The immigration office in Singaraja in north Bali is now officially called Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II TPI Buleleng.
Only the name has changed: the address, opening hours and the area the office serves remain the same.
The new name has been in effect since 5 October. An order from the immigration ministry renamed 32 immigration offices across Indonesia, and each is now named after the area it serves.
The Singaraja office covers the north, east and west of the island: in the summer, its officers carried out checks on foreigners in Lovina, Amed and Medewi.
The renaming does not introduce any new requirements for visas, KITAS or permitted lengths of stay. Immigration has not asked anyone to replace documents that have already been issued because of it. If your appointment confirmation says Singaraja, go to the same place as before.
The office is being renamed in the immigration electronic systems in line with the order, so new applications and sponsor letters list it as Buleleng. The old name still appears in places on the office's own website and on Google Maps.
The immigration office in Labuan Bajo, where boats leave for Komodo, has also been renamed: it is now Kantor Imigrasi Manggarai Barat. A list of all the renamed offices in Bali and Nusa Tenggara is available in this Legal Indonesia article.
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Sources: Kantor Imigrasi Buleleng, ANTARA
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