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An autogate is an electronic gate at passport control: you place your passport on the scanner, look into the camera, and 15 to 25 seconds later you are in the country, with no queue for an officer and no stamp in your passport. Bali (Ngurah Rai

In Part 1 we covered the destinations closest to Bali: Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. Part 2 adds four more options with straightforward entry: the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. All information is current as of

Sooner or later, almost everyone living in Bali on a visa faces a visa run. A visa run is a short trip out of Indonesia either to switch to a new visa arranged in advance, or to obtain a visa on arrival again on the way back in. The task is

When it comes to starting a business in Indonesia, the default choice is Bali. Yet the most notable developments this year are happening in two other places: Lombok and Jakarta. Let us look at what has appeared there, which incentives are available,

In late November 2025, a tree came down on a tourist at a hotel in Bali and injured her badly. She had come to the hotel for a single day, on a day pass. Eight months later, the resort paid her compensation of more than USD 13,000, and all of it

"Do not assume you will simply be deported. We will open criminal cases." That is how the head of Indonesia's immigration service described the new approach to foreigners who break the visa regime in the summer of 2026. Not long ago, Bali felt like a

You have moved to Bali and earn income inside the country or abroad. Who do you now pay tax to, and on what? The difficulty is that Indonesia, your home country, or a third country may all treat you as their taxpayer at the same time. Let us explain

The OSS-RBA system does not exist on its own: it is linked to the legal entity register, the tax office, and BKPM investment reporting. Because of this integration, a problem in one of the "upstream" systems can automatically block or suspend

Many people assume that closing a tax number in Indonesia is simple: you stop working or leave the country, file an application, and forget about it. In practice, the tax office refuses, and unfiled reports and fines keep piling up behind the person

Friday, late evening. You have finally wrapped up the work week, and instead of taking a breath, you open Coretax: the filing deadline is tomorrow. The system is in Indonesian, you are reading for the third time where to enter the amount, and you are

In Indonesia, money is lost not only on construction but also on land. A property can be built, paid for, and even sold, yet a dispute over the right to the plot remains a risk. Let us look at why a certificate on its own does not protect the buyer

Indonesia keeps a visa-free entry policy for tourists from a number of countries. If you are a citizen of one of them, you do not need a visa for a short trip: you get a 30-day stay permit free of charge. The official name is Bebas Visa Kunjungan