Overview

• About 100 uniformed officers equipped with body cameras are patrolling ten busy areas including Canggu, Seminyak, Ubud, Kuta, Sanur, Benoa, Jimbaran, Kerobokan, Nusa Dua, Uluwatu and Bingin.
• Videos from the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office show officers stopping tourists on beaches and bike paths to ask about stays and request passports or stay permits.
• Visitors are being told to carry a passport or a KITAS at all times, in line with Immigration Law No. 6 of 2011, which requires foreigners to present documents on request and allows penalties for non-compliance.
• Recent checks resulted in reminders rather than fines, but authorities say enforcement will continue to verify immigration status across tourist hubs.
• The measures coincide with Bali’s foreign tourist levy of IDR 150,000, and officials have indicated immigration teams may later help verify payment.