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Member since 18 March 2017

DomiGoodiMember18 March 2017 07:46:14

Hi all,
My boyfriend and I are from South Africa and we are seeking adventure! We want to travel and work as a couple. We are both 21 turning 22 in this year! Very reliable and honest, we are easy going and would love to find a house sitting job in Indonesia, close to the ocean as he is a avid surfer and we are both beach bums.

Please let me know how we go about doing so and who to contact!

Thank you!
Dominique and Tuscan
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Fred Indonesia Expert

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert18 March 2017 08:35:05

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Impossible to do legally.
ANY work requires a work permit and visa, and there's no way you'd get a work permit to do that job.

ochie Serial expat

Member since 03 July 2011

ochieSerial expat19 March 2017 11:14:37

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You need to have work permit to work here , to risky without it

Fred Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert19 March 2017 11:28:30

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ochie wrote:
You need to have work permit to work here , to risky without it

Absolutely true.
The punishments for working illegally can be quite severe so I strongly recommend anyone avoid doing so.
Bali is very popular and a lot of people work illegally so the local immigration tend to crack down hard on offenders.

DomiGoodi Member

Member since 18 March 2017

DomiGoodiMember19 March 2017 11:32:52

So if we get work permits will we be able to do some house sitting whilst finding other jobs🌻 Thanks

Fred Indonesia Expert

Member since 02 August 2009

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Max Eastman

FredIndonesia Expert19 March 2017 11:57:01

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Whilst that is true, you won't be able to get a work permit as they are only issued when there are no Indonesians available to do the work you're looking for.

Sorry to rain on your parade, but your dream has no legal way of becoming reality.

Faris Fals Active member

Member since 05 May 2017

Faris FalsActive member05 May 2017 14:14:12

agreed,
better to spend your time and energy on other possible locations with easier legal situation,
really no fun to get caught (not speaking from experience, but friends had to go through that)
Wife Indonesian and working in a food place, and the husband was only seen in the kitchen not even doing anything. Its a while back and it was 'only' 70.000.000 fine and soon after they split up and he was never seen again...

I guess its not worth the risk
Better find another place, luckily there are still many other beaches in the world
so sorry, I'm just trying to give you an idea of what you might want to avoid

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