22 Indonesian Citizens Arrive at Soekarno-Hatta Airport This Afternoon
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is evacuating tens of Indonesian citizens from Iran in a staged process. Today, Tuesday 10 March 2026, 22 Indonesian citizens will arrive at Soekarno-Hatta Airport.
“Today 22 Indonesian citizens from Iran will arrive at 18:00 WIB,” said Jerry Prima, Head of the Immigration Inspection Facility at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, when contacted on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.
The government is evacuating Indonesian citizens from Iran following heightened tensions in the Middle East triggered by the US-Israel war against Iran. They are being transported on Turkish Airlines flight TK 56. “The return of these Indonesian citizens is being carried out in two stages, today and tomorrow, with an additional 10 Indonesian citizens arriving at the same time on a Turkish Airlines flight,” Jerry said.
Based on passenger data obtained, the 22 Indonesian citizens arriving today consist of 13 from West Java, 2 from Banten, 3 from DKI Jakarta, 2 from Central Java, 1 from East Kalimantan and 1 from East Nusa Tenggara. For the 10 Indonesian citizens arriving tomorrow, 3 are from West Java, 1 from DKI Jakarta, 3 from Central Java, 2 from East Java, and 1 from West Nusa Tenggara.
According to Jerry, the arrival of these Indonesian citizens will be directly greeted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “We are only facilitating the return process of these Indonesian citizens from Iran, particularly the immigration clearance process upon arrival at Soekarno-Hatta,” Jerry said.
Previously, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the evacuation of Indonesian citizens from Iran would be carried out in stages amid an increasingly intense war situation between Iran and the United States-Israel alliance.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang said the first wave of evacuation is currently ongoing with 32 people. “The evacuation process is carried out based on a comprehensive assessment of the security situation on the ground and monitoring of Indonesian citizens’ conditions by Indonesian Representatives,” Yvonne said when contacted on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Yvonne said the Indonesian Embassy in Tehran will continue to maintain intensive communication with Indonesian citizens in Iran. In addition, the Foreign Ministry is also continually updating contingency plans in line with developments in the current security situation.
Yvonne said that based on Indonesian citizens registered on the Peduli WNI (Care for Indonesian Citizens) portal as of 2 March 2026, there are 329 Indonesian citizens in Iran.
The number of Indonesian citizens spread across the Middle East region since the war began includes Saudi Arabia (361,147), United Arab Emirates (81,768), Qatar (27,647), Egypt (19,962), and Oman (11,117). Then in Bahrain (6,110), Kuwait (6,088), Jordan (1,946), Iraq (800), Syria (890), and Lebanon (939).
Yvonne appealed to Indonesian citizens travelling to always upload the safe travel application for the latest situation developments. “If staying in a country, register yourself at Indonesian representations through the Peduli WNI portal,” she said.
The Foreign Ministry stated that the majority of Indonesian citizens in Iran are students pursuing education there. A small portion are migrant workers or Indonesian citizens on visits.
“So as has been frequently stated, there are 329 people in Iran and most are in the city of Qom,” said Heni Hamidah, Acting Director of Indonesian Citizens Protection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press statement broadcast through the Foreign Ministry’s YouTube channel on Friday, 6 March 2026.