Bali is inviting wealthy overseas visitors to buy beach houses, in exchange for 10-year residency permits.
Indonesia’s new “second-home visa” is the latest development in the country’s race to attract global citizens on extended stays.
On Tuesday, acting immigration director general Widodo Ekatjahjana said the country would “officially launch a second-home visa which aims to attract more global visitors to Bali and other destinations”.
Using the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua as a platform to announce the visas, the November forum marks a return of international tourists as well as thousands of delegates from across the world's 20 largest economies. Indonesia is hoping that some of them might consider staying longer.
The director general said it was aimed at foreign nationals "who plan to stay and make a positive contribution to the Indonesian economy".