JAKARTA - Throughout
the period of January
to June 2024,
the Directorate General of
Immigration recorded
the arrival of 5,086,765
foreign nationals. This
figure represents a 7.28%
increase compared to the same period in 2023, where 4,741,343 foreigners entered Indonesia.
Of all
the
foreign nationals entering Indonesia
in
the
first semester of 2024, 68% or 3,470,954
people used visa on arrival (VoA) and visit visas. Soekarno Hatta International Airport - Banten,
Ngurah Rai International Airport - Bali, and Yogyakarta International Airport - DIY were
the
three
airports with
the highest number of
foreign arrivals. Meanwhile,
the
three
international ports with
the
largest volume of crossings are
located
in
the Riau Islands Province, Batam Center Ferry
Terminal, Citra Tritunas Batam Port, and Tanjung Balai Karimun Port.
"I
think
this
is good progress. We are getting better and so are my expectations
for
the next
period. The digitalization of services
that we have
implemented
is quite effective with online visa
applications
through evisa.imigrasi.go.id where users are connected
to autogates at major
airports," explained the Director General of Immigration, Silmy Karim on Monday (15/07/2024).
Silmy also explained
that
this
is an
implementation of
the
function of
facilitating community
welfare development
to support
the ease of doing business ecosystem
in
the
field of
immigration
permits. Visa services are a pioneer
in public services
in Indonesia
in
facilitating
the payment of
state revenues online directly from abroad using credit cards.
"We are
focused on
improving digital-based public services. We are also preparing
infrastructure
at crossings and
integrating systems with
immigration databases. We want a seamless
experience, easy and
fast
immigration service experience
that can be
felt by
foreigners who will
come to Indonesia, of course without ignoring the element of selective policy," concluded Silmy
Netti/*
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