Denpasar Detention Center Deports Eight Foreigners Over Violations
Denpasar immigration officials deported eight foreigners between Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 after violations including prostitution-related activity, invalid documents, unpaid food bills and overstays.
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Denpasar — The Denpasar Immigration Detention Center deported eight foreign nationals between Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, 2026, after immigration officials found violations ranging from prostitution-related activity and unpaid restaurant bills to invalid travel documents and overstaying.
The deportees came from Russia, India, Nigeria, the United States and Bulgaria. The cases included a mother and daughter who overstayed by 318 days, an Indian national who overstayed by 30 days, a Nigerian national whose overstay reached three years and four months, an American national who overstayed by 54 days and a Bulgarian national who overstayed by 65 days.
Each case was handled through an immigration administrative measure. The detentions and deportations were carried out by the Denpasar Immigration Detention Center, known in Indonesia as Rumah Detensi Imigrasi Denpasar, or Rudenim Denpasar.
Why the deportations matter to foreign visitors and residents
For foreigners in Bali, the cases show that immigration enforcement extends beyond overstaying. Officials also acted over the misuse of residence permits for prostitution-related work, the absence of valid travel documents and an unpaid restaurant bill. In practice, a deportation can be accompanied by a proposed entry ban, limiting a person's ability to return to Indonesia.
The detention center said the eight foreigners were proposed for inclusion on Indonesia's entry-denial list under Article 102 of Law No. 6 of 2011 on Immigration. The applicable ban may last five to 10 years, or for life in certain circumstances under the law.
The deportations took place on different dates. The mother and daughter were deported on Sept. 30 after 35 days in detention and were sent to Moscow. The Indian national was deported on Oct. 5 to Bengaluru. Four more foreigners — three Nigerians and an American — were deported on Oct. 6. The Bulgarian national was deported on Oct. 7, with Sofia as the final destination.
The reports did not state that the proposed entry bans had already been imposed. They described the bans as recommendations made alongside the deportations, with the final period governed by Indonesian immigration rules.
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