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I arrived in Bali, Indonesia at the start of the pandemic with a 6 month visa. A few months in they started granting emergency extensions to anyone who wanted t
by fookyong 6y ago
I arrived in Bali, Indonesia at the start of the pandemic with a 6 month visa. A few months in they started granting emergency extensions to anyone who wanted to stay (getting a flight home was tricky at that time, and still is).
Lots of people left but a core of nomads and expats have remained.
They have since slowly begun to dial back the giving out of emergency visa extensions but you can still get a new visa through the normal process. There are even people arriving in Bali recently, on newly-issued visas from overseas.
The scene is obviously quieter here now. There are no tourists, only nomads and retirees who live here.
Honestly it’s pretty nice and I’m glad I stayed.
- justiceforsaas 6y agoI'm really glad they understand the value they get from nomads. Here (in Serbia, a non-digital-nomad country), it was the total opposite; foreigners got almost zero help and they were left on their own.
- JacobSuperslav 6y agowhat value?
- netsharc 6y ago> There are even people arriving in Bali recently, on newly-issued visas from overseas. Visa for work? AFAIK Indonesia has closed its borders to tourism until the end of the year.
- maneesh 6y agoE-visa has made it very easy to get back in. You need a sponsor. It's simple. Message me if you need a connect.