Ponorogo Immigration Office Deports Malaysian National for Overstaying for More Than a Decade

Ponorogo, East Java — The Ponorogo Immigration Office, Class II Non-TPI, has deported a Malaysian national identified by initials AA (22) after it was determined he had been in Indonesia without a valid residence permit for more than a decade.

Head of the Ponorogo Class II Non-TPI Immigration Office Anggoro Widy Utomo said the deportation was carried out at Juanda International Airport on Wednesday, 4 March, with the destination of Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

‘We deported the person after it was proven that he violated the conditions of a residence permit in Indonesia,’ Anggoro said.

He explained AA’s presence came to light after officers from the Immigration Intelligence and Enforcement Section (Inteldakim) received reports from the public regarding a foreign national suspected of residing without valid immigration documents.

Officers then conducted an investigation and eventually detained AA on 13 January 2026 in Babadan District, Ponorogo.

From the examination, AA was found to hold a Malaysian passport valid from 29 July 2008 to 23 October 2013. He is the son of a Malaysian father and an Indonesian mother and was born in Malaysia.

Between 2008 and 2009, AA was recorded entering and leaving Indonesia several times. The last entry was on 4 September 2010 through Batam Centre using the Short Visit Visa Exemption (BVKS) facility.

However, after that, he did not renew his residence permit and lived with his mother in Babadan until he was eventually detained by officers,’ he added.

For the violation, immigration imposed an administrative action comprising deportation together with a ban on entry so that he could not re-enter Indonesia for a specified period.

Anggoro added that officers also provided close escort for AA from his departure from the Ponorogo Immigration Office until boarding the plane at Juanda Airport bound for Malaysia.

‘This firm action represents the enforcement of immigration law to ensure that every foreign national in Indonesia complies with the applicable rules,’ he said.