Indonesia to Launch Sports Visa to Boost Sports Tourism in 2023
Throughout 2023, Indonesia will host various world-class sports tournaments, including MotoGP and the U-20 FIFA World Cup. This momentum has...
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How to Report Foreigners Committing Crimes and Visa Violations
With a seeming increase of videos on social media showing foreigners doing things that upset and offend locals and residents...
Applying for Pre-Investment Visit Visa in Indonesia
A pre-Investment visa is a type of short-term visit visa that can be used to conduct field surveys and/or feasibility...
Visitor Visa and Extension Applicable on the Molina Immigration Website
Foreigners can apply for an extension of their eVoA and for a visa for tourism and pre-Investment at molina.imigrasi.go.id, a...
Issuing a Second Home Visa at Bali Airport
Foreigners can collect their second home visa at a number of international airports, including at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport...
Foreign Arrivals Actually Increase Regardless of the Criminal Code Ratification
The concern is that the new Criminal Code will affect the arrival of foreign tourists and investors although it is...
Foreign Traffic Violators to be Reported to Immigration in Riau Islands
Foreigners who commit traffic violations in Riau Islands will be stopped from leaving Indonesia until they pay up under a...
Multiple-Entry Visitor Visa for Business People Is Back
After being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Directorate General of Immigration is conducting trials for reopening the multiple-entry visitor...
Immigration to Immediately Deport Foreigners Protesting the G20 Summit
Immigration will deport foreigners who demonstrate leading up to and during the G20 Summit. Acting Director General of Immigration of...
Online Payment for Electronic Visa on Arrival Available for 26 Countries?
Visitors to Indonesia can now apply for and pay for an electronic visa on arrival (e-VoA) through a government website. ...
New Indonesian Passports Issued from October 2022 Have Signature Columns
The Directorate General of Immigration at the Law and Human Rights Ministry has stated that the latest issued Indonesian passports...
Immigration on Shipping Service Attracting Premium Tourists
The MV National Geographic Orion cruise ship docked at Bali’s Benoa Cruise Terminal (BCT) on the morning of Thursday 27th...
Indonesia’s Second Home Visa Officially Launched
The Directorate General of Immigration at the Law and Human Rights Ministry has officially launched the Second Home Visa policy. ...
Bangladeshis Deported with Incorrect Visas
Immigration Class I South Jakarta has arrested and deported six foreigners from Bangladesh for undertaking activities that were not in...
Pre-departure Online VoA to Indonesia is Now Available
VFS Global is now supporting foreign travellers with a fast-track Visa on Arrival service to meet growing demand in Indonesia...
Immigration Patrols Foreigners in Bali
Ahead of November’s G20 Summit in Nusa Dua, Immigration Officers from the Class I Special Immigration Checkpoint at Ngurah Rai...
Visa on Arrival: More Countries, More Purposes
The Directorate General of Immigration has increased the number of countries and purposes for foreigners to apply for a visa...
Two Russian Teens Abandoned by Parents Now Deported
Two Russian teens with the initials SA, 16, and RA, 14, reported themselves to the Singaraja Immigration Office after they...
Frenchman Calls Out Indonesian Immigration After ‘Illegal’ Detention
A French man has heavily criticised the Indonesian government for his detention and confiscating his boat and dogs, allegedly without...
Jokowi’s Anger and Shame at Immigration Services, Urges Reform
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) asked the Director General of Immigration to be replaced if he is unable to improve immigration...
How to get deported from Bali
Getting a deportation stamp in your passport shouldn’t be on anyone’s travel bucket list. However, there are plenty of people...