BADUNG, Bali – Two foreign women working as bottle girls at Bali’s Jade Club have been deported after Indonesian immigration authorities found they had been working while holding Visa on Arrival (VOA) permits, which do not allow employment.

The women, identified as Tes Fleur Khoudair and Nikita Falke, were found to have misused their visitor permits by taking paid jobs at the nightclub, according to immigration authorities.

A Visa on Arrival is intended for tourism, family visits, social activities and certain business-related purposes that do not involve earning income in Indonesia. Foreigners holding a VOA are prohibited from working or receiving payment for employment.

Khoudair was deported on June 4 aboard Qatar Airways flight QR962 from Denpasar to Doha.

An immigration source said she briefly attempted to avoid officers while heading to the international departure area but was stopped before boarding and taken into custody for deportation.

Falke was deported later, on June 30, aboard Qatar Airways flight QR963 on the same Denpasar–Doha route.

Husnan Handano, Head of the Information and Immigration Communications Section at the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, confirmed the deportations.

“Yes, both women have been deported after it was established that they misused their visitor permits by working,” Husnan said.

In addition to being deported, both women have been placed on Indonesia’s immigration blacklist, preventing them from re-entering the country for a specified period.

The deportations are part of ongoing efforts by Indonesian immigration authorities to crack down on foreigners working illegally in Bali, particularly in the island’s nightlife sector.

The case also brings renewed attention to Jade Club, which has previously been linked to separate incidents that drew public scrutiny, including an assault case and earlier immigration-related issues involving foreign workers.