Visa Abuse In Indonesia: A Legal And Technological Analysis Of Preventing Overstay And Illegal Work Of Foreign National

Abstract

Visa misuse by foreign nationals had become one of the immigration problems that continued to increase in Indonesia. The most common violations included the use of visit visas for illegal employment, misuse of residence permits, and overstaying, which affected legal order and national security. This study aimed to analyze the legal regulations concerning travel documents, visas, entry permits, and stay permits in Indonesia, as well as to examine the factors causing visa misuse and the prevention efforts through a digital technology approach. The research applied a normative-empirical method by examining Law Number 6 of 2011 concerning Immigration and its implementing regulations, combined with case studies of visa violations based on reports from the Directorate General of Immigration and various scientific journals. The findings indicated that weak immigration supervision had been influenced by limited data verification systems, lack of inter-agency coordination, inadequate field supervision, and the underutilization of digital technology within the immigration system. Visa misuse and overstaying frequently occurred due to administrative loopholes and insufficiently strict law enforcement against violators. This study concluded that a blockchain-based visa supervision system needed to be implemented in order to improve data security, prevent travel document forgery, and strengthen the monitoring of foreign nationals’ activities in Indonesia. An integrated digital supervision system accompanied by stricter law enforcement was expected to improve the effectiveness of immigration control and reduce visa misuse in a sustainable manner.