Jakarta, May 8 -- The Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections is considering evaluating its visa-free policy for certain countries to stop Indonesia from becoming a safe haven for scam operators.

The move follows the emergence of a phenomenon involving several foreign nationals entering Indonesia by abusing their residence permits to work as scammers, as recently revealed in the arrest of 210 foreign nationals in Batam City, Riau Islands.

"In light of this phenomenon, we will look further ahead at preventive measures against certain countries that tend to become 'sources' of scam perpetrators," Director General of Immigration Hendarsam Marantoko stated during a press conference, monitored online...