Overstayed 100 Days And Had Married A Balinese, Canadian Caucasian Was Deported By Singaraja Immigration

JAKARTA - The Immigration Office Class II TPI Singaraja, Bali deported a foreign citizen (WNA) from Canada with the initials YB, for exceeding the stay permit period or overstaying for 100 days.

"The foreign national has exceeded the time limit given for 100 days. The residence permit held by the foreigner is valid until July 3, 2021, so that he is subject to deportation," said Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) Bali Jamaruli Manihuruk in his press release, quoted from Antara, Sunday, October 3.

He said the deportation was carried out because the foreigner had violated immigration in accordance with Article 78 paragraph (3) of Law no. 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration.

This Canadian foreign national was secured by the Immigration Office on September 27, 2021, in Poh Santen Village, Jembrana Regency after finding out that his residence permit was not valid.

While in Bali, he has a Visit Stay Permit (ITK) obtained onshore. Previously, said Jamaruli, this Canadian foreigner lived using a Family Unification Limited Stay Permit Card (KITAS).

"He (Canadian foreigner) was married and was divorced, so he couldn't use the Family Unification KITAS again and switched to using ITK. Then in 2020, he remarried to a Balinese religiously legal but not recorded," said Jamaruli.

Of the two marriages, the person concerned did not have children and was considered negligent in obtaining or obtaining a residence permit, because he did not extend the ITK that had passed the validity period.

In addition, while in Bali, YB did not have a job and only relied on the money he got from his country.

"We are committed to supervising the presence of foreigners who are still in the territory of Indonesia, especially the supervision carried out by the ranks of the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights, in this case, the Immigration Office against foreigners who are in Bali. take decisive action," said Jamaruli as well.

The deportation process was carried out through Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Saturday, October 2.