The year 2025 marks an era in which the global economy moves along increasingly dynamic and multi-polar trajectories. However, the most important highlight of this global economic dynamic is how countries can formulate integrated strategic models to foster Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) growth, increase international tourism arrivals, enhance the mobility of skilled talent, and strengthen regional economic integration.
With projected global FDI reaching $1.8 trillion and international tourism revenues exceeding 1.3 billion per trip, Indonesia is responding to these global economic challenges by refining its digital transformation policies in the immigration sector to create an ecosystem that supports inflows of capital, tourists, and global skilled labor mobility, while also strengthening connectivity within the ASEAN economic corridor.
Through this strategic policy, foreign exchange earnings and national competitiveness are expected to increase, positioning Indonesia as a progressive regional economic hub, although challenges such as technology access in remote areas still require comprehensive solutions.
The “All Indonesia” and “Golden Visa” initiatives are designed as pillars of Indonesia’s immigration digital transformation policy. The All Indonesia application is a multi-agency online platform developed through collaboration between Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Health authorities to facilitate easier entry and exit for tourists through the implementation of a QR code system at major airports such as Soekarno-Hatta and Ngurah Rai, with considerations for expansion to other tourism destinations.
Meanwhile, the Golden Visa application has successfully attracted FDI inflows amounting to IDR 48 trillion from 1,012 investors as of September 2025, with a potential additional IDR 10–15 trillion by the end of the year.
Both policies are expected to strengthen FDI inflows, increase tourist arrivals, and attract global skilled talent, thereby positioning Indonesia as a progressive regional economic hub.
The design of the All Indonesia digital application system is highly dependent on QR codes and internet connectivity, as both serve as the backbone for efficiency and security in facilitating entry and exit processes for tourists. QR codes enable rapid verification within seconds at major airports such as Soekarno-Hatta and Ngurah Rai, reducing immigration processing time by up to 50% compared to manual systems.
Meanwhile, internet connectivity is required to support real-time data synchronization with immigration databases, ensuring accuracy and security, as well as enabling expansion to other airports.
However, this dependence creates its own challenges in remote regions with weak internet infrastructure, triggering criticism of around 10–15% in national media. Appropriate solutions are needed to refine the backbone system of the All Indonesia application so that it remains usable in remote areas with limited connectivity.
As an inclusive solution to address the dependency of the All Indonesia digital system on QR codes and internet connectivity in remote regions, the Ministry of Immigration and Corrections can develop an offline module for the All Indonesia application. This would allow QR code verification using a local database that is periodically updated via satellite or USB at airports in remote areas.
Second, establish offline immigration assistance centers with trained officers to manually process data during network disruptions. Third, launch digital literacy campaigns through local radio and Instagram (such as via @imigrasi_medan, with a projected 2.2–2.5K views) to improve technological literacy.
These solutions will maintain system efficiency and security, support the government’s target of 14 million tourists in 2025, and strengthen Indonesia’s position as a regional economic hub.
With the implementation of digital transformation policies such as All Indonesia and the Golden Visa, Indonesia is positioned as a pioneer in embracing a more dynamic global economy and fostering sustainable regional connectivity.
It is hoped that this initiative will support the government’s target of 14 million tourists and ASEAN economic growth of 5% in 2025, while continuing to position Indonesia as an inclusive regional hub.
The author is Special Staff to the Minister of Immigration and Corrections of the Republic of Indonesia for Communication and Media.
