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Visas
Tourist-Visa Cover Blown: Rp 90M Migrant Smuggling Ring Busted at Soetta
Indonesian police have dismantled an illegal migrant-worker placement syndicate operating out of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, arresting two suspects and issuing a wanted notice for a third.
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Bali Nets 13 Foreigners in Visa Crackdown Tied to Online Prostitution
On the evening of Thursday, September 18, 2026, a joint enforcement team drawn from the Class I Special Immigration Office at Ngurah Rai (Kantor Imigrasi Kelas I Khusus TPI Ngurah Rai), the Bali Regional Office of the Directorate General of Immigration (Kanwil Ditjen Imigrasi…
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Visas
Indonesia Design Week 2026 Goes Multi-Venue Across PIK Under 'Collective Culture'
Indonesia Design Week (IDW) is staging its most geographically ambitious edition to date in 2026, extending its footprint well beyond its founding home at Indonesia Design District (IDD) PIK2 to embrace the full Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) corridor in North Jakarta.
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Visas
Ini Vie Hospitality Launches Seascape Uluwatu on Bali's Clifftop Coast
Ini Vie Hospitality, a Bali-based hospitality group with a portfolio of boutique and lifestyle properties across the island, has introduced Seascape Resort Uluwatu to the market.
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Bali Immigration Brings Permit Services to Discovery Mall
Indonesia's Ngurah Rai Immigration Office has established an Immigration Lounge at Discovery Mall in Bali, expanding the government's physical footprint for immigration services beyond its primary facility. The move follows a broader national trend in which the Director
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Visas
Bali's Visa Crackdown Reaches Digital Nomads as Australia Raises Alert
Indonesia's Directorate General of Immigration has steadily intensified enforcement operations targeting foreigners perceived to be working illegally under the cover of tourist visas. The crackdown, which accelerated through 2025 and into 2026, has increasingly focused
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Indonesia Bets Golden Visa on Labuan Bajo Tourism Boom
Indonesia's Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, expressed hope that the country's Golden Visa program would serve as a direct lever to amplify foreign investment flows into Labuan Bajo, the gateway city to Komodo National Park in East Nusa
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Indonesia Family KITAS 2026: What Spouses and Dependents Must Know
Indonesia's family-sponsored limited stay permit — known as KITAS (Kartu Izin Tinggal Terbatas) — is the primary legal instrument for foreigners whose primary tie to the country is a family relationship rather than employment or investment. The permit comes in two disti
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Indonesia Golden Visa 2025: No Sponsor, No MERP, USD 2.5M Minimum
Indonesia's Golden Visa program offers foreign nationals a pathway to long-term residency — five or ten years — in exchange for qualifying capital commitments or portfolio investments. The program's statutory basis was formally established under the fourth amendment to
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Indonesia Plans Zero-Tax Financial Zone with Golden Visa Non-Resident Status
Indonesia's government is advancing plans to establish a dedicated International Financial Centre (IFC) zone, according to a report by Caproasia. The proposal, which targets the financial sector specifically, outlines a sweeping package of fiscal incentives designed to
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Indonesia Rewrites the Rules for US Expats Eyeing Bali in 2025
Indonesia's immigration architecture underwent its most significant restructuring in over a decade between 2023 and 2025, altering the practical calculus for every US citizen weighing a move to Bali. The changes span four distinct pieces of legislation and introduce new
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Visas
Indonesia Tightens Grip on Influencers Working on Tourist Visas
Indonesian immigration law draws a clear line between visiting and working. Under Law No. 6 of 2011 on Immigration and its implementing Government Regulation No. 31 of 2013, foreigners on tourist or social-visit visas (B211A) are explicitly prohibited from engaging in a
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