Politics · Indonesia · 9 hrs ago
Indonesia deports two Chinese doctors over unauthorized work in Bali
Indonesia has deported two Chinese citizens who worked as doctors at a private hospital in Denpasar, Bali.
Immigration officials said the pair, identified as QL, 40, and LW, 18, entered Indonesia around July 2026 on visit visas.
They were not allowed to work as doctors under those visas and lacked the required practice permits.
Officials said they began investigating after receiving a report from the public.
The doctors were deported from Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on September 29, on separate flights to Beijing and Wuhan.
Indonesian immigration authorities said foreign nationals must follow the country’s immigration rules and that violations can lead to legal action.
Indonesia deported two Chinese doctors after finding they had worked at a private hospital in Bali without the required permits.
The doctors were identified as a 40-year-old woman, QL, and an 18-year-old man, LW.
They entered Indonesia around July 2026 on visitor visas, according to immigration officials.
Immigration officers investigated after receiving reports from members of the public.
The deportations took place on 29 September from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
- Who
- Two Chinese doctors, identified as QL and LW.
- What
- Indonesia deported them for working as doctors without the required immigration and practice permits.
- When
- They were deported on 29 September; the article was published on 11 October 2026.
- Where
- A private hospital in Denpasar, Bali, and I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.
- Why
- They worked as doctors despite entering on visitor visas and lacking the required permits.
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The two foreign nationals were deemed to have violated immigration provisions as referred to in Article 75, Paragraph (1) of Law Number 6 of 2011 on immigration.
However, in practice they worked as doctors at one of the private hospitals in Denpasar City.
The two doctors entered Indonesia using visitor visas.
Immigration officers followed up by monitoring the private hospital where the doctors were reportedly working.
The two doctors were deported from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Xiamen Airlines flights.
CNN Indonesia published its report on the deportations.
- Doctors
- QL, 40, and LW, 18
- Entry to Indonesia
- Around July 2026
- Visa type
- Visitor visas
- Deportation date
- 29 September
- Airport
- I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport
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