INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY FOR EXPATS IN INDONESIA
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EV in Indonesia
The compensation, cleanup, decommission cost of the Fukushima accident is approximately 1/2 trillion USD (source). ChatGPT tells me that typical payouts to families in a commercial airline crash are 50-300k USD per passenger in developing nations and 1-10 million USD in US/EU, so a big range...- Brian86
- Post #226
- Forum: Cars and Vehicles
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EV in Indonesia
True, an airplane crash kills a lot more people, but a nuclear meltdown is far more costly in cleanup.- Brian86
- Post #206
- Forum: Cars and Vehicles
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New 3rd Revision of the Immigration Law
Unfortunately the new law doesn't get rid of MERP, it just makes it so going forward the validity period will be the same as the visa validity. So you will still need to process a new MERP in March, but they should give you a 3 year MERP up to your ITAP expiration in 2028, then when you extend...- Brian86
- Post #8
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Immigration Autogate for eVisa/ITAS/ITAP/Visa Free
I haven't done these before, are they only for entry, or also for exiting the country?- Brian86
- Post #2
- Forum: In the News
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Work KITAS and Indonesian PT
The sponsoring company needs to apply for RPTKA (rencana pengunaan tenaga kerja asing, plan for use of foreign worker) and pay the $1200, and when approved the company gets IMTA (izin mempekerjakan tenaga asing, permission to hire foreign worker) for the specific worker. Then, the company can...- Brian86
- Post #12
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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PT PMA Without the 10 Billion rupiah ?
A few options; They are on spouse visa, their spouse legally owns the business, and the law allows them to work in it. They established a PT PMA when regulations were less strict/expensive and haven't been forced to comply with changes. They are on a foreign worker visa as a foreign expert or a...- Brian86
- Post #20
- Forum: Business Law, Civil Law and Legal Documents
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iPhone 15 to Indo....
The eSIM I mentioned before (airalo.com) doesn't require IMEI registration or a tourist designation. You just buy it on your phone and activate it. Technically it is a foreign card with roaming access to Indonesia, so it is more expensive that Indonesian plans but far cheaper than most...- Brian86
- Post #27
- Forum: IT, Technology and Telecommunication
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iPhone 15 to Indo....
If you want simple but at a higher cost, use a travel eSIM such as Airalo- Brian86
- Post #9
- Forum: IT, Technology and Telecommunication
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Transferring title again!
Yes, they take 10 steps that are actually required and make each one 5x more complicated than it needs to be, all in the hope that you will pay "a little extra" to have them "help". Corruption abounds, and kasihan if the vehicle needs to move from one wilayah samsat to another, because then...- Brian86
- Post #19
- Forum: General Chat
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Transferring title again!
I have had more stringent requirements when doing annual extension at the large SamSat offices, but at least 10 times I have gone to mobile SamSat keliling and SamSat drive thru and they have required nothing but the expiring (or expired) STNK. I've even seen SamSat keliling setup temporary...- Brian86
- Post #8
- Forum: General Chat
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Transferring title again!
It's true that it is extremely common to sell a vehicle without transferring title, and the blue book (BPKB) is the most important document. You will also want a photocopy of the registered owner's KTP, and a Kwitansi with buyer and seller listed and signed by the seller on Meterai . This...- Brian86
- Post #3
- Forum: General Chat
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30 Days Report About Guaranteed Foreigner
Understood. But I never told him he was breaking any rules, that paragraph was quoted to support my, "since this is, afterall, a discussion forum" statement.- Brian86
- Post #11
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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30 Days Report About Guaranteed Foreigner
No attitude. Just trying to understand the purpose of your post and if there is a particular discussion you're trying to start by starting a new discussion on a discussion forum. Is there a question? Confusion? A complaint? There are thousands of paragraphs of law that relate to "Expats in...- Brian86
- Post #6
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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30 Days Report About Guaranteed Foreigner
Okay, what questions do you think they should they ask? This seems to be very well-trodden ground, is there something in particular you're getting at for discussion? (since this is, afterall, a discussion forum) From the forum rules;- Brian86
- Post #4
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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30 Days Report About Guaranteed Foreigner
Is there a question? My local immigration office asked for these to be done after that law passed and supplied my company with a very basic spreadsheet to fill out for a monthly report. It does not include anything detailed for "whereabouts and activities", just a "Tujuan" column we fill with...- Brian86
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Mobil Rakyat...new cars
The Chevrolet Volt and BMW i3 both had that kind of system and were mass produced for about 10 years each and then both discontinued. Combustion engines are much more efficient when running at a steady load at a constant RPM (very much unlike how gas cars are driven), so using a small one as an...- Brian86
- Post #1,091
- Forum: In the News
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Starlink Internet
Unfortunately the Mini model has not yet come to Indonesia. As for cost, 750,000 for home service is on the high side, but it's a level of service (speed and quota limits) far above anything else available in most of Indonesia. And for Roaming needs, 1,215,000 is more expensive still, but it...- Brian86
- Post #58
- Forum: IT, Technology and Telecommunication
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Press release Immigration 🎫 🛂
I doubt that implementation instructions are out yet, but it seems to me quite likely that the next MERP you get will be issued until the end of your current 5 years, and your subsequent MERP will be for the same 5 years as your next reporting period. I would expect the cost to be the same or...- Brian86
- Post #4
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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How to obtain Indonesian Citizenship
I'll just affirm this; there is similar language about "tinggal __ tahun berturut-turut" for some KITAP, and what it actually means is having unbroken legal residency for that number of years. In the most strict interpretation it needs to be the same visa (kind and sponsor) for those years, but...- Brian86
- Post #374
- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Starlink Internet
Starlink is really great in many disaster response situations, especially their new Mini model which can be run from the 12v outlet of a car or from a USB powerbank. However, it's also comical for Trump to try and take credit for any of that, FEMA in cooperation with Starlink was already...- Brian86
- Post #56
- Forum: IT, Technology and Telecommunication
