Moving to Indonesia from New Zealand

More than US$61,000 a year: The official eVisa portal lists the E33G visa for employees of companies abroad who work remotely in Indonesia, and its selection tool offers it to New Zealand passport holders. It asks for a bank account showing salary or income that meets a minimum (to be safe, more than US$61,000 a year) and an employment contract with a company established outside Indonesia. You also give a personal bank statement for the last three months with a balance that meets a minimum (to be safe, hold more than US$2,100). The Indonesian Embassy in Wellington states no figure for this visa and cannot process applications on the portal, so these are the Directorate General of Immigration's figures, in US dollars. The portal states both figures in US dollars. The visa costs IDR 7,000,000 (about NZ$696) and allows up to one year. The portal does not say whether a freelancer's client contracts count.

The embassy itself issues only a single-entry visitor visa of up to 60 days, for NZ$105. It asks for a three-month bank statement showing a minimum balance per person (to be safe, hold more than NZ$4,600) (a higher minimum for a family; to be safe, hold more than NZ$5,100), return flights and proof of accommodation, takes paper applications by courier only, and processes them within 8 working days after payment. Every traveller must complete the arrival card, and tourists pay Bali's IDR 150,000 levy. Both visas bar wages from people or companies in Indonesia. Whether working remotely for an employer abroad is allowed on a visit permit is not stated on the portal. Immigration's list of purposes for changing a visit stay to a limited stay inside Indonesia does not include remote work, and in September 2026 it detained a visa on arrival holder in Canggu on suspicion of working as a DJ. SafeTravel says that since 28 May 2025 every extension of a stay permit needs an in-person visit to an immigration office, with photographs and fingerprints. Treat a longer working stay as needing the E33G.

You may not sell goods or services or be paid by individuals or companies in Indonesia. Longer routes exist but are tied to money in Indonesia: the Second Home visa (E33, up to five years, IDR 13,000,000) asks for a deposit in a state-owned bank that meets a minimum (to be safe, hold more than US$140,000) or a property that meets a minimum value (to be safe, aim for more than US$1,100,000); the Silver Hair visa (E33E, aged 55 or older, up to five years) asks for a deposit in a state-owned bank that meets a minimum (to be safe, hold more than US$51,000) and proof of income that meets a minimum (to be safe, more than US$3,100 a month); and the Retirement visa (E33F, aged 55 or older, one year, IDR 7,000,000) asks for income that meets a minimum (to be safe, more than US$3,100 a month) and a guarantor. The portal also lists Golden visa types, whose thresholds were not read.

A visitor needs an outbound ticket on arrival, and your passport must be valid for more than six months on the day you leave Indonesia. You apply online and pay by card or the government payment system; the approved visa is emailed to you as a link. The visa must be used to enter within 90 days of issue, and the stay is up to one year. The embassy says eVisa applications normally take 5 working days once complete and paid; the portal gives no processing time for the E33G and no renewal terms on its page, so those are unknown. Fees paid are not refundable. The limited stay permit also has a physical card at the immigration office. Complete the arrival card from three days before you fly.

If your residency does change, update your details with your New Zealand bank or investment provider so the right non-resident withholding tax is deducted. The agreement says pensions for past employment are taxable only in the country where you are resident.

Government KiwiSaver contributions need you to live mainly in New Zealand; after a year living overseas (not in Australia) you can withdraw most of your savings, but not the government contributions. A student loan stops being interest-free if you become overseas-based, which happens when you are in New Zealand 31 days or fewer in a 184-day period. If you already get NZ Super and live overseas, you must apply to keep it, at least 6 weeks before you leave, at a rate based on the months you lived in New Zealand between ages 20 and 65. This is a mechanism, not your bill.

Holders of a KITAS or KITAP are exempt by showing the card; holders of other visas must apply for the exemption through the Love Bali system. Whether an E33G holder arriving on the visa pays the levy before the stay permit is issued is unknown. Register your travel plans on SafeTravel so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade can send you updates; the nearest New Zealand office is the Embassy in Jakarta. SafeTravel adds that Indonesia does not recognise dual nationality over 18, which can limit consular help.

The US Embassy's list of clinics and hospitals (written for Americans) names facilities in Kuta, Nusa Dua, Denpasar and Ubud; it has no Canggu entry. Private insurance prices were not found, so that cost is unknown.