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        "msgid": "two-main-illegal-hajj-schemes-uncovered-by-soekarno-hatta-airport-immigration-1780292998",
        "date": "2026-05-31 06:39:59",
        "title": "Two Main Illegal Hajj Schemes Uncovered by Soekarno-Hatta Airport Immigration",
        "author": "A.Syalaby Ichsan",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Soekarno-Hatta Airport Immigration has exposed two primary illegal Hajj schemes, involving the misuse of tourist visas via Southeast Asian transit points and fraudulent work visas. Authorities attribute the detection of these schemes to inter-agency collaboration between Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs, Hajj and Umrah Ministry, and police, using passenger profiling systems to analyse data prior to check-in.",
        "content": "<p>Soekarno-Hatta Airport Immigration has uncovered two primary methods\nfrequently used by unauthorised Hajj pilgrims to travel to the Holy Land\nduring the 1447 H\/2026 Hajj season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese two main schemes are often employed by rogue \u2018travel agencies\u2019\nto deceive officials,\u201d said Jerry Prima, Chief of the Immigration\nInspection Unit (TPI) at Soekarno-Hatta Class I Immigration Office in\nTangerang on Saturday (30 May 2026).<\/p>\n<p>First, he explained, the use of tourist visas. In this scheme,\nprospective pilgrims pretend to be tourists heading to Southeast Asian\ncountries such as Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) or Singapore. After transiting\nthere, they then continue their flight to Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, or\nMedina.<\/p>\n<p>The second scheme, Jerry added, involves work visas (Visa Amil Work),\nwhich are misused as a pretext by perpetrators. Visa Amil Work, also\nknown as Visa Amil, is an official work visa issued by the Saudi Arabian\ngovernment for foreign nationals to work legally in the country. Holders\nare required to obtain a residence permit (iqamah) and are bound to a\nsponsor (kafil) during their employment contract.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, these illegal Hajj schemes are detected through\nstrong inter-agency collaboration between the Ministry of Religious\nAffairs, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, and the police, via the\nImmigration Department\u2019s passenger profiling system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough this system, passenger data can be identified and analysed\neven before they arrive at the airport for check-in,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/two-main-illegal-hajj-schemes-uncovered-by-soekarno-hatta-airport-immigration-1780292998",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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