Flights Cancelled, Bali Immigration Provides Emergency Stay Permit for Foreign Nationals

The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office serves emergency residence permits to foreign nationals affected by the Middle East conflict in Jimbaran, Badung Regency, Bali, Monday (9/3/2026) ANTARA

DENPASAR - The Bali Directorate General of Immigration Regional Office opened a direct service at certain hotels to handle emergency residence permits for foreign nationals (WNA) whose flights were affected by the Middle East conflict.

"We provide officers to provide ease, comfort and certainty for affected foreign nationals," said the Head of the Bali Immigration Directorate General Office, Felucia Sengky Ratna, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, March 11.

His party opened a help desk service (help desk) at two hotels, namely the Mercure Nusa Dua Hotel and the Ibis Kuta Hotel, which became the airline's reference hotel to accommodate them temporarily when their flights were canceled.

The service is a "pick-up ball" service directly on the field, in addition to opening a similar service at the Ngurah Rai International Airport Terminal and at the immigration office in Bali.

His party provides two services, namely the issuance of a forced residence permit (ITKT) or emergency residence permit and a zero rupiah service specifically for foreigners who are affected by the cancellation of flights so that they exceed the residence permit (overstay).

According to the regulation of the Immigration Law, foreigners who exceed the residence permit under 60 days should be fined Rp1 million per day.

In Bali there are three immigration offices, namely at Ngurah Rai Immigration, Denpasar and Singaraja.

To access the service, affected foreign nationals must complete the requirements, including the original passport, the airline's canceled ticket, and the airline's canceled flight certificate.

"We open services and we also provide convenience for affected foreigners. They can manage the extension of residence permits anywhere," he said.

Based on provisional data since the cancellation of flights on February 28 to Monday (9/3), his party has issued 321 ITKT and has given zero rupiah fine for overstay to 43 foreigners.

It is recorded that the number of temporary foreign nationals affected by the cancellation of international departures, especially routes to Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, reached 11,600 people.

"That's just in Bali, an incredible number. We hope that the situation can recover immediately and return to normal," he said.