Married To Blitar Residents, Overstay Taiwanese Citizen Deported From Bali

PHOTO OF Singaraja Bali Immigration

BULELENG - Class II Immigration Officer TPI Singaraja, Buleleng Regency, Bali, deported a man from Taiwan with the initials JHH (47) for exceeding the residence permit or overstay.

The foreigner is also known to have married an Indonesian citizen (WNI) from Blitar, East Java.

"During the overstay, the person concerned was in Bekasi, West Java along with his wife, who is an Indonesian citizen from Blitar, East Java," said Head of the Class II Immigration Office of TPI Singaraja, Hendra Setiawa, Monday, August 19.

JHH was deported on Sunday (18/8) via Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. He boarded AirAsia with flight number QZ590 to the final destination of Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan.

"The flight ticket is borne by the person concerned personally, so Immigration does not cover ticket fees," he added.

These foreigners were arrested after immigration officers received information from the public regarding the whereabouts of the foreigners. The immigration officer checked the identity and immigration documents of JHH, and it was discovered that he lived in Indonesian territory longer than his residence permit.

"The results of the examination show that on February 12, 2024, the person concerned entered Indonesia using Visa on Arrival (VOA) and has also made an extension once," he explained.

Taiwanese live longer than 109 days that exceed their residence permit. During that time JHH moved from place to place before finally being secured by Singaraja Immigration officers.

"The deportation and deterrence of foreigners is a form of commitment to immigration law enforcement," he said.