John

Ubudian is correct. In addition, if the US Govt does send your pension check to an Indonesian bank, they will send you a post card every six months which you must sign and return within 30 days (of the date they send it out) or they will assume you ... Read More

If you plan to visit Bali in March of 2018, I would suggest you come up north to Singaraja. Plenty of hospitals, supermarkets, shops, etc. Singaraja population about 150,000. Lovina Beach is just to the west which is a resort area. Quite a few ... Read More

CactusJoe44, 1. Read this article re Medicare: https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/travel-need-health-care-outside-us.html 2. A one year lease agreement at a hotel should work, but will likely be quite expensive. 3. Bali IDE is around $800 per ... Read More

Thanks Fred. Is the $2,500 per month a typo? I thought it is $1,500. Include a serit domicile from chief of village. I am applying for KITAP this year and was told immigration now requires SKTT as part of application package. The proof of rent ... Read More

I agree with Ubudian, no homesickness. I do return to the states to visit family once a year. The one thing I have done to stay in touch is to get a Magic Jack last time I was back there. If you activate it in your home country with an area code ... Read More

Well, I have already contributed. My point is that even if I was 'allowed' to participate in BPJS as a retiree my medical needs are not the same as a 30 y/o indonesian. I have my anual physical performed by my doctor when I am back in the ... Read More

I am here on a retired visa, and have been spending 9 plus months per year in Indonesia on a KITAS. In order to renew my KITAS every year, I must provide "proof of health insurance coverage". If I could just show immigration a BPJS card ... Read More

I think the elephant in the environmental room now is water. The apparent loss of Bali's aquifer due to salt water intrusion is, or should be a major concern. The recient article "Tourism is killing tourism" brings the issue into ... Read More

Okay Roy. Now we are on the same page. I agree you can do all the leg work while here on whatever type of visa you may have arrived on. The part you were leaving out is you then must leave, and go to an Embassy/Consulate "somewhere" to ... Read More

Sorry, thought I was responding to a PM Roy. Read More

Roy, the link you provided is based on the 1998 regulation modified in 2002. That information is old. The new regulation I quoted #31 of 2013 is the current information. Not an easy read, but very detailed as to the requirements. For example, a ... Read More

Roy, the source is "Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia #31 of 2013". See article 102 regarding the "limited stay visa" requirement for "foreign elderly travelers". (This is in fact the "retirement ... Read More

Sorry for the confusion Rose. In order to get your retired visa, you will need your grantor (sponsor, which is to say the agent who will eventually handle your "limited stay permit" or KITAS) to submit an application for the visa to ... Read More

Rose, you have to get the retirement visa at your local Indonesian embassy/consulate prior to arrival. You will need to coordinate with a retirement kitas sponsor in order to get your retired visa. There have been a couple of sponsors/agents listed ... Read More

For retirement KITAS/KITAP there is no option to "do it yourself". You MUST have a specially licensed travel agent to be your "sponsor". As far as I can tell, there are only about 4 of these specially licensed agents in Bali. ... Read More