Jakarta, June 20 -- Indonesia's immigration authorities deported three Chinese nationals after finding they had manipulated sponsor information and submitted false documents to obtain visas, authorities said.

The three individuals, identified by the initials YJ, CN and LJ, entered Indonesia using pre-investment visit visas (C12) and business visas (C1 and C2) obtained through fraudulent means.

"They were repatriated via Juanda International Airport on China Southern Airlines flight CZ8138 from Surabaya to Guangzhou," Surabaya Immigration Office Head Agus Winarto said in a statement on Friday.

Agus said the three violated Indonesia's immigration law by misusing their stay permits and obtaining visas through false statements and manipula...