Living in Bali as an expat I use a Business visa which enables me to stay here for a period of 6 months without leaving. The Business visa requires an Indonesian sponsor, which was provided by my immigration consultant. Filing the paperwork at an Indonesian consulate overseas takes only 1 day. Upon returning I was given 60 days for free, then had to do 4 monthly extensions. My costs were 2m rp for the initial paperwork, 500,000rp for the third and fourth month and 600,000rp for the fifth and sixth month.
I use Arjuna who are based in Kerobokan. There is another reputable company located on the Bypass heading to Sanur called Kantor Kita. I know that DDLegs used them recently to arrange an extension to her VOA, which I thought was impossible before. Check out both of these places and they will sort you out.
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Hi Nick
So your total business visa costs are 1,300,000 rp for 6 months; 2,600,000 for the year plus one return air ticket to Singapore? Plus agents fees?
G’Day Nick,
Excellent info mate for those wishing to stay longer.
And, you don’t even know your sponsor eh?
My Business visa costs 2m rp to set up. The paperwork is good for 3 sesions of 6 months each. So for the first year I am looking at an outward ticket to set things up, plus another after 6 months, 2m rp, and a total of 4.4m rp (4*500,000 & 4*600,000) in fees (including the agents fee).
Take it from an exasperated expat; Kantor Kita is ONLY helpful and efficient IF you use their agent in Singapore. If you are going anywhere else to obtain your visa, ie., UK/OZ/USA, they are very inefficient, uncooperative, and obstinate. Take it from one very upset client.
Thanks Mackay, We appreciate your input.
So far Arjuna have been pretty good. THe one problem I had with them was in Bangkok where they told me something and the Indonesian embassy told me something else. The trouble over here is that the Indonesian immigration department is not forth coming with info and Arjuna has to get its info from the newspaper like the rest of us.
Also rules for visas are different depending on where you apply for them.
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