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…
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…
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…
The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office has launched Broadcaster Layanan Imigrasi, a service that sends notifications about deadlines and mandatory procedures when processing documents. Reminders will be se…
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: Lov…
The Indonesian immigration service has simplified visa classifications: from 133 indexes to only 110. The new system aims to make visa processing more understandable, quicker, and convenient. This is…
Kuta Beach is usually where you find surfers, coconut sellers and friendly massage therapists, but this time immigration officers appeared alongside them. This is how Bali launched a new format for pu…
