Overview
- Governor Wayan Koster has advanced a provincial draft that would require foreign visitors to show three months of bank activity, submit travel plans, and present return tickets.
- The proposal is framed as promoting “quality tourism” to deter cash‑strapped travelers and so‑called begpackers from overstaying or causing problems.
- Specific thresholds for required funds, operational procedures, and a start date have not been set, and the rule is not in force.
- The draft has been forwarded to Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana and awaits consideration by Bali’s regional parliament.
- Critics, including lawmaker Agung Bagus Prastiksa Linggih, argue the plan faces legal hurdles because immigration authority rests with the central government in Jakarta, even as officials cite record 2025 arrivals of 7.05 million to justify tighter screening.