JAKARTA, BALINEWS — Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration has reorganized immigration offices across the country, changing the official names of 32 offices and adjusting the classification of 14 others.
The changes in nomenclature were approved by the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform through Letter No. B/923/M.KT.01/2026, dated June 30, 2026.
The restructuring was subsequently formalized through Minister of Immigration and Corrections Decree No. M.IP-30.OT.01.03 of 2026 concerning Immigration Offices under the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections. The new provisions took effect on October 5, 2026.
The Directorate General of Immigration said the changes were made to ensure that the names of immigration offices better reflect the characteristics and geographical coverage of the areas they serve.
Several offices have received new names. The Surabaya Immigration Office, for example, has been renamed the Juanda Immigration Office, while the Medan Immigration Office is now known as the Kualanamu Immigration Office. The Medan Immigration Office I and Tobelo Immigration Office have also undergone nomenclature changes, with the latter renamed the North Halmahera Immigration Office.
“By using names that better reflect the conditions and scope of the duties and functions of each immigration office, the implementation of immigration functions is expected to become more effective and better coordinated,” Director General of Immigration Hendarsam Marantoko said in a statement on Monday (Oct. 5, 2026).
In addition to changing office names, the government has adjusted the classification, or typology, of 14 immigration offices. The typology groups offices according to their characteristics and the requirements associated with carrying out their duties and functions.
The adjustments are intended to align the organizational structure and capacity of each office with local conditions, workload, and the characteristics of immigration services and supervision carried out in their respective areas.
One example is the reclassification of the Class I Immigration Office with Immigration Checkpoint (TPI) in Yogyakarta into the Class I Non-TPI Yogyakarta Immigration Office.
The change was made because the immigration checkpoint at Yogyakarta International Airport is no longer under the authority of the Yogyakarta office. The checkpoint has instead been placed under the Class II Immigration Office with TPI in Kulon Progo.
Hendarsam said the institutional restructuring was part of the government’s efforts to build a more effective organization while ensuring that immigration services and supervision could be carried out optimally.
“This institutional restructuring is part of the government’s efforts to build a more effective organization while ensuring that immigration services and supervision can be carried out optimally,” he said.
He added that adjustments to the names, areas of jurisdiction, and classifications of immigration offices were aimed at clarifying their respective responsibilities and strengthening organizational effectiveness. Ultimately, the policy is expected to make immigration services more accessible, predictable, and responsive to public needs.
The Directorate General of Immigration also urged people applying for passports to take note of the updated names of immigration offices when registering through the M-Passport application or searching for immigration office information online.
“The names of the offices in the service system have been updated in accordance with the officially established nomenclature,” Hendarsam said.
