Indonesia’s anti-graft agency has seized more than Rp6 billion (US$375,000) after questioning three immigration officials in Bali as part of an investigation into alleged corruption involving stay permits for foreign nationals.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) questioned the three officials at the Denpasar City Police headquarters on Friday, August 28, as investigators continued to examine alleged illicit payments linked to immigration services.

KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo said the seized money was believed to be connected to payments received during the processing of stay permits for foreign nationals.

The officials questioned were R Haryo Sakti, head of the Denpasar Immigration Office; Alberto Vicense Cianry Lake, head of the Stay Permit and Immigration Status Section; and Kadek Okta Dwi Putra, head of the Immigration Traffic and Stay Permit Section at the Singaraja Immigration Office.

According to the KPK, the three officials were questioned as witnesses about the procedures for processing foreign nationals’ stay permits and alleged payments made to officials at the Directorate General of Immigration by applicants.

The investigation concerns alleged corruption in the processing of foreign nationals’ stay permits at the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections during the 2022–2026 period.

The KPK has named former Deputy Minister of Immigration and Corrections Silmy Karim and seven other Directorate General of Immigration officials as suspects in the case.

Alleged Payments to Immigration Offices

The latest development follows an earlier KPK investigation into alleged payments made by visa and immigration service agencies to officials at the Ngurah Rai and Denpasar Immigration Offices.

The KPK previously alleged that some agencies were required to make payments beyond official state fees to ensure applications for temporary stay permits (KITAS), permanent stay permits (KITAP) and other immigration services were processed without obstruction.

Budi said the alleged practice formed part of the suspected extortion scheme being investigated in the case under Article 12(e) of Indonesia’s Anti-Corruption Law.

Investigators also searched the Denpasar Immigration Office and two agencies involved in processing visas and immigration permits between June 17 and 19, 2026, as part of the investigation.

The investigation remains ongoing. The three Bali immigration officials questioned on Friday have not been named as suspects in the case.