that you have fallen through a crack in the system, you're probably safe where you are at now, but the price for that is that anything Canada-related is off the agenda. The only "loose end" in this situation, IMO, is that even though you don't hold a Canadian passport, you are a...- SamR
- Post #14
- Forum: General Chat
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Dual Citizen Help
Yes. As others have said you need to give more information especially about whether you're above 21 or not. I'm assuming here the situation is that you have gotten a Canadian passport and whether above 21 or not, this has not been reported to the Indonesian Embassy in Canada. I'll try to answer...- SamR
- Post #6
- Forum: General Chat
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Company KITAS to wife KITAP questions
Just a bit confused about the timeline here. I got that you switched from company-sponsored Kitas to wife-sponsored Kitas but I'm not certain how long you were on the wife-sponsored Kitas when you applied for the wife-sponsored Kitap. Could you clarify that for me? Yes this is the same...- SamR
- Post #9
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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'Golden Visa' Ministerial Decree 22/2023
Jokowi feels that Immigration has and should play a role in helping to facilitate investment https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20220910183823-4-371029/ini-yang-bikin-jokowi-ngamuk-ke-menteri-yasonna- SamR
- Post #21
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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The Second Home Visa Impact on Ex-WNIs Thread
All right, just so we're not starting a new thread, here are some notes about the new "Golden Visa" Permenkumham as it relates to "Exes" based on https://peraturan.go.id/files/permenkumham-no-22-tahun-2023.pdf : Article 51: Ex-WNIs can apply for a 2-year Kitas. Sponsor required. Article 52...- SamR
- Post #33
- Forum: The Ex-WNI Forum
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'Golden Visa' Ministerial Decree 22/2023
I'm going to re-read again more closely to be certain but what I'm seeing is that ex-WNIs can now apply to stay in Indonesia without any sponsors being required anymore. Try to look for the keyword "tanpa penjamin" in the file and other than seniors wishing to retire Indonesia and "Tokoh Dunia"...- SamR
- Post #7
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Hello from a soon-to-be ex from the US
Congratulations. Any ceremony involved or is it a matter of receiving a citizenship certificate in the mail?- SamR
- Post #96
- Forum: The Ex-WNI Forum
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Ex Wni to be allowed to work, open up business and own property
From: https://inbisnis.id/kepemilikan-properti-warga-asing-di-ri-naik-52-persen-pada-periode-2020-2023/ This article was posted in the Visa section of the forum but might contain some things of interest for Jakartan exes here especially when looking to own a home. WNAs are eligible to buy a...- SamR
- Post #11
- Forum: The Ex-WNI Forum
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Back as an upper-middle income country, but will Indonesia be trapped there?
I think if you want to see some insights of how "urbanites" think, the best way is in seeing them impart their knowledge to their children. Recently my son was in a queue in front of another kid and was very surprised when the other kid's parent said to their kid "If you see a gap, just go into...- SamR
- Post #89
- Forum: In the News
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Back as an upper-middle income country, but will Indonesia be trapped there?
I daresay it's a crapshoot. I've seen kids who become full of empathy for those who are of a lower social class, I've seen kids who horrify their parents by becoming better at whatever regional language the pembantu uses than English, and yes I've seen kids who after being spoiled by their...- SamR
- Post #63
- Forum: In the News
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Back as an upper-middle income country, but will Indonesia be trapped there?
That's actually not a bad idea. Considering that not just Indomie, but other Indonesian FMCGs are consumed overseas and has a market there, I don't think there has ever been a government effort to actively promote such things. I suppose that it's a reflection of how much they value education...- SamR
- Post #7
- Forum: In the News
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VITAS to KITAS conversion in one day?
Congratulations to you for experiencing this development. This is quite impressive for an immigration office that's not in a big city where bureaucracy horror stories seem to happen more often.- SamR
- Post #2
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Ex-WNI Entering Indonesia with Foreign Passport
I know I'm quoting myself here but I just got back from Singapore a few days ago and went through something similar when checking in for departure from Singapore. Got questions about my Kitap though I was not asked about whether I had "one or two passports". Such questioning was definitely not...- SamR
- Post #10
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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No Indonesian Culture
To be frank, I'm always amazed how Sukarno would get off scot free in these kinds of discussions and nobody would say anything about inflation reaching 500% (https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiperinflasi_Indonesia_1963-1965). There's a lot wrong about Suharto but he got it right that Indonesia had...- SamR
- Post #131
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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No Indonesian Culture
I think that’s because in the West, there’s little to no gap between how things are on paper and how things are in practice. In Indonesia, the surprise happens when how things are on paper and how things are in practice correlate with each other. I’ve always seen this as an extension of the...- SamR
- Post #101
- Forum: Indonesian Language and Culture
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