32 Alleged Sex Workers Arrested by Immigration Office
32 foreigners, allegedly sex workers, were arrested by investigators of the Immigration Office under the Law and Human Rights Ministry...
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Immigration and The (Formalities) Agent, Living Apart Together
A clean government, Immigration kicks off It is official law and immediately implemented in the daily practice of immigration offices,...
Changes in Immigration Rules: New Paradigm or Business as Usual?
Should the government’s changes to the immigration process – particularly the use of formality agents for visas and stay permit...
10 Things to Remember About Immigration Raids in Indonesia
Whether checking for documents, reducing the threat of terrorism or countering drug distribution, Indonesian Immigration authorities and the police regularly...
Breaking: Expats Can No Longer Rely Solely on Agents to Get Permits
Indonesia announced immigration formality agents are no longer allowed to submit applications for visas and stay permits without having the...
The Immigration Office Revealed!
Application of Visas and Kitas It is an intriguing question! Extending my visa or Kitas, can I do it myself?...
Reported Number of Expat Workers Plummets in Indonesia
?Foreign labour regulations in Indonesia are tight. There are skill and knowledge requirements. The point is, only skilled labourers are...
WORKING IN INDONESIA, why on Earth not!
A visit visa, a temporary work permit with a visit visa or a normal work permit with a stay permit,...
Immigration’ Terrorism Prevention Plans
In a bid to protect the nation from further terrorism threats, Indonesian immigration plans to tighten its security through database...
Immigration Targets Expats Again
“Carry original documents with you.” At 3am on the Sunday morning of June 5, the South Jakarta Immigration Office held...
Crossings
Daniel Pope remembers some of his international comings and goings. In 1986, while the cold war was still going on,...
The Immigration Inquisition
Carrying a photocopy of your passport, KITAS or KITAP in Indonesia may no longer be good enough if you don’t...
Making the Possible Impossible
Any foreigner who has dealt with a government department in Indonesia—whose offices maintained a 1960s atmosphere of clattering typewriters and...
Bali Real Estate and Ownership Options
Bali is an amazing and inviting place to live, and also invest. For 15 years ++ property prices have continued...
Changing a KITAS to a KITAP
Immigration. The mere mention of the name is enough to send shudders down the spine of many an expat. At...