5 Things Expats Need to Remember About Property Ownership in Indonesia
Here are a few things expats will need to consider when it comes to owning property in the country....
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Tips for Employing Household Workers in Indonesia
In Indonesian culture, it is common practice for households to hire help. This may be new to expats and a...
Five Things Expats Need to Consider About Healthcare in Indonesia
Here are a few important things you need to know about healthcare in Indonesia before arriving in the archipelago....
An Expat’s Guide to International Preschools in Indonesia
Moving to a foreign country and raising your kids there can be a big challenge. An even bigger challenge will...
What Expats Needs to Know About Insurance in Indonesia
For expats accustomed to the extensive insurance coverage they had back in their countries of origin, finding the right insurance...
What Kind of Salary Can a Foreigner Expect in Indonesia?
It’s a common question that many soon-to-be expats bound for the archipelago ask: “How much money can I expect to...
Sensory Integration Disorder: A Misunderstood Form of ADD/ADHD in Children
5-15% of schooling children have difficulties in their sensory regulation to their environment. This means that some children may have...
Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements for Mixed Couples in Indonesia
Most soon-to-be wed couples do not want to discuss how they want to structure their division of assets following the...
When You Say ?I Do? to an Indonesian
While Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice presupposes that deciding whom to love (and eventually marry) is mostly just...
Nominee Scheme Dangerous Form of Land Ownership For Foreigners
Despite the goal of Indonesia to increase its foreign direct investments and its massive tourism growth, foreigners in the country...
What Expats Need to Know About Importing Goods to Indonesia
The waiting time and the legal hoops expats need to jump through to import goods into Indonesia can be daunting....
Tax Amnesty for Foreigners: Not Too Late to Participate
Indonesia is changing. With tax amnesty, the Jokowi administration aims to bring Indonesia into a new era, shedding light on...
Immigration and The (Formalities) Agent, Living Apart Together
A clean government, Immigration kicks off It is official law and immediately implemented in the daily practice of immigration offices,...
5 Foreign Tech Players to Meet This Week
Here are five interesting foreigners that you might want to bump into if you?re going to Tech in Asia Jakarta...
Breaking: Expats Can No Longer Rely Solely on Agents to Get Permits
Indonesia announced immigration formality agents are no longer allowed to submit applications for visas and stay permits without having the...
Retirement (Getting Old) In Indoneia , Not That Difficult
If there is a subject that is much discussed among elderly staying in Indonesia or who want to, it is...
Employment of Foreigners in Indonesia
Indonesia is becoming well known as one of the largest emerging markets in the world with increasingly attractive options for...
The Immigration Office Revealed!
Application of Visas and Kitas It is an intriguing question! Extending my visa or Kitas, can I do it myself?...
WORKING IN INDONESIA, why on Earth not!
A visit visa, a temporary work permit with a visit visa or a normal work permit with a stay permit,...
How Backstreet Bali Money Changers Cheat
Unseasoned visitors to Bali, relieved they’ve safely negotiated Ngurah Rai’s fickle Customs and Immigration, suddenly get hit by the cacophony...
Writing the Indonesian Experience
When I first arrived in the early ‘90s, it was close to impossible to find any English language books about...