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  1. Zavia

    2022 new visas and prices

    Visa on arrival for 30 days and non-extendable will cost Rp500k Wait, it was free previously, now all VOA countries gotta pay at Bali? Also, can I enter with printed/digital vaccine certificate, or I need to get it approved first via https://vaksinln.dto.kemkes.go.id? TQVM
  2. Zavia

    Omnibus Jobs Bill

    I too faced this issue when I was in Indonesia. We traded chemicals for both Automotive and Construction. Mostly B2B and abit of B2C. Fact is, domestic pricing in Indonesia is also if not more sensitive then neighboring Singapore/Malaysia/Thailand. As Dave pointed out, everyone either contracts...
  3. Zavia

    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    OOO car question! If its my personal car, im definitely doing it on my own. For those interested, youtube channels like chrisfix is really really good (and entertaining). Dealerships (service) are overpriced and no guarantee they'd do a good job... There lies my biggest sore point, its ok to...
  4. Zavia

    Separate Wealth and Buying property

    Logic has never stopped the indonesian lawmakers. It is definitely a weird question to ask, but for this country I feel compelled to ask even such questions. "Surat Kutipan Akta Perkawinan" so this is what they call the registering the marriage. Yea, I have a list of docs the Embassy needs pre...
  5. Zavia

    Mixed Marriage outside of Indonesia

    Yea, I was asking the spouse to CTC everything. Besides a Notary, who can CTC things like highschool/college diplomas and KK all that?
  6. Zavia

    Mixed Marriage outside of Indonesia

    Ahhhh, so that letter is from the local Indo Embassy. Makes sense. Oddly their website is silent on this. Time to make calls to them, they take forever to answer. Yea, its basically the status of the person that says they are not married on this date. My National Registration only accepts that...
  7. Zavia

    Mixed Marriage outside of Indonesia

    Hope this is the right place... I am planning to marry overseas in my home country and the requirement is to have the non-citizen(my Indonesian Spouse) get a "letter verifying marital status of a non-citizen applicant" or a Letter of No Impediment to Marriage from the local Catatan Sipil...
  8. Zavia

    Separate Wealth and Buying property

    If we were to get married overseas, non-muslim, and not return to Indonesia for a while, is there a time frame to which we need to A) Register the marriage at catatan sipil B) Register the Pre-Nup/Pos-Nup at catatan sipil or its just 60days from whenever we next return to Indonesia as a...
  9. Zavia

    How to get robbed by the banks - Making transfers

    Yea, I'm taking rupiah out of the country back home. I have a forex guy, gives me almost middle rate (ref i use is google). Not more than 1% off from the middle rate. I give him the cash along with a withdraw slip from my ocbc account, my IDs, and im good. Indonesian requirement for...
  10. Zavia

    How to get robbed by the banks - Making transfers

    I found the best rates was via carrying rp80mil in cash out of the country each time I went back (every 3ish mths?). Along with atm withdrawals there and some occasional transfers, I average a reasonably good rate. I wanted to do a test, and it did not have rupiah and suggested "others". I then...
  11. Zavia

    Falling out of love with Indonesia.

    Yea, I feel you. They are both so nice people yet, omggg. I was talking to this indonesian who wanted to retired with the spouse in Bali about buying property as a foreigner and letting someone 'jaga' it while its empty. She cautioned me to not trust anyone to which I asked why of all the...
  12. Zavia

    Hukum Kampung

    100k with carcass and situation resolved? Sounds like a good deal! Did you make some great soup with the bones or something?
  13. Zavia

    Foreigner buying an apartment?

    Yea, but I think counting the corridor is bad faith. Balcony, inner walls , sure fine, its within my private area, but corridor? Imma hack up the tiles then and have an extend doorway to the limit! Space for shoes n stuff.
  14. Zavia

    KITAS HOLDER RUNNING A shop

    I think as long as you are not like "shop keeper manager with badge and your face on the wall", sitting obviously behind a cash register or some important pile of papers doing "formal" work and signing stuff... it will be ok. Id say put your skills into purchasing decisions, negotiating with...
  15. Zavia

    More officials arrested in 2018 than in any other year.

    Selling to some car bengkel, they are asking 20-30% per item, far exceeding our own margins. Both authorized dealers and non authorized dealers. Includes the one all of you are probably using now. I think the bus builders as less than 20%. They dont care about demonstrated quality, specs and so...
  16. Zavia

    Grab closes $2b funding round, doubles down on Indonesia

    I guess one can look at amazon for an example? : https://qz.com/1341589/amazon-can-make-loads-of-money-when-it-actually-feels-like-it/ Or whatsapp: https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2014/10/06/facebook-closes-19-billion-whatsapp-deal/ Theres various exit options, up to the management.
  17. Zavia

    KPK raid Bandung prison

    If I was thrown into an indonesian prison, received water heater, ac and... kopi(?), id 100% be on my best behavior! Throw in a computer with internet and Steam, im never leaving except for meal times.
  18. Zavia

    Foreigner buying an apartment?

    I too was turned off by the no ownership of the land for foreigners. You can get the lease renewed with the government every 30 or 20 years, and according to people its guaranteed to be renewed and so on. As the saying so, if you have to ask, its not really yours. Id never buy property nor...
  19. Zavia

    Indonesian Driving Licence?

    So I got mine done, tot id share some pic of the process they posted up on the board for those who wanna know. 5 years validity, my KITAS ends this year, passport in less then 12 months. Yay!
  20. Zavia

    Mobil Rakyat...new cars

    I meant to emphasise what you said not to you directly. Lol. Sorry. Will PM you. Done it with furniture purchase before. One place back home, buying cash was more expensive then their no interest 12-36month scheme. No early payment penalty. Sure!

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