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.
A member of Bali's regional parliament has called for tighter oversight of foreigners and a crackdown on illegal businesses run by them.
An association of travel agencies is pushing for tourists to be spread more evenly across the island. Against this backdrop, people on Indonesian social media are also discussing what kind of visitors…
Indonesia's immigration service is shifting the monitoring of foreigners onto technology: artificial intelligence, facial recognition at passport control, and a shared digital database available…
Autogates let you clear passport control in Indonesia without dealing with an officer: the system reads your passport, matches your face against the photo and records your entry electronically. At the…
An Immigration Lounge has opened at Discovery Mall in Kuta — the first immigration centre in Bali located inside a shopping complex.
Plans for such a centre were announced back in June. The lounge now takes applications for Indonesian passports — up to 40 a day — and for residence permit extensions, with more than 150 applications…
Bali Immigration checked 66 foreign nationals from 27 countries in one week. The checks were carried out by Dharma Dewata patrols (Patroli Dharma Dewata). Head of the Bali Immigration Office Felyucia…
Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has searched the Denpasar immigration office. The search is linked to an investigation into possible extortion and illegal payments during the proce…
Until July 29, the Singaraja Immigration Office is conducting stepped-up checks on foreign nationals in three areas of Bali.
Patrols are operating in places where many foreigners live and holiday: Lovina, Amed and Medewi.
The Bali Silent Disco Run story has taken another turn. Hendarsam Marantoko, head of Indonesia’s immigration service, said that foreigners are not permitted to organize events independently in the cou…
