Hi all,
I want to apply for the temporary stay visa (vitas} so i can stay in Bali for 8 months. My husband is Balinese and lives in Australia with me, this is were we are having trouble applying for this visa.
We have been told we need a approval letter from the Indonesian immigration in Jakarta and that my husband needs to apply for it personally. My husband went on the immigration Jakarta website and tried to register himself so he could apply for this letter, but he could not because they required a Indonesian tax file number, which he does not have and he can not apply for one while he is in Australia.
I have tried to ask the Indonesian consulate here in Perth what other way can we apply for this letter and all they told me is that it is easier if my husband was in Indonesian to apply for the letter. We now are considering asking one of my husband friends who has a tax file no. if he could apply for this letter.
What I would like to know is, has anyone applied for this visa while in Australia, and if so, how did you go about getting this letter? Also, if we get this friend to apply for the letter, will that mean he will have to be my sponsor or can my husband still be?
I would love any information and feed back from people who have been through the same process or know anything that can help us. Thanks for reading.