Operation Of Sasar Hotel Documents In Batam, Immigration Nets Of Malaysian Citizens Overstay

Batam Immigration held a press conference regarding the results of the phase II Jagratara Operation in Batam City, Riau Islands (ANTARA/Jessica)

JAKARTA - Batam Immigration Office Class I Immigration Checkpoint (TPI), Riau Islands secured a foreign national (WNA) from Malaysia who exceeded the residence permit period or overstay in his area.

Batam Immigration Office Head Samuel Toba said the foreigner was secured in the second phase of Jagratara operation in the Nagoya area. Officers checked the documents for foreign guest permits found staying at hotels or inns.

"During an inspection in one of the rooms, the team found a Malaysian foreigner with the initials PB who entered Indonesia on May 21, 2024 using a Visit Visa Free (BVK) and had exceeded the residence permit period of 63 (sixty-three) days," Samuel said in Batam, Monday, confiscated by Antara.

Furthermore, the team then handed over the Passport Handover (STP) to then come to the Batam TPI Special Class I Immigration Office for information collection.

Samuel conveyed that based on the information obtained from the results of the examination, that the foreigner with the initials PB should be suspected of violating Immigration Article 78 paragraph (3) of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration, namely Foreigners who hold Residence Permits whose validity period has expired and is still within the territory of Indonesia more than 60 days from the time limit for residence permits to be subject to immigration administrative actions in the form of deportation and deterrence.

"Currently, the foreigner is placed in the Immigration Detention Room Class I Special for TPI Batam," he said.