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Bali Immigration has issued updates on the latest round of deportations and investigations it has undertaken on foreigners in the province. Bali continues to crack down on tourists and expats breaking the law to any degree as part of a nationwide immigration offensive called Operation Jagratara. A 31-year-old Moroccan citizen was deported from Bali on …

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Immigration teams in Indonesia have continued with their commitment to crack down on foreigners abusing the visa system in Bali Province. During a four-day sting operation between 12th – 15th November 2024, Indonesian Immigration teams investigated 687 foreigners around the country and arrested 14 individuals in Bali found to be breaking the conditions of their …

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New figures released by the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office show that between January and October 2024, 942 foreigners were denied entry to Bali. In total, 5.3 million international arrivals were recorded as touching down in Denpasar, showing that Bali is on track to have a record-breaking year for tourism by the time the clock strikes …

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Indonesia has appointed the International visa service provider VFS Global as its new visa application provider. The move will help streamline visa application services for those traveling to Indonesia. The mission is to enhance traveler convenience and attract more tourism and investment to Indonesia while making the visa application process as easy as possible.  The …

Read More about Indonesia Immigration Outsources Visa Application Services To Improve Traveler’s Experience 

Preparing to go on vacation can be a little stressful; there is a lot to think about and a lot to be easily distracted by. Have you got travel insurance? Have you arranged an airport pick-up? Does the dog sitter know where the spare key is?! Of all the checks and considerations tourists must complete …

Read More about Tourist Denied Entry To Bali Flight As Airline Staff Say Passports Must Be Immaculate

Over the last few months, leaders in Indonesia have been reviewing visa categories for any potential loopholes or grey areas where foreigners have been able to abuse the country’s immigration system. There is an ongoing crackdown on foreigners abusing the visa-on-arrival program, as well as the pre-investment visa category, and now political leaders want to …

Read More about Proposed Changes To Business License Process Could Stir Trouble For Foreign Entrepreneurs in Bali

Immigration teams in Bali have confirmed the latest round of deportations to the media. Updates show that immigration’s commitment to cracking down on foreigners breaking the law and abusing the immigration system regarding visas and residency permits will be upheld in the long term.  The latest round of deportations has seen citizens from Pakistan, Morocco, …

Read More about Bali’s Latest Tourist Deportations Show Immigration Committed To Catching Offenders

Immigration teams deployed as part of Operation Jagratara, a crackdown on foreigners abusing the visa system in Bali, have continued to find violations this week. Four more foreigners have been rounded up as part of the targeted immigration mission and have even been found to have been overstaying their visas by months on end. Speaking …

Read More about Foreigners Found Overstaying Bali Tourist Visas By 9 Months 

As Bali continues efforts to crack down on foreigners breaking the law in the province, patrol teams have been deployed across the island. Intensive patrols have uncovered some serious offenses by tourists in the area, just as Indonesia has increased jail time for those found guilty of immigration-related charges. Tourists visiting Bali in the coming …

Read More about Bali Immigration Tourist Crack Down Intensifies Finding Serious Violations

Immigration teams in Bali have confirmed that deportations from the province continue to rise. As Bali Immigration enters its next phase of Operation Jagratara, a crackdown focused on foreigners breaking the conditions of their visas, officials have revealed details about the latest wave of deportations from the island.  In the year to the end of …

Read More about Bali Immigration Confirms Tourist Deportations Are On The Rise 

Major changes have been brought into effect for foreigners and tourists in Indonesia who are found to be in breach of immigration law. Whether breaking the conditions of a visa, overstaying, or breaking the law more broadly, foreigners could soon be hit with life behind bars and prison sentences.  The news comes as Indonesia’s Department …

Read More about Major Changes To Bali Immigration Laws Could See Naughty Tourists Hit With Huge Sanctions

Bali’s Immigration Office has confirmed that it has deployed the next phase of Operation Jagratara, a surveillance and investigation operation targeted at locating foreigners across the country who are violating immigration law, whether by overstaying their visas, conducting illegal activities, or engaging in activities not permitted by their visa category.  The Directorate General of Immigration, …

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