JAKARTA - More than 5,400 Indonesian citizens (WNI) from the former fraud network in Cambodia have been repatriated, while the number of Indonesian citizens who have reported to the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh has reached 12,000 people.
Six months since the first spike occurred in mid-January 2026, the Cambodian government has so far intensified operations to eradicate online fraud networks in various regions.
This situation has an impact on the continued increase in the number of Indonesian citizens who ask for repatriation facilitation.
The Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh in a written statement on Thursday (2/7) revealed that the number of Indonesian citizens who reported themselves and applied for repatriation to their homeland from January to June 2026 reached 12,019 people.
This figure has doubled the number of cases throughout 2025 which reached 5,088 Indonesian citizens.
"This surge is because there is a raid on scam centers in Cambodia," explained the Director of Indonesian Migrant Protection of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia in a statement on Wednesday.
According to the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh, most Indonesian citizens do not have passports and face a hefty overstay fine.
Until June 30, 2026, the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh has facilitated the return of 5,487 Indonesian citizens and issued 4,368 Letters of Travel for Passport (SPLP) for Indonesian citizens who do not have passports.
To support the repatriation process, the Cambodian government has provided a waiver of overstay fines to 5,950 Indonesian citizens.
In a meeting between the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh and Cambodian immigration authorities on June 16, 2026, the Cambodian party urged Indonesian citizens who had obtained a fine waiver to immediately return to Indonesia.
The demand was conveyed because there were still many Indonesian citizens who had received a fine waiver, but still stayed in Cambodia.
The Acting Head of the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh, Krishnajie, explained that the Indonesian citizens who still stayed in Cambodia had the excuse of not having the ability to buy plane tickets.
"Some of those who claimed they did not have the ability to buy the ticket have received a pardon for overstaying fines since January 2026," said Krishnajie.
In addition to handling direct arrivals, the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh also continues to provide assistance to Indonesian citizens who are secured by Cambodian authorities in operations to eradicate online fraud networks in various regions.
Currently, around 676 Indonesian citizens are in a number of Cambodian government detention facilities, with more than 500 Indonesian citizens being housed at the Bati Pre-Deportation Center, Takeo Province.
In addition, around 1,250 other Indonesian citizens are in the Cambodian government detention facility in Pochentong after being caught in the crackdown operation in the area around Phnom Penh.
"All of this is in the process of being repatriated, especially for the issuance of SPLP," explained Director Heni.
The Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh also provides limited temporary shelter facilities for Indonesian citizens who have financial limitations and are in vulnerable conditions, such as women, babies, and children.
Currently, around 120 Indonesian citizens are still occupying temporary shelter facilities managed by the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh while waiting for their repatriation process.
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