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Australian Aged Pension and the 2 year portability rule.
He would have been entitled to a pension if he met the requirements before he left Australia and had lived there " Australia " for 2 years before submitting his claim . He would then have qualified for the full portability of the pension and been able to move to and get the pension in Thailand...- Nicho
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Australian Aged Pension and the 2 year portability rule.
Have checked all the mentioned web sites , all state that an Australian living in any country that does not have a Social Security Agreement with Australia must return to Australia to lodge there application and convince Centrelink that you have returned to live in Australia permanently and not...- Nicho
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Australian Aged Pension and the 2 year portability rule.
Anyone dealt with Pelican Expatriate Services /Sydney regarding claiming the Australian Aged pension whilst living in Indonesia ?- Nicho
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Waste Management in Indonesia
We finally got a garbage collection service here in my village in South/East Java after years of people dumping in the streets , rivers , bush , ocean etc . Burning rubbish and bbq'ing fish over it in the streets/ in the front of unoccupied houses was/still is a regular nightly past time . The...- Nicho
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- Forum: General Information and Settling In
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Spousal KITAS to KITAP conversion (also applicable for Spousal SosBud to KITAS).
Did the same in 2021 . Ali Status/conversion to kitap . Bit different over here in Jawa Timur / Banyuwangi . Went to Imigrasi Jember and got all the required forms etc and was told I'd need a letter of recognition of marriage which I'd never needed before when extending the kitas . Letter of...- Nicho
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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5 yr immigration check in
Do it yourself , agents are a rip off and constantly tell bullshit to get more money . Heard of fees in the range of 40 million to arrange Alhi Status /change from Kitas to Kitap , 6 ,700,000rp including merp and similar for the first renewal of Kitap , depending on what you want . Another 5...- Nicho
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- Forum: General Chat
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Love Birds
Wife came home with one 12 months ago, now got five after strays ( birds that had got out from around the village) started showing up and not hesitating to climb into an open cage for a feed . Had an aviary back in Oz with about 50 peach faces and 20 odd cockatiels . Got some amazing color...- Nicho
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Covid Testing
Massive increase in deaths and positive results here in South/East Java after the initial vaccination program . Several Doctors and Nurses died at a local hospital . They put them all down as new cases! Been a money making scam since day one and still is ! One case of the virus here in my...- Nicho
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- Forum: Health and Medical Care
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Vitas - reporting within 30 days
Merp's just an excuse to get a few more $$ out of you every 2 years . Agree , you provide all those documents when getting the Kitap , they'd all be available at the press of a button in there system or in the file cabinet . Officer at Imigration Jember told me there's no need to renew it "...- Nicho
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
No shots when I first came for a holiday 16 years ago , lived here for nearly 6 years now and never been asked or told I needed any shots not even the covid shots for any Kitas renewals or when I converted to Kitap late last year , 2021. Never been asked at any Government offices , police...- Nicho
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- Forum: General Chat
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ITK to Spouse Kitas Conversion
Surat Tandor Melapor / Police report from the regional Police office where you reside . I've needed it for all my Kitas renewals , Alhi Status/Coversion to Kitap and most other Government dealings , Sim , KTP , KK etc. Receptionist at the local Police office gave me a 5 year one when I renewed...- Nicho
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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ITAS-ITAP conversion ( my experience )
30jt for the Imigration office to do the conversion on your behalf !! Wow , that's more than using an agent !! Just shows how much yo can save doing it yourself , 23 jt just there . I estimate I saved 50-60 jt compared to agent fees over the course of 5 years , ITAS renewals , Alhi...- Nicho
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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SKTT
Thanks for that , looks like my agent short changed me or they've changed things over the last 7 years . Someone will be getting a phone call !!! Cheers.- Nicho
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- Forum: Forum Talk
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SKTT
Been living here 7 years and never needed any of these ! My application for KTP , KK and SKTT cards was refused at the local government office until I got my ITAP . Letters from the Kepala Desa , Surat Keterangan Tempat Tinggal Sementara and Surat Domisili have been excepted everywhere including...- Nicho
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SKTT
YES and Imigration here in S/East Java /Jawa Timur wouldn't except my SKTT - Domisili and other letters when applying for conversion /alhi status to ITAP because they were dated in the previous year "2020" although they were still valid for 6 months . Had to get new letters with the current...- Nicho
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SKTT
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ITK to Spouse Kitas Conversion
All done on shore , been living here nearly 7 years . My last Kitas and Merp "2020 "were dated nearly 2 months before I was notified of approval and nearly 3 months before I was notified to collect them . And I only got the notifications after I sent an email to the Director Generals Dept...- Nicho
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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ITK to Spouse Kitas Conversion
Just over 3 months for my last KITAS renewal in 2020 ,usually 3-7 working days , due to Covid and all paperwork having to go through The Dept of Human Relations as well as Kanwil , Director General etc etc . Put my Alhi Status/Conversion of Status KITAS to KITAP application in in early October...- Nicho
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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Visa Agent
I used Rami Formality Services initially for my Vitas/ Kitas Spouse Sponsored . Fully Certified and registered with the Indonesian Tourist Industry . Great service but a little bit expensive compared to others . But if you want quality service without a heap of headaches . There head office is...- Nicho
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- Forum: Visas, Permits and Immigration
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