{
  "id": 6130642,
  "title": "Govt Waives Overstay Fees for Foreigners Affected by Anak Krakatau Eruption",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/govt-waives-overstay-fees-for-foreigners-affected-by-anak-krakatau",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T11:36:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2119115/govt-waives-overstay-fees-for-foreigners-affected-by-anak-krakatau-eruption"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indonesian government has waived overstay fees for foreign nationals affected by the eruption of Anak Krakatau volcano, which disrupted flights and caused flight cancellations and diversions. The Emergency Stay Permit (ITKT) allows affected travelers to remain legally in Indonesia while waiting for their flights to resume. Officials said the policy was introduced to provide legal certainty to passengers experiencing the natural disaster, as well as to ensure they have continued access to immigration services. Between September 5 and 7, 528 flights were affected, with 86,760 passengers impacted. Over 500 flights were disrupted, including 254 canceled arrival flights and 266 canceled departure flights. The Soekarno-Hatta Immigration Office processed 26 ITKT applications as of September 7, with additional counters added to speed up services.",
  "summary": "Who can apply for an emergency stay permit as Anak Krakatau's eruption disrupts flights? Indonesia's Immigration Directorate answers.",
  "key_points": [
    "Indonesian government waives overstay fees for Anak Krakatau affected foreigners.",
    "Emergency Stay Permit (ITKT) enables legal stay during flight disruptions.",
    "528 flights impacted, 86,760 passengers affected between September 5-7."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The government's waiver of overstay fees provides legal certainty and continued access to immigration services for foreign nationals stranded in Indonesia due to the Anak Krakatau volcano eruption.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}