In Reply to: Help Need! Bringing Balinese into Aust. posted by perfectstorm on Thursday, 27. August 2009 at 11:20 Bali Time:
We recently brought a friend back to Australia and the whole process was very easy for us. They had a passport, completed the appropriate form. You need to supply a letter stating you will look after them while in Australia with food, accommodation etc, a copy of your passport and bank statement showing you have money in it, and also a return ticket back to Bali. They have to complete on the form that they are going for a holiday and not to work. To get the holiday visa it will cost around Rp 1 million.
Another piece of advice, get them to get a tax card, go to the tax office in their area and apply, this means when they go through the airport they don't have to pay tax, if they don't have this card they may have to pay up to Rp2.5 million
Goodluck, the visa for our friend was approved within 4 days