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  1. cup1981

    Notary/Lawyer Suggestion in Bandung for Post-Nup (Separation of Property)

    Hey All, My wife and I plan to purchase property when we get to Indo in May, but we, of course, need to get a postnup (AKA separation of property) contract drawn up so she can legally own property again. We are hoping to get this done in Bandung. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good...
  2. cup1981

    Spousal SosBud question

    Apparently it became an official policy in the past few months (maybe even the past month), but I haven't seen an official UU regarding it. I first read it on the mixed-marriage Facebook group but wrote it off as a rumor. My wife emailed immigration, and they confirmed earlier this week it was...
  3. cup1981

    Spousal SosBud question

    Immigration just informed my you cannot convert a SosBud into a KITAS. Some new procedural change that only allows the VITAS 317 to be converted. ChrisD, did you have any luck converting to SosBud to a KITAS?
  4. cup1981

    Visit Visa - Socio Cultural conversion to KITAS

    OK, so while ratu_tuaq and I were going back and forth, my wife got the official word from Immigration in Indonesia. The ability to convert a SosBud visa to a KITAS is dead. There may be some smaller offices that have not been fully socialized in this new process, but the stance of Immigration...
  5. cup1981

    Visit Visa - Socio Cultural conversion to KITAS

    Fantastic! I will apply for the VITAS here and keep my fingers crossed. Worst case, I am out just Rp100,000 and arrive on SosBud to convert later. Thanks tons for all your help! This is so much different than when I did it 10 years ago lol. Easier, but significantly different :).
  6. cup1981

    Visit Visa - Socio Cultural conversion to KITAS

    What I am curious about is since they already issued a SosBud will they also issue the VITAS. My assumption is they will, given the sponsor is the same, but I am unsure... hmmm... And since we don't have an official address set up in Indonesia, maybe I should just go on my SosBud and do the...
  7. cup1981

    Visit Visa - Socio Cultural conversion to KITAS

    Yup, this is exactly what my wife read. I was going to drop in a link, but it is just a bunch of random Facebook posts, so there was no way to link to them all and make any sense of it. Now, a follow-up question. The Consular here already issued and sent me my SosBub. While that was being...
  8. cup1981

    Visit Visa - Socio Cultural conversion to KITAS

    My wife is the one who found it and showed it to me. Once she wakes up, I will get the link from her and share it. I told her I have a feeling it is just a local we-made-this-rule-cause-it's-easier rule at the office level. The other issue could be the variation in sponsor -- maybe the...
  9. cup1981

    Visit Visa - Socio Cultural conversion to KITAS

    I am reading something online where people are saying they cannot convert their Visit Visa - Socio Cultural (formerly known as a SosBud) to a KITAS. They are saying something about needing a Telex and such. To my understanding, the Telex is nothing more than the approval letter from Imigrassi...
  10. cup1981

    School suggestions in Bandung (public, private, independent, etc.)

    Yeah, I read about that and told my wife. She still fears her "Orang Kampung" (her words, not mine) family will not understand lol. At that point, I just said they are our kids, not theirs, and we decide where they go to school :). I think she is OK with it now, but we will see when it actually...
  11. cup1981

    ISO 3+ BR Home in Bandung 100jt or less

    Hey, We are moving to Indonesia on May 23 and will need a rental home starting in June. We are thinking about the "quieter" areas of Bandung. We are looking for at least a 3-bedroom place (preferably larger) with at least 125 square meters of space. We also would like a water heater, A/C in each...
  12. cup1981

    School suggestions in Bandung (public, private, independent, etc.)

    Thanks! That one is actually on my list to check out :). I've got a lot of homework to do. Thankfully, I have you all to help out and my wife's cousin in Bandung has a few school-age kids and is helping us. The hardest part will be if we decide to go with a Catholic school and convincing her...
  13. cup1981

    Teaching My Son Bahasa

    Awesome! thanks for putting my mind at ease. I feel much better now. Now I just have to figure out how to make myself more fluent in the language lol
  14. cup1981

    School suggestions in Bandung (public, private, independent, etc.)

    Hey all! I have exhausted Google, so I am looking to you all for help. Please!! We decided to enroll our 8-year-old son (and eventually his 4-year-old brother) in school in Indonesia instead of online homeschooling through the U.S. The parental involvement in U.S. online school will be too...
  15. cup1981

    Teaching My Son Bahasa

    Hey all. So, we are set to land in Indonesia (for good this time) on May 23, and my son will be attending school there. We are debating between living in Banding and sending him to an independent school or living in my wife's hometown and sending him to either a blended or public school there...
  16. cup1981

    Visit Visa to ITAS

    You know what? I think you are right. Now that I check, the official immigrasi site makes no mention of that letter. We are sill lacking the civil registration of our marriage (was lost in one of our moves), but we may be able to get it somehow.
  17. cup1981

    Visit Visa to ITAS

    Here is what the Indonesian Consulate in the U.S. says (see No. 4). Without my wife being in Indonesia, we cannot get that letter. I tried asking them if I needed to get it myself or if they would get it for me and just charge me a telex fee, but, as usual, their response was in no way related...
  18. cup1981

    Visit Visa to ITAS

    Yeah, worst case, I will just go on a VOA and give her time to get her paperwork in order. Once she gets that, I can leave the country (go to Singapore) and apply for the ITAS.
  19. cup1981

    Visit Visa to ITAS

    Thanks for the detailed reply. No, we have been in the U.S. for over 7 years, so her KTP is long expired and missing. Her KK is updated with me as her spouse, as we previously had a spouse-based ITAS. She also has an Indonesian Overseas Card, known as a Kartu Masyarakat Indonesia Di Luar...
  20. cup1981

    Visit Visa to ITAS

    OK, so my wife and I are officially heading back to Indonesia on May 23rd (for good this time), but I am running into a visa issue as we are in a slightly different boat than last time I got my KITAS. I tried getting my ITAS here in the U.S., but the consulate says I have to have "Limited Stay...

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