Keep An Eye On Foreign Tourists, Immigration Rises Pinitions With Foreign Passengers In The Waters Of NTT Komodo Park

The joint operation of the Foreigner Monitoring Team (Timpora) examined documents for foreigners aboard a phinisi ship in Labuan Bajo, NTT, Friday 18 November. (ANTARA/HO-Imigration Labuan Bajo)

The joint operation of the Foreigner Monitoring Team (Timpora) was held in the Komodo National Park area, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province. Dozens of foreign nationals or foreigners traveling were examined.

The first inspection was carried out on foreigners in two phinisi ships that were sailing in the waters around Komodo Island.

Furthermore, the joint operation continued to Sebayur Island to supervise foreigners at the Komodo resort.

Head of Information Technology Subsection, Intelligence and Immigration Enforcement at the Labuan Bajo Immigration Office, Christian Prantigo, said that approximately 21 foreigners were being monitored.

"We are examining immigration documents owned by foreigners as well as information regarding the presence and activities of foreigners in the waters of West Manggarai," he said, Friday, November 18, as reported by Antara.

Christian added, from the results of the examination, all documents did not find any immigration violations.

"A number of foreigners have residence permits that are in accordance with their designation and no immigration violations are found," he said.

Christian explained that this joint operation was a series of external security carried out by the Labuan Bajo Immigration and a follow-up to the results of the Early Alert Team meeting which was held on November 14 at the Kesbangpol Office of West Manggarai Regency.

In this joint operation of the Timpora, apart from Labuan Bajo Immigration, the West Manggarai Resort Police, West Manggarai BAIS, Labuan Bajo Navy, West Manggarai National and Political Unity Agency, West Manggarai BIN and the West Manggarai Manggarai Manggarai Manpower and Transmigration Service.