The Kotabumi Immigration Office in Lampung Province recently deported a Chinese investor, who worked for a local company and was found to have illegally engaged in private trading of palm oil fruits during the company's suspension period. He held a company investment residence permit (limited to business visits and investment activities), but an investigation revealed that he conducted palm oil fruit trading during the company's shutdown from July to August 2025.
The local immigration office had earlier received public reports. The immigration intelligence team confirmed that the company had been suspended for two months, subsequently issued a deportation order, and repatriated him via Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport. The head of the immigration office emphasized that this action demonstrates Indonesia's strict enforcement of immigration regulations; all foreign investors must strictly comply with the scope of their residence permits.
This case is the third violation case involving foreign investors in Lampung Province in 2025. The immigration office will strengthen dynamic monitoring of the operational status of foreign-invested enterprises, and also reminds foreign nationals holding non-work residence permits to refrain from engaging in direct profit-making activities.
Data from the Investment Coordinating Board shows that in the first half of 2025, Chinese direct investment in Indonesia reached US$5.8 billion, primarily flowing into mining and manufacturing. Authorities stated they would balance investment facilitation with regulatory compliance.
The Kotabumi Immigration Office in Lampung Province recently deported a Chinese investor, who worked for a local company and was found to have illegally engaged in private trading of palm oil fruits during the company's suspension period. He held a company investment residence permit (limited to business visits and investment activities), but an investigation revealed that he conducted palm oil fruit trading during the company's shutdown from July to August 2025.
The local immigration office had earlier received public reports. The immigration intelligence team confirmed that the company had been suspended for two months, subsequently issued a deportation order, and repatriated him via Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport. The head of the immigration office emphasized that this action demonstrates Indonesia's strict enforcement of immigration regulations; all foreign investors must strictly comply with the scope of their residence permits.
This case is the third violation case involving foreign investors in Lampung Province in 2025. The immigration office will strengthen dynamic monitoring of the operational status of foreign-invested enterprises, and also reminds foreign nationals holding non-work residence permits to refrain from engaging in direct profit-making activities.
Data from the Investment Coordinating Board shows that in the first half of 2025, Chinese direct investment in Indonesia reached US$5.8 billion, primarily flowing into mining and manufacturing. Authorities stated they would balance investment facilitation with regulatory compliance.