North Jakarta Immigration Office Deports Two Chinese Nationals for Fictitious Investment Schemes
JAKARTA - The Class I Immigration Office of North Jakarta TPI has deported two Chinese nationals with the initials ZM and ZY who were previously arrested for being fictitious investors and committing immigration violations.
"The two foreigners were immediately deported to their country of origin because they did not have a sponsor for residence permits," said Head of the Immigration Supervision and Enforcement Section of the Class I Immigration Office of TPI North Jakarta, Widya Anusa Brata, on Wednesday, 2 July.
He said the deportation was carried out after the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) confirmed that the company owned by the two foreigners had had its licence revoked.
"If the company's licence doesn't exist then they don't have a sponsor and their residence permit in Indonesia is no longer valid," he said.
The two foreigners were repatriated from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Thursday, 26 June. They were also barred from entering Indonesia for six months.
Previously, the North Jakarta TPI Class I Immigration Office arrested the two Chinese nationals in the Penjaringan area of North Jakarta on suspicion of committing immigration violations, according to Head of the Class I Immigration Office of TPI North Jakarta, Rendra Mauliansyah.
ZM held a Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) as a company investor for PT LSTTI, which he claimed was his legally registered company based on a Decree of the Minister of Law and Human Rights. The company's registered office was in South Jakarta, though ZM stated his current address was in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
ZM admitted that PT LSTTI was founded in April 2025 but had never operated and had no employees. He was also unable to produce key documents including the Investment Activity Report (LKPM), Articles of Association, and balance sheet.
"In the LKPM, ZM was recorded as having invested Rp10.395 billion in an Indonesian company. However, after being arrested, ZM admitted that he had only invested Rp68 million," Rendra said.
Meanwhile, ZY was an investor with a sponsor of PT DHI, which he claimed was his company located in the Pinangsia area of West Jakarta, founded in 2022. ZY said his company was involved in the distribution of ice cream from factories in Bekasi and the distribution of steel from China. However, when questioned further, ZY did not know the number of employees, claiming he had only visited the office when imported goods arrived. Since January 2025, there had been no activity or employee presence at the office.
Based on the suspects' statements, the Tanjung Priok Class I TPI Office conducted direct inspections of both companies. PT LSTTI was found to be a virtual office registered since 18 November 2024, with no employee activity or correspondence ever conducted on behalf of the company. PT DHI in Pinangsia, West Jakarta, was found to be an empty four-storey shophouse with no business activities.
After further checks and coordination with the Ministry of Investment/BKPM, both PT LSTTI and PT DHI were declared fictitious companies.
ZM and ZY had established the fictitious companies to easily obtain residence permits in Indonesia. They were found to have violated Article 123(a) of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration for providing false information to obtain residence permits.
"The two foreigners were immediately deported to their country of origin because they did not have a sponsor for residence permits," said Head of the Immigration Supervision and Enforcement Section of the Class I Immigration Office of TPI North Jakarta, Widya Anusa Brata, on Wednesday, 2 July.
He said the deportation was carried out after the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) confirmed that the company owned by the two foreigners had had its licence revoked.
"If the company's licence doesn't exist then they don't have a sponsor and their residence permit in Indonesia is no longer valid," he said.
The two foreigners were repatriated from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Thursday, 26 June. They were also barred from entering Indonesia for six months.
Previously, the North Jakarta TPI Class I Immigration Office arrested the two Chinese nationals in the Penjaringan area of North Jakarta on suspicion of committing immigration violations, according to Head of the Class I Immigration Office of TPI North Jakarta, Rendra Mauliansyah.
ZM held a Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) as a company investor for PT LSTTI, which he claimed was his legally registered company based on a Decree of the Minister of Law and Human Rights. The company's registered office was in South Jakarta, though ZM stated his current address was in Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
ZM admitted that PT LSTTI was founded in April 2025 but had never operated and had no employees. He was also unable to produce key documents including the Investment Activity Report (LKPM), Articles of Association, and balance sheet.
"In the LKPM, ZM was recorded as having invested Rp10.395 billion in an Indonesian company. However, after being arrested, ZM admitted that he had only invested Rp68 million," Rendra said.
Meanwhile, ZY was an investor with a sponsor of PT DHI, which he claimed was his company located in the Pinangsia area of West Jakarta, founded in 2022. ZY said his company was involved in the distribution of ice cream from factories in Bekasi and the distribution of steel from China. However, when questioned further, ZY did not know the number of employees, claiming he had only visited the office when imported goods arrived. Since January 2025, there had been no activity or employee presence at the office.
Based on the suspects' statements, the Tanjung Priok Class I TPI Office conducted direct inspections of both companies. PT LSTTI was found to be a virtual office registered since 18 November 2024, with no employee activity or correspondence ever conducted on behalf of the company. PT DHI in Pinangsia, West Jakarta, was found to be an empty four-storey shophouse with no business activities.
After further checks and coordination with the Ministry of Investment/BKPM, both PT LSTTI and PT DHI were declared fictitious companies.
ZM and ZY had established the fictitious companies to easily obtain residence permits in Indonesia. They were found to have violated Article 123(a) of Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration for providing false information to obtain residence permits.