The Ubud Nomad relocation consulting package is a paid advisory service that turns “I want to move to Ubud” into a sequenced written plan covering neighbourhood choice, housing, connectivity, visa route and the practical logistics of the first month. It is delivered by our team through scheduled calls and written follow-ups over WhatsApp and email; there is no software to log into, and nothing is filed or signed on your behalf without your instruction.
What does moving to Ubud actually involve?
Ubud is inland in Gianyar Regency, roughly one and a half to two hours by road from Bali’s international airport, and that single geographic fact reshapes most relocation decisions people arrive with. You are not moving to a beach town with a scooter ride to everything; you are moving into a cluster of villages connected by narrow lanes where a three-kilometre trip can take twenty minutes at the wrong hour. Housing, workspace and school choices all follow from that.
The second reality is sequencing. People commonly sign a long housing commitment before understanding their visa route, or arrange a visa before checking whether the area they have chosen has the connectivity their job requires. Reversing either decision after arrival is expensive. The package exists to get the order right.
What is covered in the package?
The scope is set with you at the start, because someone arriving alone for six months needs a different plan from a family relocating with school-age children. These are the areas we typically work through.
| Area | What you get |
|---|---|
| Neighbourhood strategy | Which part of Ubud fits your working hours, budget and daily routine, with honest trade-offs |
| Housing plan | Which housing type to target, what to inspect, and what to insist on in writing |
| Connectivity | Internet expectations by area, backup planning, and mobile line setup before arrival |
| Visa orientation | An overview of the stay routes that may apply to your situation, with official sources to verify |
| Budget framework | The cost categories to plan for, built into a personal budget rather than a generic list |
| First-month sequence | A week-by-week order of tasks so nothing blocks anything else |
| Family logistics | Schooling questions, neighbourhood suitability and space requirements where relevant |
How does the consulting work?
Everything runs on a schedule agreed with you, and Ubud time is WITA at UTC+8, so calls are set against your home time zone rather than ours. The output is written, because a plan you cannot re-read three weeks later is not much of a plan.
- Intake. You complete a short brief covering timing, household, work pattern, budget band and any fixed constraints.
- Consultation call. A scheduled call to work through priorities and identify what will actually govern your decisions.
- Written plan. You receive a sequenced document with recommendations, trade-offs and the questions to ask each provider.
- Follow-up. A second call once you have tested the plan against reality, to adjust before you commit money.
- Execution support. Where you want it, we arrange the pieces we handle directly, such as housing shortlists and connectivity.
Which part of Ubud should you base yourself in?
There is no universally best area, only the one that matches how your week is structured. Central Ubud around Jalan Raya Ubud puts cafes, coworking and the traditional market within walking distance, at the cost of traffic and noise. Penestanan, Nyuh Kuning and the lanes toward Pengosekan offer quiet and greenery but usually require a scooter or daily ride-hailing. Areas further out toward the rice terraces are calmer and cheaper again, with longer journeys for everything. We work through this with your commute tolerance and call schedule in front of us rather than recommending a default.
What this service does not do
Being clear about limits is part of an honest scope. We provide practical orientation and organisation, not regulated professional advice.
- We do not provide legal, immigration or tax advice, and nothing here should be treated as such. Immigration requirements change; verify current rules through official Indonesian government sources.
- We do not quote official government fees, because published figures go stale and acting on an outdated number costs you.
- We do not guarantee any application outcome, and we will say directly if a plan depends on something outside anyone’s control.
- We do not sign contracts, hold deposits or commit you to a property on your behalf.
If your main uncertainty is the stay route itself, start with a visa strategy call for long-term stays. If it is affordability, the Ubud cost of living budget plan is the cheaper first step and folds into this package if you continue.
Frequently asked questions
How far ahead should I book the consulting?
Six to eight weeks before departure is comfortable for most people, because it leaves time to adjust a visa route or a housing target without paying rush prices. Families relocating with children generally need longer, since schooling questions have their own timelines. If you are already in Bali and things are not working, we can also run the package as a course correction.
Do you arrange the visa itself?
The consulting package orients you: it explains which routes may suit your situation and where to verify current requirements officially. It is not legal advice and does not include any guarantee of approval. Visa handling is a separate service with its own scope, and we will tell you clearly which parts we can arrange and which you must complete yourself.
Can you help after I arrive, not just before?
Yes, and a meaningful share of clients come to us after landing, usually because they signed for housing in the wrong area or underestimated commuting. Post-arrival work focuses on fixing what is expensive to live with: relocating to a better-suited area, sorting connectivity, and rebuilding the budget around real figures rather than pre-trip estimates.
Is this useful if I have already visited Ubud as a tourist?
Often more useful, not less. Holiday impressions of Ubud are shaped by where you stayed for a week, and living here surfaces very different constraints: rainy-season logistics, ceremony road closures, waste and water arrangements, and what a full working week from one neighbourhood actually feels like. We plan around the living version, not the visiting one.
Book your Ubud relocation consultation
Tell us your target move date, who is coming with you and what your work requires, and we will scope the package to fit. WhatsApp https://wa.me/6281139414563 or email bd@juaraholding.com.