Australians among Bali official deportation figures as crackdown on tourists continues

New figures have revealed just how many Australians have been booted from the holiday island of Bali as authorities crackdown on tourists. See why.

Australians were among hundreds of tourists kicked out of Bali as the popular holiday island cracks down on visa violations and unruly tourists.

The latest deportation figures reveal 318 foreigners were denied entry into Bali this year with 132 not having an Indonesian visa, according to local news outlet The Bali Sun.

Among those, 32 people had a passport valid for less than six months, 16 people were banned, 11 were hit by Interpol, one person was [a convicted criminal], and 126 were banned for other reasons.

Head of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, Suhendra said: “In addition to the delay in departure for foreigners or Indonesian citizens, there were 103 people, with details of 84 Indonesian citizens suspected of being non-procedural PMIs, four foreigners overstaying, and 15 people for other reasons.”

The latest deportation figures reveal 318 foreigners were denied entry into Bali with 132 not having an Indonesian visa,

“Of the number of foreigners who were subject to [deportation], 18 foreigners were due to not complying with laws and regulations, and 35 foreigners were due to overstaying,” he said.

“Most of the foreigners who were subject to [deportation] came from Australia, Iran, the United States, Russia, Ukraine, and England.”

In the first three months of this year, a total of 37 foreigners were formally deported, and 27 more were detained.

The majority were deported for overstaying their visas, while over 15,000 people have extended their visas in Bali over the last three months.

Most of the foreigners who were subject to deportation came from Australia, Iran, the United States, Russia, Ukraine, and England.

Data also showed 1.3 million tourists flocked to the island between January and March this year, which was a 32 per cent increase on the same period in 2023.

The top ten most frequent international arrivals came from Australia, China, India, South Korea, England, the United States, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, and Japan.

Mr Suhendra said that the new upgrades at Bali Airport have also made a difference to both passengers and operational staff.

“With the use of autogate, it is hoped that immigration inspection traffic will become more effective, efficient, and smooth,” he said.

Tourists can be dobbed in to Bali authorities via a hotline.

The number of deportations comes as Bali officials have been cracking down recently on foreigners, including

establishing a hotline for anyone to dob in misbehaving tourists.

It follows the establishment of a special task force to monitor foreigners’ activities (Bali Becik), introducing a tourist tax, and releasing a tourist dos and don’ts list.

On the list, under the don’ts, there is a warning that reads: “all offences subject to law or deportation”.

Originally published as Australians among Bali official deportation figures as crackdown on tourists continues