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Deepest condolences to the family of Adi Widodo, an immigration officer who died in the line of duty at the North Jakarta immigration office on April 10th.

Several other officers were also hurt in an attack by 3 Uzbeki detainees during an escape attempt.

[Ditjen Imigrasi @ditjen_imigrasi]

Telah terjadi tragedi penyerangan yang dilakukan oleh 3 (tiga) WN Uzbekistan yang mencoba melarikan diri dari ruang detensi di Kantor Imigrasi Kelas I TPI Jakarta Utara sehingga menyebabkan seorang petugas imigrasi gugur dalam tugas,...

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Bali's governor has requested that Visa-on-Arrival facilities for Russian and Ukrainian nationals be ended. This follows a spate of bad news involving foreigners behaving badly in Bali.

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We recommend one always to follow the law when driving in Indonesia. This includes wearing an SNI-certified helmet, having a valid driver's license, and registration.

If you get caught without a helmet, stay calm, pay the fine then wear a helmet next time. This is just cringe...

[Luka @akuluka]

"Saya disini 23 tahun!"
Just another entitled bule in Canggu. 💁🏽‍♂️

[Nuice Media @nuicemedia]

How are these Russkies getting away with this in Bali? If the local police are powerless, maybe @ListyoSigitP should do something about it?

[Coconuts Bali @Coconuts_Bali]

We know people who make money in Dubai but choose Bali as a vacation spot, though. Just saying.

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#Bali is about 1,600km away from the villages in Maluku affected.

Other places that are about 1,600km apart:

Brisbane and Adelaide
Paris and Stockholm
NYC and Tampa, FL

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#BALI: Houses and public facilities in several villages in Maluku were damaged after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the island’s southwestern region. https://t.co/GsJlaBry1f

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Semarang: Venetie van Java...

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@Bali_chris @AisyahHukum The vendors on literally every street corner and along every major road in Denpasar must have not gotten the memo... 🤣

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Meanwhile in Indonesia...

[Max Walden @maxwalden_]

Respected newspaper Kompas estimates almost 184 million Indonesians - or 68% of the population - cannot afford a balanced, healthy diet, based on the FAO's definition.

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Save the Children says 115,000 people, incl 38,450 children, remain homeless after earthquake in Cianjur, Indonesia. They face a "ticking time bomb" of disease and @SavetheChildren is calling for more aid to be urgently deployed

[Adam @SitDownDisco]

The European visa situation for Indonesians is absolutely shameful. So many stories of people missing their flights due to visa processing times.

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@revolutia @nuicemedia Ex WNIs already qualify for a Permanent Stay Permit (ITAP), without the Rp 2B in the bank requirement. This has been the law since 2011 (UU 6, 2011), and has not been changed in UU Ciptaker (UU 11, 2020), which created the Second Home category.

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@nuicemedia Ex-WNIs already qualify for a Permanent Stay Permit (ITAP), which does not require Rp 2B in the bank. See the current Pasal 54.d as updated in UU Ciptaker (No 11, 2020).

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@DickShearman @BaliUpdateEd @travelfish Full text of circular: https://t.co/YrLdkRKWGv

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@DickShearman @BaliUpdateEd @travelfish The circular from DitJenIm says "wajib". This may change🤷‍♀️

However, from a legal standpoint it is consistent: In the latest Omnibus Law (UU CIPTAKER) there is no longer a retirement ITAS/P category, only a second home category, which requires the Rp 2B proof of funds.

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Further discussion at our forum:

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🚨Attention Retirement ITAS/P holders:

Since the retirement category has been rolled into the second home category, Immigration has ordered that those be converted to Second Home ITAS/P.

This ITAS/P requires proof of funds of Rp 2B (~USD 130k)...👇

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The Proof of Funds in the amount of a minimum of Rp 2B can be either:
1) Personal funds at a state-owned bank
2) A "luxury" category property in Indonesia

These requirements come into effect 60 days after the circular is released (Oct 25, 2022), so by Dec 24th 2022.

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