During a recent raid, Singaraja’s immigration office arrested four foreigners for violating visa regulations. Among them were a 74-year-old Swiss citizen, a 57-year-old Canadian, and a Russian couple…
During an operation called "Jagrathara" across Indonesia, including Bali, thousands of immigration officers were mobilized. The main goal was to identify foreigners violating the law.
Foreigners who decide to travel around Bali in their own vehicles face a new danger. Previously, a lack of a license or helmet could result in a fine (or just a verbal warning with good karma), but no…
The Tanjung Perak Immigration Office in Surabaya, East Java, deported a group of nine Chinese nationals involved in online fraud recently uncovered by local police. The suspects entered Indonesia on v…
On May 20, a Ukrainian citizen and her daughter were deported from Bali. They were sent to the United Kingdom. The story of their deportation is quite interesting.
According to Gede Dudi Duvita, the head of the Denpasar immigration service, a 35-year-old woman with the initials I. G. arrived in Bali with her nine-year-old daughter V. K., a British national, for…
On February 21, 2024, the regional office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Bali, with the assistance of the Denpasar Immigration Service, deported a 54-year-old Australian woman with the…
It’s widely known that working in Bali on a tourist visa is a risky endeavor. Recently, immigration authorities have ramped up efforts to catch violators: officers are conducting checks in coworking s…
During the ongoing Jagratara operation in November 2024, 687 foreigners were detained across 270 locations throughout Indonesia. The operation aims to ensure that all foreigners comply with immigratio…
Another visa violation case led to the deportation of two individuals from Bali. A pair of Australians entered Indonesia on a tourist visa, which is meant for leisure and travel within the country, no…
In case of troubles involving the police in Bali, law enforcement officers almost always tend to side with their citizens. For a foreigner involved in a traffic accident, deportation and imprisonment…