Visas, KITAS, Golden Visa, rules for foreigners. Bali news for property investors with a takeaway for villa owners.
Between January and August 2026, immigration at Ngurah Rai airport refused entry to 574 foreigners. Reasons included the wrong visa type, passports valid for under six months and attempts to enter for illegal work.
Indonesia's immigration authority has proposed a two-tier visa on arrival fee: Rp750,000 online and Rp1 million at the airport. The current price is Rp500,000, and the new rates still await government approval.
During a week-long Dharma Dewata operation, Bali immigration officers detained 66 foreigners from 27 countries. Officers visited business owners and accommodation managers to remind them that foreign guests must be registered in APOA.
Foreign investors in Bali can no longer obtain new licences in 18 business categories through the OSS system. The list includes hotels, owned and leased real estate, and car and motorbike rentals.
Indonesia's immigration ministry has widened its visa-free list. Visitors from Turkey, Brazil, Peru, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Macau can now enter without a visa for short visits.
From January to June 2026, Bali's immigration offices deported 342 foreign nationals. The main grounds were misuse of stay permits, overstays and illegal economic activity.
Indonesia's immigration authority has issued 1,274 golden visas, with realised investment under the scheme reaching Rp52.1 trillion. Russia ranks among the top five source countries.
Bali's Dharma Dewata immigration patrol has tightened checks on foreigners holding tourist visas. Remote work, sponsored posts and yoga teaching are now treated as illegal work.
Bali's immigration authority has opened two new offices, in Tabanan and Klungkung, and launched 24-hour hotlines for reporting violations by foreigners. Permit extensions are now available closer to the west and east of the island.
Since January 2026 Indonesia has offered Global Citizen of Indonesia (GCI) status. It gives indefinite residence to former citizens, their descendants and foreign spouses of Indonesians.
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