International Journal of Qualitative Research
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2026): March

The Salience of Work from Home Policy in Street-Level Bureaucracy for Managing Immigration Services

Gunawan Ari Nursanto (Politeknik Imigrasi dan Pemasyarakatan Indonesia, Indonesia)
Besse Hartati (Politeknik Imigrasi dan Pemasyarakatan Indonesia, Indonesia)
Catur Susaningsih (Politeknik Imigrasi dan Pemasyarakatan Indonesia, Indonesia)
Rasona Sunara Akbar (Politeknik Imigrasi dan Pemasyarakatan Indonesia, Indonesia)
Cakra Trinata (Politeknik Imigrasi dan Pemasyarakatan Indonesia, Indonesia)
Mila Rosmaya (Politeknik Imigrasi dan Pemasyarakatan Indonesia, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2026

Abstract

This study examines the implementation of work-from-home (WFH) arrangements in Indonesian immigration public service delivery through the lens of street-level bureaucracy. The study is situated within the 2026 policy context, in which WFH was introduced as a crisis-responsive governance measure to reduce mobility, support energy efficiency, and maintain public-sector productivity amid global energy uncertainty. Using a qualitative descriptive-analytical approach, this study combines document analysis of national and sectoral WFH regulations with non-participant observation of frontline immigration service practices in five Immigration Offices in Jabodetabek. The findings show that WFH in immigration services cannot be applied uniformly because immigration work combines administrative service, legal authority, identity verification, public interaction, and state security functions. Remote work is suitable for administrative and document-based tasks, while biometric capture, passport interviews, detention management, immigration checkpoints, and enforcement functions require physical presence. The study concludes that WFH should be governed as a controlled hybrid mechanism supported by task classification, digital supervision, data protection, output-based accountability, and service-continuity safeguards.

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ijqr

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Humanities Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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International Journal of Qualitative Research is an International Journal, Peer-Reviewed, and Open Access which is devoted to disseminating the results of qualitative research. IJQR does not accept a critical review manuscript. The scope of publication in the International Journal of Qualitative ...