In anticipation of a big increase within the variety of foreign tourists, Bali’s immigration authorities have increased surveillance on the island’s entry points. The latest data shows that Bali has welcomed 3.89 million foreign tourists by July 2024, a rise of a million visits in comparison with the identical period last 12 months.
Pramella Yusnida Pasaribu, head of the Bali Regional Office of Law and Human Rights, stressed that surveillance of foreign tourists at Ngurah Rai Airport has been intensified. This security measure is aimed toward maintaining safety and order in the course of the visit.
The document control process shall be optimized by an intensive review of passports, visas and residence permits. An integrated data-driven immigration information system also enables more practical monitoring of the movements of foreigners. In addition, the mixing of facial recognition technology strengthens the border management system.
The Bali Immigration Office works closely with related agencies including the police, customs and tourism office to boost the effectiveness of checks.
As of March 6, 2024, 30 facial recognition automated gates have been installed at Ngurah Rai Airport’s international arrivals terminal. To increase capability, a further 20 units are planned for the international departures terminal, bringing the overall number to 80 units.
This 12 months, the most important variety of tourists on the Island of the Gods were tourists from Australia (877,329 people), India (328,767) and China (278,329).
Between January and July 19, 2024, 258 foreigners were deported from Bali, while 318 others were refused entry between the start of the 12 months and March. Most of the refusals were attributable to expired visas, in addition to other aspects resembling criminal records and insufficient passport validity.
