Published: 09 Mar 2018

As an international-scale university, President University is responsible to prepare qualified academic facilities and the best services to all students. Specifically for foreign students, President University provides service to help them to have visa, study permit, and residence permit.

"As foreigners studying in Indonesia we should be aware on the things that we shouldn’t do to maintain our stay in this country in order for us not to face any legal problems and live in a peaceful way. I love the way President University helps its students on how to obtain and maintain their student visas, the team in charge of it takes its time which each student to assure them that they won’t encounter any problems and study well,” said Dominique Nicole Portillo, a student from El Salvador who is currently studying bahasa Indonesia in President University. Thus, foreign students who are currently studying in President University do not need to take care of their own permit documents to the Immigration Office in order they can focus on their study.

In attempt to promote Indonesia as a country with a good education quality with a convenience in obtaining residence permit for foreign students, the Immigration Office of Bekasi held a seminar titled "Immigration Goes to Campus" that was held in President University, Cikarang, Bekasi, West Java. "The Immigration Office is committed to facilitate foreign student including those who study in President University to have a study and residence permit," said Sutrisno, Head of the Immigration Level II, Bekasi, West Java.

The event was succeeded to attract enthusiasm and attendance of most foreign students who are studying in President University. This was proven by the number of questions raised in Question and Answer session at this event. Held in Charles Himawan Auditorium President University, on Thursday, March 8, 2018, the Immigration Office Level II Bekasi explained a lot of knowledge about the regulations and mechanisms to obtain study and residence permits.

"I hope students understand the laws and regulations applicable in Indonesia," said Tessar Bayu Setyaji, Head of Stay Permit Division Directorate General Immigration.


Sebagai universitas berskala internasional, President University bertanggung jawab untuk menyiapkan fasilitas akademik berkualitas dan pelayanan terbaik bagi seluruh mahasiswa. Khusus mahasiswa asing, President University juga memberikan pelayanan untuk mereka memperoleh visa, izin belajar dan izin tinggal.

“Sebagai pelajar asing yang belajar di Indonesia, kita harus sadar akan hal-hal yang tidak seharusnya dilakukan untuk bisa tinggal dan tidak terlibat dengan hal ilegal dan juga bisa hidup dengan tenang. Saya senang dengan cara President University membantu mahasiswanya untuk mendapatkan visa pelajar, tim yang bertanggung jawab dengan hal ini membantu mahasiswa untuk mendapat kemudahan dan bisa belajar dengan baik,” jelas Dominique Nicole Portillo, mahasiswa asal negara El Salvador yang sedang menempuh studi bahasa Indonesia di President University. Jadi, mahasiswa asing yang berkuliah di President University tidak perlu mengurus sendiri dokumen perizinan ke Kantor Imigrasi dan dapat fokus belajar.

Dalam upaya mensosialisasikan Indonesia sebagai negara dengan kualitas pendidikan yang baik dan mudahnya memperoleh izin tinggal mahasiswa asing, Kantor Imigrasi Bekasi menggelar kegiatan “Immigration Goes to Campus” dan berkunjung ke President University di Cikarang, Bekasi Jawa Barat. “Kantor Imigrasi berkomitmen untuk mempermudah pengurusan izin tinggal mahasiswa termasuk mahasiswa asing yang ada di berbagai perguruan tinggi, salah satunya di President University,” jelas Sutrisno, Kepala Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II Bekasi, Jawa Barat.

Kegiatan berhasil menarik antusiasme dan kehadiran sebagian besar mahasiswa asing yang berkuliah di President University. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan banyaknya mahasiswa yang mengajukan pertanyaan pada sesi tanya jawab dalam seminar ini. Bertempat di Auditorium Charles Himawan President University, Kamis, 8 Maret 2018, Kantor Imigrasi Kelas II Bekasi banyak menjelaskan pengetahuan mengenai peraturan dan mekanisme pengurusan izin belajar dan izin tinggal.

“Saya berharap mahasiswa memahami peraturan perundangan-undangan yang berlaku di Indonesia,” ungkap Tessar Bayu Setyaji, Kepala Seksi Penelaahan Izin Tinggal Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi.