Inp.polri.go.id - Badung. The Ngurah Rai Immigration Office is investigating three foreigners accused of running a school for expatriate children in a villa in North Kuta, Badung following a digital patrol by immigration officers.

According to Ngurah Rai Immigration Head Suhendra, the foreigners include a Swiss couple renting the villa and a Turkish national acting as the villa’s operational manager. The foreigners, identified as PHB and JMB from Switzerland and CK from Turkey, were found using the villa for lessons in writing, math, science, and Indonesian for foreign children, according to antaranews.com.

The Swiss nationals arrived in Bali on 19 July 2024, with investor visas, while CK entered with a visit visa on 25 June 2024. Authorities are investigating further, and if violations are confirmed, the individuals could face deportation.

As of August 2024, Ngurah Rai Immigration has deported 86 foreigners, primarily from Nigeria, China, and the United States, for various offenses including visa misuse and criminal activity.

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