Discipline Immigration Rules, 545 Foreigners In South Kalimantan Monitored Through Simpora

3 foreigners from the Netherlands, Germany and Russia were deported from Bali due to overstays on Tuesday, September 9, 2022. (ANTARA-HO Regional Office of the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights)

SOUTH KALIMANTAN - Immigration monitors as many as 545 foreign nationals (WNA) in South Kalimantan (Kalsel) through the information system of foreign surveillance management (Simpora).

"Until now, everything has been in an orderly manner and no violations have been found regarding the whereabouts of foreigners," said Head of the Immigration Information Sub-Division of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) South Kalimantan Rudy Prasetyo in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Thursday, March 9, as reported by Antara.

Apart from being through Simpera, he continued, the Immigration Division also conducts direct monitoring regarding the existence of foreigners who are workers in several companies, one of which is in Tabalong Regency where there are quite a lot of foreign workers in a number of large companies in the northernmost region of South Kalimantan.

He said the Simpera Team, which consists of officials from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of South Kalimantan, included the Head of the Immigration Intelligence Sub Division, Head of the Immigration Information Sub Division, Immigration Analysis of Young Experts and General Functional Officials of Implementation, monitoring and matching data held by foreigners in the area.

He said, a number of companies in Tabalong such as PT Tanjung Power Indonesia have three Korean national workers, at PT CONCH South Kalimantan Cement 55 Chinese foreigners, PT Sungai and Samudra Konstruksi three foreigners and PT China Machinery Industry Fifth Construction Corp Inc.

Agustinus said that the four companies visited by the Simpora Team did not have immigration violations, and all foreigners used a limited stay permit issued by the Class I Immigration Office of TPI Banjarmasin.

He also stated that his party appreciated the companies that actively reported data on foreigners through Simpora that currently 61 foreigners were registered in Tabalong Regency.