Quote: (04-11-2019 03:00 PM)asiaslayer Wrote:
I'm thinking of going back to JKT by the end of the month or early May for a couple months. I know people said to avoid the city while Ramadan starts in May, and that the city will pretty much be 'shut down'. Will the Tinder sluts still be slutting at least or will they go into hibernating mode?
You'll still be able to get some action from Tinder but you'll notice a decrease.
The party girls will also be flocking to Bali more than they usually do.
Quote: (04-11-2019 05:09 PM)asiaslayer Wrote:
Also I did a few same day visa runs in the Singapore airport when I was last in the city. Immigration said nada about it.
For any long-termers in JKT that do the same thing, do you guys ever get hassled or questioned eventually? Is getting denied entry a real possibility like it is in Thailand?
I do not have experience with the Jakarta immigration in this respect, but I did get questioned once in Bali. I had just come off a one year business visa and then switched to flying in and out a lot on tourist visas so my passport started filling up real quick with Indonesia stamps. In one instance they wrote in my passport "NOT ALLOWED TO WORK".
In general though, the only instances they really care about and which will get you into trouble are:
1) Work for an Indonesian company without a KITAS
2) Illegally work a job that could have otherwise been done by an Indonesian (personal trainer, teacher, etc)
Keep in mind that the business visa is meant for consultants etc. that get invited by an Indonesian business via an official letter, so they still don't work directly for an Indonesian business entity. Technically you are still not allowed to work in Indonesia on a business visa. It's a grey area though, and there's services online where you can buy a 1 year business visa without actually having it provided by a company who needs you in the country (that's what I did).
The reality is Bali is completely overrun by location independent people who all work online. None of them have the right papers to do so, but because they don't work for an Indonesian business entity it gets allowed. Money coming in = Indonesia becomes richer, after all. Having said that, I do always make sure to stay away for a while on my visa runs (couple days to a week) before returning to Indonesia. I have heard of people getting in trouble because they kept getting back to back tourist visas, flying to Kuala Lumpur and returning on the same day to get a new visa. Best to spread that out a bit more.