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At Legal Indonesia, we consult clients on visas every day, and we keep seeing the same pattern: before a trip, someone opens an AI chat instead of the embassy's official website and asks whether they need a visa. The answer comes back in seconds and

The Indonesian authorities have released preliminary results on the execution of tax policy for the first half of 2026. Despite solid growth in tax revenue, the annual targets are expected to fall somewhat short by year-end. To improve collection,

Your company in Bali no longer delivers what it was set up to do. Plans have changed, a partner has left, the niche has softened. Sooner or later the owner faces the question of what to do with the PT. The first thought that comes to mind is to

Immigration officials at a desk on the sand, next to surf instructors and coconut vendors — an unusual sight even for Bali. That's exactly what Kuta looked like this past weekend, as the island tried out a pop-up format for government agencies for

Dear clients Immigration offices in Bali will be closed on June 26. Our office is open and couriers are working. Online support runs as usual from 9:00 to 23:00 Bali time. Please plan your visas, extensions, and passports in advance. Get in touch: 📱

For travelers from northern countries, the Bali season usually starts in winter. When there's snow at home, escaping to the ocean feels especially good. But people who have already visited the island a few times often choose very different months —

When an investor wants their money back, or wants what the contract promised, the first step is not a lawsuit and not a police report — it's a legal analysis. This is a report that classifies the situation from the documents and the timeline, weighs

Dear clients Immigration offices in Bali will be closed on June 17 and 18. Our office is closed on June 17. On June 18 we work from the office as usual. Online support on June 17 will work on a holiday schedule from 10:00 to 22:00 Bali time. On June

Dear clients Please be informed that June 16 is a public holiday in Indonesia. Immigration offices and other Indonesian government institutions will be closed. Our office will be closed. Courier services will not operate. On June 17 our office will

Picture this: you filed your tax return on time, paid everything due, and carried on with business as usual. A couple of months later you find out that your company's access to the government system is blocked. You can't replace a director, amend the

For several years, the small-business regime (UMKM) let most companies in Indonesia pay a reduced 0.5% final tax on turnover — simple, predictable, and without full bookkeeping. From April 2026 the rules changed: regulation PP 20/2026 narrowed the

Dear clients Please be informed that June 1 is a public holiday in Indonesia. Immigration offices and other Indonesian government institutions will be closed. Our office will be closed. Courier services will not operate. Online support will work on a