Immigration Statistics Overview
NusaBali reports that of 10.2 million people who passed through Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport during the first eight months of 2026, 547 foreign nationals were refused entry to the Republic.
Traveler numbers entering and leaving Bali via the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport Immigration Checkpoint remained high from January to August 2026. Over these eight months, a total of 10,229,948 people passed through the airport. Amidst this high level of international mobility, Ngurah Rai Immigration denied entry to 574 foreign nationals and deferred the departure of 570 individuals, both Indonesian and foreign nationals.
The Head of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, Muhamad Novyandri, stated that this total includes both arrivals and departures. However, year on year, the figure fell by about two percent from the same period last year. “The total number of crossings reached 10,229,948 people, a year-on-year decrease of about two percent,” said Novyandri.
Of that total, 5,101,550 people were recorded arriving in Bali, comprising 318,294 Indonesian nationals, 4,639,196 foreign nationals, and 144,060 crew members. Meanwhile, departures totaled 5,128,398 people, consisting of 303,864 Indonesian nationals, 4,679,128 foreign nationals, and 145,406 crew members.
Foreign Arrivals to Bali January – August 2026
The breakdown by major nationality groups of the 4,639,196 people passing through Bali’s Airport during the first eight months of 2026:
1,171,531 Australians
- 418,373 PRC Chinese
- 363,940 Indonesians
- 206,333 United Kingdom
- 203,569 South Koreans
- 189,432 Russians
- 188,302 USA
- 157,741 French
- 143,207 Japanese
- 138,362 Malaysians.
574 Denied Entry and 570 Refused Departure
Meanwhile, 574 foreign nationals were denied entry into Indonesia via Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Immigration Checkpoint over the first eight months of 2026. The Head of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, Muhamad Novyandri, and the Head of the Immigration Information and Communication Section, Husnan Handono, said the main reasons for entry denial varied widely, ranging from a lack of visas to a history of involvement in crime.
“The reasons for denial vary. They range from not possessing a visa, having a passport with less than six months’ remaining validity, and being on the travel ban list or on the Interpol HIT list, to issues involving pedophilia or criminal activity, as well as other immigration-related grounds,” said Husnan on Thursday, 10 September 2026.
Husnan noted that, in addition to denying entry to foreign nationals, Immigration also deferred the departures of 570 travelers—including both Indonesian citizens and foreign nationals—between January 1 and August 31, 2026.
“These departure deferrals were due to factors such as non-procedural Indonesian migrant worker status, illegal Hajj travel, administrative and travel document issues, inclusion on travel ban lists, and other immigration-related reasons,” he added.
Closer Scrutiny of Foreign Travelers
High levels of cross-border movement go hand in hand with heightened monitoring of foreign nationals. As of August 2026, Ngurah Rai Immigration recorded administrative immigration actions (TAK), including 265 deportations, 173 detentions, 230 entry bans, and 228 immigration surveillance activities.
Russian nationals faced the most administrative actions (35 cases), followed by Australians (26 cases) and US citizens (24 cases).
Passport Issuance
In travel document services, Ngurah Rai Immigration issued 16,421 passports between January and August 2026, a 14 percent decrease from the same period the previous year. New passports accounted for 8,119 documents, while replacement passports totaled 8,302.
Since December 1, 2024, Ngurah Rai Immigration has only issued electronic passports. As of August 2026, 290 passport applications had been rejected during the first eight months of the year.
Issuance of Stay Permits
Meanwhile, residence permit services for foreign nationals increased. Applications for Visit Stay Permit extensions reached 9,449 – a 39 percent increase. Applications to convert a Visit Stay Permit (ITK) into a Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) totaled 2,685- an increase of 75 percent.
Visa on Arrival Extensions
Visa on Arrival (VOA) extension applications totaled 45,029, up 20.3 percent for the first eight months of 2026. Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) applications totaled 49 (down 30 percent), and applications to convert ITAS to a Permanent Stay Permit (ITAP) totaled 296 (down 5 percent). ITAS extension applications totaled 4,587 (down 8 percent), ITAP extensions totaled 98 (down 38 percent), and Exit Permit Only (EPO) issuances totaled 1,484 (down 50 percent).
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