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    KITAS to KITAP conversion in the new evisa system

    Yes the Merp is now for 5 years . A lot of new options were included in the new fee schedule . I did my Alhi Status (Spouse Sponsored) in 2021 , the rules regarding income /living expenses have possibly changed . Only time I had to provide income/living expense details/proof was for the initial...
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    KITAS to KITAP conversion in the new evisa system

    No it is a once only fee for the 5 year Kitap and 5 year Merp , it is not a yearly fee like the Kitas ! I just rechecked the Director Generals web page , the fee is actually 10,500,000Rp , my mistake sorry. 7juta for the Kitap and 3.5juta for the Merp , both are valid for 5 years after which...
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    KITAS to KITAP conversion in the new evisa system

    The price as of December 2024 is 10,200,000 Rp for the Kitas to Kitap conversion /Ahli Status including the new 5 year Merp . If your agent charged you 9jt , "nearly triple the official fee "for the kitas I wouldn't be surprised if he asks for 25jt plus for the Kitap . If the agent is your...
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    Big Improvement In West Java Schools

    Why 7 mosque's in a village approximately 1 kilometer square ? 3 lavishly decorated multi story mosque's and 5 small home converted want to be's . Are there that many different sectors /interpretations of the Muslim religion ? Calls to prayer can start at 3.15am here and can still be going at...
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    Big Improvement In West Java Schools

    Need to do the same in East Java / Jawa timur , Luckily my son has now finished school but while he was there it was constant requests for money , airconditioners , laptops that were never seen , excursions cancelled with no refunds , kids not allowed to participate in group or whole school...
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    MERP on KITAP

    New fee schedule , December 2024 , on the Director Generals web site still shows the Kitas/Kitap/Merps listed as separate items/fees . With several monthly Merp options and yearly options more in line with the Kitas/Kitap periods , 1-2-5 year and a new 10 year option . Also an Unlimited Merp...
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    MERP on KITAP

    I'm sure every office and every officer within the office has there own interpretation of the rules/laws . I've never been asked for KTP , KK by immigration , police , kepala desa or any other authority here in Java Timur but a mate that lives here on and off and deals with Bali Immigration has...
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    Unlimited KITAP

    The Merp would/should have been stamped in your passport with the Kitas/Kitap stamp . Both showing expiry dates .
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    Unlimited KITAP

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    New 3rd Revision of the Immigration Law

    Applied on 24/12/2024 . Merps are still required for overseas travel but the expiry dates are now the same as the Kitas/Kitap periods with several other options . The new fees and available Merps are on the Director Generals site .
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    New 3rd Revision of the Immigration Law

    O Only if he intends to travel overseas after the expiry date . Otherwise there is no need to re-apply/extend the Merp again in March . My merp expired in late 2023 and I have no intention of applying/extending it until I apply for the unlimited Kitap in 2026 .
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    New 3rd Revision of the Immigration Law

    I was told by the officer at Immigration Jember when I did the Alhi Staus/ Conversion to Kitap in 2021 that when the 2 year Merp expires which mine did at the end of 2023 , that I only needed to renew it if I intended to travel overseas .
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    Unlimited KITAP

    I was of the understanding you lost Medicare coverage and other allowances and only received the base rate of pension once you moved overseas anyway .
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    Love Birds for Adoption

    Hi , is that Sudirman /Jakarta ? I'm right down in the south east of Jawa Timur ,Banyuwangi , Purwoharjo area . Shame they look like nice birds . They would have come to a good home , I'm pretty fussy with there diet and cage/aviary cleanliness . I had a large aviary back in Australia with 30...
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    KITAS to KITAP conversion in the new evisa system

    This new EVISA system is a total F up . Jember Immigration office here in Jawa Timur have gone to a Siber site , like trying to find a needle in a haystack if you don't use an Iphone and aren't very tech savy . The old websites were great . Can't even get a reply to an email , facebook message...
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    Some New Immigration Fees

    Nothing listed on the Director Generals fee schedule but Costs off Google search : 14.5 juta for 1 year and 46.5 juta for the 5 year "Golden Visa" if applying from O/Seas . Slightly cheaper if done in Indonesia . Agents are charging anything from 30-50 juta for the 1 year and 140 juta for the 5...
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    Love Birds for Adoption

    Hi , where are you located . Very interested in the birds , currently have 4 pairs and looking for more to fill a community avairy I intend to build .
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    Love Birds for Adoption

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    Some New Immigration Fees

    As it says , Exit . Required if you intend to leave Indonesia permanently and not return if you don't have a valid Merp .
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    Some New Immigration Fees

    Just browsed a few visa agents and there fees for the Spouse Sponsored Unlimited Kitap . 40 - 59 juta !! 23 juta including Merp if you do it yourself ! And I bet an agent would charge you several juta again for the 5 year report .

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