As of August 2026, 22 autogate units have been installed across four\nImmigration Inspection Posts (TPI), including 10 units at Batam Centre,\neight at Citra Tritunas Harbour Bay, two at Hang Nadim Airport, and two\nat Sekupang.<\/p>\n
The Batam Class I Special Immigration Office, Riau Islands (Kepri),\nplans to add autogate facilities at Bengkong Port and Sekupang Port as\nan effort to accelerate immigration inspections. This is also part of\nthe Directorate General of Immigration\u2019s 2026 Action Plan.<\/p>\n
Kharisma Rukmana, Head of the Immigration Information and\nCommunication Section in Batam, stated that the addition of these\nfacilities is being carried out alongside the utilisation of existing\nautogates installed at several passenger Immigration Inspection Posts\n(TPI) within the Batam Immigration working area.<\/p>\n
Based on the recapitulation from January to August 2026, a total of\n1,738,121 crossings were processed through autogate facilities in Batam.\nThis figure consists of 742,493 arrivals and 9ud95,628 departures.<\/p>\n
Kharisma noted that TPI Batam Centre is the location with the highest\nautogate usage, accounting for approximately 65.3 per cent of all\nautogate use in Batam up to August 2026. Meanwhile, TPI Citra Tritunas\nat Harbour Bay contributes approximately 33.8 per cent.<\/p>\n
As for TPI Sekupang, two autogate units\u2014one for arrivals and one for\ndepartures\u2014began usage in July 2026. The trial was conducted on 8 July,\nand the service went live on 13 July 2026.<\/p>\n
Kharisma mentioned that there are still three passenger TPIs that do\nnot yet have autogate facilities: Nongsapura, Bengkong, and Marina Teluk\nSenimba. Regarding TPI Hang Nadim, he stated that the two installed\nautogate units have not been utilised to their full potential.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/batam-immigration-prepares-additional-autogates-to-accelerate-inspections-1790686993", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }