Thread: Expat in Indo? How?

Sorry I can't help either. I have a business in tourism and I am married to an Indonesian so it makes things easier for me is some respects.

Hoi Buddy,

Welcome to the forum and to see you become active :).
I'll just jump right to it....

Originally Posted by Buddy

If you are from an English spoken country, like my partner, your KITAS is waiting for you year after year throughout the many language schools. But being Dutch or from mainland Europe there are not many opportunities.

You being dutch would not be an issue in getting a job as a teacher here on Bali, at least that's my experience...I have been asked many times by several institutions if I wanted to teach their students English.
As far as I know there are requirements to getting a Kitas workpermit, I mean it should be a work-position which cannot be done by an Indonesian (or something like that), but there are other members who can tell you the ins & outs about that.

Originally Posted by Buddy

Are there any readers who work in the mining industry? Who has heard or seen a foreigner having his own business

Again :oops: as far as I know, there are some areas of work/investment off-limits to foreigners...mining is one of them I thought.
Ok buddy, take care and friendly greetings.....Gilbert.

Hi Buddy,
Welcome to the forum. :)

Originally Posted by gilbert de jong

Again :oops: as far as I know, there are some areas of work/investment off-limits to foreigners...mining is one of them I thought.

Gil, I beg to differ on that statement. In 2007, Pak SBY enacted a new set of Presidential decision (#76, #77 and #111) regulating sectors of investment closed, open with conditions or simply open to foreign and domestic investment. No activities in the mining sector have a requirement of 100% of domestic capital. Some mining activities have a foreign capital ownership limit (could be anything from 49% to 95%) or are subjected to prior authorisation, but they are no mining activities closed to 100% foreign own capital investment.
Talking about areas of work, some fonctions are closed to foreigners, in all sectors. To give you an example, being a foreigner and a human ressources director is a no-no. One will have to label the function differently if one wants to get an IMTA issued. :wink:

Okidoki Kabim :) , like I said "as far as I know" and sometimes if not all the time :lol:, I don't know that far :wink: .
So buddy, if you want you can go do some mining on kalimantan :D .

You being dutch would not be an issue in getting a job as a teacher here on Bali, at least that's my experience...I have been asked many times by several institutions if I wanted to teach their students English.

My freind is responsible for hiring in one of the english schools here and I can tell you they rarely consider non native speakers and with over 300 applicants for the last job she advertised she has plenty of choice from native speakers

Originally Posted by gilbert de jong

Okidoki Kabim :) , like I said "as far as I know" and sometimes if not all the time :lol:, I don't know that far :wink:.

Let me tell you that you usually describe quite accurately what is legal or not in terms of visas from what I've read in your posts. :wink:

Originally Posted by mimpimanis

My freind is responsible for hiring in one of the english schools here and I can tell you they rarely consider non native speakers and with over 300 applicants for the last job she advertised she has plenty of choice from native speakers

I think (but it has to be confirmed) that there is a difference of treatment in between "International Schools" and "National Plus Schools". From the informations I have, from other forums I am dealing with, quite a few non native english speaker are hired by some "national plus school" while the more upmarket International schools, such as JIS in Jakarta for example, tend to disregard non native speaker to teach to their pupils.