Indonesia Imposes 10-Year Entry Ban on Bonnie Blue

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - British adult content creator, Tia Emma Billinger, also known as Bonnie Blue, has been banned from entering Indonesia for 10 years. This decision was based on a proposal from the Head of the Ngurah Rai Special Class I Immigration Office due to a series of legal violations and misuse of residence permits. The proposal was made via a letter dated December 12, 2025, with the reference number WIM.20-GR.03.02-19449.

"Indeed, (we banned her for) 10 years, not six months as claimed by the individual in the video," said the Acting Director General of Immigration, Yuldi Yusman, in an official statement on Monday, December 22, 2025.

Public unrest regarding the activities of Bonnie Blue and several other foreign nationals deemed to be disturbing public order sparked the case. They were eventually arrested by the Badung Police Resort at a studio in Pererenan, Badung Regency, Bali, on December 4, on suspicion of producing pornographic content.

A forensic examination of the mobile phones revealed the existence of personal videos. However, the police stated that there was no criminal element as the content was for personal documentation and not for dissemination.

Although the digital forensic examination of Bonnie Blue's phone did not meet the criminal criteria due to the private nature of the video content, the foreign nationals were still legally processed for traffic violations. Bonnie, along with other foreign nationals with the initials LAJ (27), INL (24), and JJT (28), was arrested by the authorities.

The examination results revealed that they used an open-bed truck labeled "BONNIE BLUE'S BANGBUS" to travel around Bali for content creation, which posed a safety risk.

In a minor criminal offense court session, the Denpasar District Court found Bonnie and LAJ guilty of violating Article 303, in conjunction with Article 137, of Law Number 22 of 2009, which concerns road traffic and transport.

"Although the allegation of pornography was not proven, we found that they entered Indonesia with a Visa on Arrival (VoA), which was used for commercial content production activities, potentially causing public unrest. Therefore, we imposed a 10-year ban because these activities are not in line with the government's efforts to maintain the quality and respect the local cultural values of Bali's tourism image," said Yuldi.

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