Ahead Of WWF, Immigration Tightens Supervision Of Foreigners In Bali

Immigration Officer Ngurah Rai checked the identity or immigration documents in the joint operation of monitoring foreigners in Badung, Bali, Friday (17/5/2024) ahead of the 10th World Water Forum. BETWEEN

BALI- The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office in Badung Regency, Bali has tightened supervision of foreign nationals (WNA) through joint operations ahead of the implementation of the 10th World Water Forum (WWF) which will be held on 18-25 May 2024.

"A joint operation is one of our efforts to prevent violations and disturbances by foreigners in the Bali region," said Ngurah Rai Immigration Office Head Suhendra in Badung, Bali, quoted from ANTARA, Friday, May 17.

For the supervision of foreigners, his party involved a number of agencies including the Immigration Division of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) Bali, the Bali District Attorney, the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), Denpasar Detention Center, South Kuta Police, Kuta and North Kuta.

In addition, collaborating with representatives of the head of the environment in each sub-district to jointly supervise and examine foreign documents.

He assessed that the involvement of the apparatus to the smallest areas such as the head of the environment and sub-district was an effective and efficient participation considering that they were at the forefront of the area of surveillance operations for foreigners.

There are also work areas of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, namely in Kuta, North Kuta, and South Kuta in Badung Regency.

In the joint operation on Tuesday (14/5), for example, the team targeted 19 inns and villas in the three tourist areas.

There were also joint officers checking the identity and immigration documents as well as random residence permits for dozens of foreigners being examined.

From the operation, the joint team did not find the foreigner who misused the foreigner's residence permit.

"We are committed to ensuring security and order during international activities such as the World Water Forum," he added.

If a foreigner is proven to have misused a residence permit or is found to have exceeded the residence permit period, then Immigration can provide immigration measures in the form of deportation.

Based on data from the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office, during January-14 May 2024, a total of 142 foreigners were deported, the most were carried out through Immigration Ngurah Rai as many as 84 people.

Meanwhile, during 2023 340 foreigners were deported or increased compared to 2022, which reached 188 foreigners being expelled from Bali.