Do you need a visa for Bali? What foreign visitors should know
Most foreign visitors to Bali need a visa, usually a VoA or e-VOA, while a small number of nationalities can enter visa-free. The standard tourist sta…
Visas & Immigration
Visa rules, overstays, deportations and what changes for foreign residents.
Denpasar Immigration Detains Dutch Woman After Reported Disturbances
Denpasar Immigration detained FMMM, 67, after reported disturbances at her hotel and the immigration office on Sept. 20. Officials later transferred h…
Immigration warns Jembrana residents on trafficking risks in overseas internships
Immigration officers and the Jembrana manpower office have warned residents about trafficking schemes that use overseas internship programmes as cover…
Ngurah Rai Immigration takes over supervision of foreigners across Badung Regency
On 18 September 2026, a ministerial decree formally expanded Ngurah Rai Immigration Office’s jurisdiction to cover all districts in Badung Regency, sh…
Bali Immigration Detains 13 Foreign Nationals over Suspected Prostitution
Immigration officials say 13 foreign nationals were detained in joint raids in Canggu, Seminyak and Umalas on Thursday night, 17 September 2026, over…
Denpasar immigration detainees from Senegal and Uganda transferred to Makassar
Denpasar’s immigration detention centre has transferred a Senegalese and a Ugandan detainee to Makassar via I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport,…
Two French tourists deported after shoplifting incidents in Ubud
Two 21-year-old French nationals were deported from Indonesia after separate shoplifting incidents at supermarkets in Ubud earlier in September, accor…
Australian man deported from Bali, banned from Indonesia for 10 years
Indonesian immigration authorities deported an Australian man identified as BA from Bali to Brisbane on Sept. 8 and imposed a 10-year ban after a Bera…
Chinese national, 29, deported from Bali for working on Visa on Arrival
A 29-year-old Chinese national identified as JZ was deported from Bali after Denpasar immigration officers found him working as a project supervisor w…
Australian deported to Sydney after 18-year Bali drug sentence
Indonesian immigration has deported a 59-year-old Australian man, identified as MS, to Sydney after he completed an 18-year narcotics sentence and par…
Pakistani Investor-Visa Holder WH Deported from Bali Over Permit Violations
Indonesian immigration authorities deported Pakistani national WH from Bali on 24 August 2026, after he failed to explain the business activities unde…
Bali Immigration Inspects 66 Foreigners in Dharma Dewata Patrol
Bali’s immigration office inspected 66 foreign nationals from 27 countries during a week-long Dharma Dewata patrol targeting alleged visa misuse, over…
Bali Immigration Deported 342 Foreigners in First Half of 2026
Bali’s immigration office says it deported 342 foreign nationals between January and June 2026, mainly for visa overstays and misuse of residence perm…