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[QUOTE=NuttinSerious;2820275]I didn't have to do anything of the sort when I went in October last year. No questions about phones, numbers or values.[/QUOTE]Just found this: The rules have slightly changed, foreigners can use their phone for a period of 90 days without registering!
[QUOTE=TommySuharto;2820241]Anyone that can help me with some info on flying the GF into Australia? On a tourist visa.
It's getting cold here. I only want her here for 2 weeks.
I understand I have to write her a sponsor letter (how applicable) and that she has to apply for a tourist visa in Jakarta (she already has a passport).
But where? The Australian embassy? Or AVAC? Where is that. And is it current? I googled it, but it shows up on 2 different addresses.
TIA.[/QUOTE]VFS global in Kuningan handle Australian visa applications. They are real pricks. She needs to have good evidence she has reason to return to Indonesia IE children, job, money in the bank. Prevous travel history always helps esp Schengen, UK or US. The Indonesian staffers at the Australian embassy can be pretty brutal in rejecting applications. Good luck.
[QUOTE=OffshoreSwell;2820519]VFS global in Kuningan handle Australian visa applications. They are real pricks. She needs to have good evidence she has reason to return to Indonesia IE children, job, money in the bank. Prevous travel history always helps esp Schengen, UK or US. The Indonesian staffers at the Australian embassy can be pretty brutal in rejecting applications. Good luck.[/QUOTE]Thank you OS. I kind of get the same vibe by reading the review comments about VFS on Google Maps. "Indonesia maju". But maybe not today.
[QUOTE=Python75;2820277]I used: [URL]https://online.immi.gov.au/lusc/login[/URL] to get my filipina GF a visa for Australia. It was quite easy. I filled it in myself.[/QUOTE]So doing it online, yourself, would be the better option? And I do the visa application for her, in her name, here in Oz? I doubt she could do it herself, I didn't select her on her academic achievements.
[QUOTE=Menteng;2820492]Just found this: The rules have slightly changed, foreigners can use their phone for a period of 90 days without registering![/QUOTE]I'm going back in a couple of weeks, will advise of any changes.
Yes, in October 2022 no questions asked, roaming worked seamlessly, as did vpn, and gojek also worked, I registered it before I reached Jakarta. But I don't think Gojek will work this time, it seems to only want to accept indo phone numbers.
[QUOTE=TommySuharto;2820774]Thank you OS. I kind of get the same vibe by reading the review comments about VFS on Google Maps. "Indonesia maju". But maybe not today.
So doing it online, yourself, would be the better option? And I do the visa application for her, in her name, here in Oz? I doubt she could do it herself, I didn't select her on her academic achievements.[/QUOTE]Yes to both your questions.
Do you think, its a good idea to go to Indonesia in January, during the rainy season? Do have girls in Jakarta as usual, and it's possible to surf at Bali?
I can't go before, and after, there are the general election, and I am not sure it will be a good time for mongering.
[QUOTE=Bacchuss;2836839]Do you think, its a good idea to go to Indonesia in January, during the rainy season? Do have girls in Jakarta as usual, and it's possible to surf at Bali?
I can't go before, and after, there are the general election, and I am not sure it will be a good time for mongering.[/QUOTE]Jakarta is a huge city, it's the business centre of Indonesia, the Greater Jakarta population is something between 20 and 30 million people. They live and work in the city, it's not a seasonal resort, there will be as many women in Jakarta in the rainy season as during the hot season. The only difficulty might be flooding, which is a localized problem that can pretty much happen at any time in the months from September to April, at worst it might screw up your travel plans for one evening and you'll have to fall back on an alternative plan somewhere else.
The election will have no effect on mongering. Jakarta people have got to eat, just like everyone else.
[QUOTE=Bacchuss;2836839]Do you think it's a good idea to go to Indonesia in January, during the rainy season? Do have girls in Jakarta as usual, and it's possible to surf at Bali?
I can't go before, and after, there is the general election, and I am not sure it will be a good time for mongering.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Hilo77;2837511]Jakarta is a huge city, it's the business center of Indonesia, the Greater Jakarta population is something between 20 and 30 million people. They live and work in the city, it's not a seasonal resort, there will be as many women in Jakarta in the rainy season as during the hot season. The only difficulty might be flooding, which is a localized problem that can pretty much happen at any time in the months from September to April, at worst it might screw up your travel plans for one evening and you'll have to fall back on an alternative plan somewhere else.
The election will have no effect on mongering. Jakarta people have got to eat, just like everyone else.[/QUOTE]Hilo77's advice is correct. There's never a bad time to monger in Jakarta, except for the fasting month of Ramadan, which begins around March 10 in 2024, so you should be good to go if you visit in January.
[QUOTE=Menteng;2786394]July, last year, when arriving at Jakarta airport I had to register my IMEI numbers and the values of my mobile phones. The officer of customs told me I had to pay tax for the one that was worth more than 500 dollars.
Is that ridiculous measure still valid? If so, we might expect the same shti for watches, laptops and so on in the near future.
And how did you deal with the mobile phone issue?[/QUOTE]I wonder if it is about to get a lot worse based on the customs declaration I had to fill out yesterday. However, it does seem the <90 days are exempted. What happens if you bounce in and out too much? What happens if you get an extendable visa for short-term education and stay 120 days?
The application wanted all laptops, tablets, phones, and even headphones and their respective IMEI number. And that makes NO SENSE whatsoever. An IMEI is a cellular network communications number, my airpods and 2 laptops sure as shit don't have those.
Hi team,
Somewhat of a late bloomer and new to the monger world.
Late 30's guy from Australia looking to travel SE Asia mainly for paid sex.
I've been told I'm attractive with good skin, decent body, etc.
Problem is with Australia's rapidly growing Indian population I get mistaken for Indian all the time.
Is Indonesia a safe bet or what about Thailand or Filo in this regard?
Likely travel to Thailand at some point too.
Would also like to try some Indians and heard Mumbai is good for this (OT so will leave that for the other forum).
Thank you!!
[QUOTE=Alex21;2843511]Problem is with Australia's rapidly growing Indian population I get mistaken for Indian all the time.[/QUOTE]I'm guessing your question has more to do with acceptability of guys who look Indian more than actual hobby hotspots? I'm not Indian nor will I ever be mistaken as one but I'm guessing Phnom Penh should be first choice, then PI/Jakarta, Thailand/Vietnam, then Korea/Japan. Pre-COVID I would have said Kuala Lumpur. If you're light skinned, young, fit, attractive as you say, and don't ravel in a wolfpack you're not going to have issues anywhere.
[QUOTE=Alex21;2843511]Hi team,
Somewhat of a late bloomer and new to the monger world.
Late 30's guy from Australia looking to travel SE Asia mainly for paid sex.
I've been told I'm attractive with good skin, decent body, etc.
Problem is with Australia's rapidly growing Indian population I get mistaken for Indian all the time.
Is Indonesia a safe bet or what about Thailand or Filo in this regard?
Likely travel to Thailand at some point too.
Would also like to try some Indians and heard Mumbai is good for this (OT so will leave that for the other forum).
Thank you!![/QUOTE]Mate, I would say it is more how you hold yourself than anything else. I have good Indian friends who have had plenty of fun in Jakarta. Can't say anything about the lower end side of town but in the higher end bars and clubs you are just one more guy with a pocket full of personality that the girls will want to know.
[QUOTE=Parasitius;2840734] However, it does seem the <90 days are exempted. [/QUOTE]Presuming you will not use an Indonesian sim card.
From today's news:
[URL]https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-offers-golden-visa-entice-foreign-investors-2023-09-03/[/URL]
[B]Jakarta (Reuters) - Indonesia is introducing a golden visa scheme to attract foreign individual and corporate investors in an attempt to boost its national economy, a statement from the ministry of law and human rights distributed on Sunday said.
"The golden visa is granting a residence permit for an extended period of five to 10 years," director general of immigration, Silmy Karim said in the statement.
The five-year visa requires individual investors to set up a company worth $2. 5 million, while for the 10 years visa, a $5 million investment is required.
[/B][I]SNIP.[/I].
[B]Meanwhile, corporate investors are required to invest $25 million to get five-year visas for directors and commissioners. They need to invest double, or $50 million, to gain a 10 year visa.
Different provisions apply to individual foreign investors who do not want to establish a company in the Southeast Asian country. The requirements range from $350,000 to $700,000 in funds that can be used to purchase the Indonesian government bonds.[/B]
Pocket change.
[QUOTE=WestCoast1;2849239]From today's news:
[URL]https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-offers-golden-visa-entice-foreign-investors-2023-09-03/[/URL]
[B]Jakarta (Reuters) - Indonesia is introducing a golden visa scheme to attract foreign individual and corporate investors in an attempt to boost its national economy, a statement from the ministry of law and human rights distributed on Sunday said.
"The golden visa is granting a residence permit for an extended period of five to 10 years," director general of immigration, Silmy Karim said in the statement.
The five-year visa requires individual investors to set up a company worth $2. 5 million, while for the 10 years visa, a $5 million investment is required.
[/B][I]SNIP.[/I].
[B]Meanwhile, corporate investors are required to invest $25 million to get five-year visas for directors and commissioners. They need to invest double, or $50 million, to gain a 10 year visa.
Different provisions apply to individual foreign investors who do not want to establish a company in the Southeast Asian country. The requirements range from $350,000 to $700,000 in funds that can be used to purchase the Indonesian government bonds.[/B]
Pocket change.[/QUOTE]An investor with $5 M US with no real investment strategy other than a desire to live in Indonesia forever. What could possibly go wrong?
OS thinks probably smarter to find one of the thousands of Janda's that just want a husband that treats them nicely, doesn't drink and beat them, gives them a small allowance each month and provides a home and a motorcycle. You wouldn't even need to live with her. Just give her a signed portrait of yourself to put on the wall for the neighbours to see and bingo!. That can probably be all achieved for USD $50 K. Then you get a KITAS convertible to KITAP after 2 years and permanence after a few more years even if your janda has woken up to your philandering ways and punted you. Minus the motorcycle of course.