Indonesia Business, Legal, Accounting and Visa Insights

You can obtain permanent residency in Bali , but only certain categories of foreigners receive permanent status right after arrival, for example spouses of Indonesian citizens. The usual route starts with a KITAS , a temporary residence permit in

A foreigner can buy a villa in Bali, but cannot hold it under the same ownership title as Indonesians do. The buyer needs to choose a permitted form of ownership, check the property and the seller, and go through a five-stage transaction: from

From 5 October 2026, 32 immigration offices in Indonesia have new names. One of them is the office in Singaraja in northern Bali: its official name is now Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II TPI Buleleng. The changes concern the names and organization of the

Life in Bali looks different for everyone: some people work remotely, some open a business, and some rent out property. Taxes in Bali will be different in each of these cases. The amount depends on your tax status, your income, and the type of

Since 14 February 2024, foreign tourists visiting Bali have to pay a special tourist levy. It is often called the Bali tourist tax or simply Bali Levy. For 2026, the levy is 150,000 Indonesian rupiah per person. The money goes to programmes that

Before you fly to Bali, you have to fill in All Indonesia — the single electronic arrival card for visiting Indonesia. One form collects the data for immigration, customs, health and quarantine services at once. The electronic customs declaration

On September 23, 2026, the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office created the DEWATA rapid response unit. Its task is to check reports of possible violations by foreigners and to coordinate the actions of officers. The title of the office's press release

Sometimes a trip to Bali turns into the start of something bigger. You come for a holiday, come back for the winter, and slowly realise you want to live here. Then a practical question appears: how do you arrange a long stay in Bali? For long-term

Bali police have turned their attention to land fraud, whose victims include foreign investors. A dedicated task force, Satgas Anti Mafia Tanah, operates in the region to handle such cases. Bali Post reported this on 10 September, citing police

Tokopedia, Shopee, Lazada, and Blibli are preparing to start withholding income tax from sellers on October 1, 2026. The plan was announced by Bimo Wijayanto, Director General of Indonesia's Directorate General of Taxes (DJP). According to him, both

The company was set up in spring. The first months are quiet: no clients, an empty account, no real activity yet. In autumn the accountant asks about the reports for March, and it turns out they had to be filed from the very first month — whether

For the hotel business in Bali, company registration alone is not enough. Depending on the property's characteristics, the government system determines the risk level and the list of required permits. Medium-high risk hotels need a Sertifikat Standar