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Are you a musician, singer, DJ, actor, or dancer planning to perform in Bali? Or perhaps you’re a creative professional looking to spend the winter in Indonesia, legally earning through your craft?
Bali Work Permits for Creatives and Freelancers: Expert Tips
People are flocking to Bali for the winter break, with many seeking opportunities to earn money, including those in creative professions. The island is seeing an increasing number of photographers, vi…
Bali vs Phuket: Which Island Is Better to Live On?
Bali and Phuket are like yin and yang, day and night, avocado toast and a juicy steak. Phuket fans will give you a million reasons why the Thai island is better than “that Bali village full of spaced-…
Cinemas in Bali
In Bali, you can watch almost all the latest film releases, and sometimes even a film on request. The island has 5D, VIP and standard screens, as well as open-air cinemas and cosy small screening room…
Investor Deported From Bali After Failing to Name His Business
Denpasar immigration has expelled from Bali a foreigner holding an investor stay permit. During a check he was unable to say what the company whose shares the permit was issued for actually does, or w…
Three Foreigners Deported from Bali for Visa Violations
The Denpasar immigration office has deported three foreigners from different countries from Bali — each of them breached the terms of their stay in a different way: a Pakistani national held investor…
Bali Opens Its First Immigration Lounge Inside a Mall
An Immigration Lounge has opened at Discovery Mall in Kuta — the first immigration centre in Bali located inside a shopping complex.
Plans for such a centre were announced back in June. The lounge now takes applications for Indonesian passports — up to 40 a day — and for residence permit extensions, with more than 150 applications…
Indonesia Autogates: How to Pass Immigration Without the Queue
Autogates let you clear passport control in Indonesia without dealing with an officer: the system reads your passport, matches your face against the photo and records your entry electronically. At the…
Pregnancy and Childbirth in Bali: A Practical Guide
Imagine your baby coming into the world in a tropical paradise, surrounded by jungle and warm air, on an island filled with genuine care and love and the kind smiles of the Balinese, while your postpa…
Bali Deports Foreigner for Paid Content Work on Business Visa
A foreign national has been expelled from Bali after doing digital marketing and producing paid content for the travel agency The Bali Dream while holding a business visa. He has been barred from ente…
