Indonesian Immigration Card: Not Required at Airports and Seaports

Indonesian Immigration Card is no Longer Required when you arrive and depart. INDONESIAN IMMIGRATION CARD NOT REQUIRED Arrival and Departure Card at Immigration Checkpoint are no longer required to enter Indonesia, be ready for deep interview by Immigration officers! This starts on 1 April 2015. Foreigners (tourist, student, worker etc.), Indonesian Permanent Residents, Indonesian Citizens do not need to fill out the Immigration Card anymore when you arrive and depart at 19 international airports, 11 international seaports, and 1 border in Indonesia. Source: photo taken by writer (private collection) PASSPORT, VISA, BOARDING PASS Everyone who plans to enter and remain in Indonesia, you must show your passport, visa (except for visa exemption subjects) and boarding pass at Immigration Examination, and be ready for some questions from Immigration officers. IT-BASED SURVEILLANCE POLICY This policy is based on an official letter from Director General of Immigration Indonesia, number IMI-0323.UM.01.01 dated 3 March 2015. Immigration Information System (SIMKIM) is well set up to support this policy in term of passenger’s data which is related with the Border Control Management (BCM) system and Enhanced Cekal System (ECS)/ alert/prohibited person list. All Immigration Checkpoints across Indonesia are integrated and connected with the system called BCM, including the targeted person by Interpol, and also Passengers Analysis Unit (PAU) – A pre-arrival passenger’s data analysis system. Source: https://ridwanbahasa.wordpress.com/2015/04/28/indonesian-immigration-card-not-required-at-airports-and-seaports/