Applying Visa On Arrival, Bali Rejects The Arrival Of Nine Foreigners

Regional Head of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Bali, Jamaruli Manihuruk. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The province of Bali has refused the arrival of nine foreign nationals since the application of Visa On Arrival (VOA). The reason is that the nine foreigners do not have RI visas.

"As for the findings of cases of foreigners who entered Bali with VOA and have problems, we have not found anything," said the Head of the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Jamaruli Manihuruk, quoted by Antara, Sunday, March 27. 44 of 2015 or do not meet the requirements.

One of them, a Stay Permit originating from a Visit Visa on Special Arrival for Tourism is a Visit Stay Permit with a maximum period of 30 days which can be extended at most one extension for a period of 30 days at the Immigration Office whose work area includes the residence of foreigners and cannot be transferred. For foreigners who have been refused entry since the implementation of the VOA, it is recorded from 8 March 2022 to 16 March 2022. With details on 8 March 2022 there is one foreigner from Uzbekistan, on 9 March 2022 there are three foreigners from Denmark and Mauritius, on 13 March there were two foreigners from Belgium and Greece, on March 14 there was one foreigner from Denmark, and on March 16 2022 there were two foreigners from Ukraine. In addition, since the implementation of the VOA, Jamaruli said there had been no findings of foreign nationals having problems, both administratively and legally. .

According to him again, if there are findings of a case not only in the form of deportation, but also placing them in a place or not allowing them to be in a place until they are fined if they exceed the residence permit. , or several places or not in certain places, not just deportation, if you overstay you can be fined," he also said.

Until now, the number of foreigners who have entered Bali since the first VOA took effect, starting from March 7 to March 24, was 4,057 foreigners from the top five countries. , United States 444 people, France 362 people, and England 354. "As for those who don't use VOA, usually they have already applied for a visa, so maybe their destination in Bali is not 2 months but more than that, staying in Indonesia with that visa. After six months, it can be extended 4 times, while VOA is only available once and has a limited time," said Jamaruli.