North Jakarta Immigration Office Uncovers Two Chinese Nationals Operating as Bogus Investors with Fictitious Companies
The Class I Immigration Office of North Jakarta has exposed the scheme of two Chinese nationals who posed as bogus investors. Head of the North Jakarta Class I Immigration Office, Rendra Mauliansyah, confirmed that the two individuals, identified by their initials ZM and ZY, were apprehended in the Penjaringan area of North Jakarta after being found to have established fictitious companies in order to obtain residency permits in Indonesia.
He stated that the arrests were part of an integrated monitoring programme for foreign investor residency permits, conducted in coordination with the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).
"We detained ZM and ZY after they were proven to have committed immigration violations by creating fictitious companies as a means to obtain residency permits," said Rendra on Thursday (26 June 2025).
He explained that ZM was recorded as holding a Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) for investors, sponsored by PT LSTTI. The company had been established since April 2025 and was registered under a decree from the Minister of Law and Human Rights. However, upon examination, PT LSTTI had never operated, had no employees, and could not produce legal documents such as an Investment Activity Report (LKPM), articles of association, or financial statements.
"In the LKPM, ZM claimed to have invested Rp10.3 billion, but after our inspection, the actual capital was only Rp68 million," he said.
Meanwhile, ZY claimed to hold an investor ITAS sponsored by PT DHI, registered at an address in Pinangsia, West Jakarta. The company purportedly operated in the distribution of ice cream and steel from China. However, when checked, the company's location turned out to be an empty four-storey shophouse with no activity.
"Since January 2025, no employees have come in. When we asked about the number of employees, ZY could not provide a clear answer," Rendra revealed.
Further examination conducted jointly with the Ministry of Investment (BKPM) confirmed that both companies were indeed fictitious. PT LSTTI was registered only as a virtual office with no business activity, whilst PT DHI was merely an empty shophouse with no commercial operations.
"For these violations, ZM and ZY have been charged under Article 123(a) of Law Number 6 of 2011 on Immigration for providing false information to obtain residency permits," he affirmed.
Rendra also urged the public to actively report any foreign nationals found to be suspicious or suspected of committing immigration violations.
"Both individuals are now being processed for immediate deportation to their country of origin, China," he concluded.
He stated that the arrests were part of an integrated monitoring programme for foreign investor residency permits, conducted in coordination with the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).
"We detained ZM and ZY after they were proven to have committed immigration violations by creating fictitious companies as a means to obtain residency permits," said Rendra on Thursday (26 June 2025).
He explained that ZM was recorded as holding a Limited Stay Permit (ITAS) for investors, sponsored by PT LSTTI. The company had been established since April 2025 and was registered under a decree from the Minister of Law and Human Rights. However, upon examination, PT LSTTI had never operated, had no employees, and could not produce legal documents such as an Investment Activity Report (LKPM), articles of association, or financial statements.
"In the LKPM, ZM claimed to have invested Rp10.3 billion, but after our inspection, the actual capital was only Rp68 million," he said.
Meanwhile, ZY claimed to hold an investor ITAS sponsored by PT DHI, registered at an address in Pinangsia, West Jakarta. The company purportedly operated in the distribution of ice cream and steel from China. However, when checked, the company's location turned out to be an empty four-storey shophouse with no activity.
"Since January 2025, no employees have come in. When we asked about the number of employees, ZY could not provide a clear answer," Rendra revealed.
Further examination conducted jointly with the Ministry of Investment (BKPM) confirmed that both companies were indeed fictitious. PT LSTTI was registered only as a virtual office with no business activity, whilst PT DHI was merely an empty shophouse with no commercial operations.
"For these violations, ZM and ZY have been charged under Article 123(a) of Law Number 6 of 2011 on Immigration for providing false information to obtain residency permits," he affirmed.
Rendra also urged the public to actively report any foreign nationals found to be suspicious or suspected of committing immigration violations.
"Both individuals are now being processed for immediate deportation to their country of origin, China," he concluded.