Indonesian Citizenship & Naturalization - Definitions

Article 4 of Regulations NO. 12/ 2006 stipulates that an Indonesian citizen is:

a)  every person on the basis of legislation and/or based on the Government of the Republic of 

      Indonesia agreements with other countries before this Act applies has become Indonesian 

      citizens;

b)  children born of legitimate marriage of a father and mother Citizens State of Indonesia;

c)  children born of legitimate marriage of a citizen father Indonesia and a foreign citizen 

     mothers;

d)  children born of legitimate marriage of a foreign citizen father and mother Indonesian citizen;

e)  children born of legitimate marriage of a citizen mother Indonesia, but his father did not have 

     citizenship or legal father's country of origin does not give citizenship to the child;

f)  children born within a period of 300 (three hundred) days after his father died of a legitimate 

    marriage and the father of the Citizen Indonesia;

g)  children born outside of legal marriage of a citizen mother Indonesia;

h)  children born outside of legal marriage from a foreign citizen mother recognized by an 

     Indonesian citizen father as a child and confession was made before the child is aged 

     eighteen (18) years or not married;

i)  children born in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia which at the time of birth, citizenship 

    status unclear father and mother;

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According to Article 23 of Regulations No. 12 /2006:  Indonesian citizenship may be lost when the person:

a)  acquires another nationality of his own volition;

b)  not reject or do not release another nationality, while the concerned have the opportunity to 

     do so;

c)  missing citizenship by the President upon petition own, already concerned over 18 

     (eighteen)  years or have married, residing abroad, and with missing Citizenship of the 

     Republic of Indonesia does not become stateless;

d)  entered in a foreign army without the prior permission of the President;

e)  voluntarily entered the foreign service, the office in the service such in Indonesia in 

     accordance with the provisions of legislation only be held by Indonesian citizens;

f)  voluntarily took an oath or declared allegiance to the state pledge foreign or part of such 

    foreign country;

g)  not compulsory but participated in the election is something administration for a foreign 

     country;

h)  have a passport or a letter that is a passport from a foreign country or a letter which can be 

     interpreted as a sign of citizenship is still valid from other countries in its name; or

i)  residing outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia for 5 (five) years of continuous 

    service is not in the framework of the country, without a legitimate reason and by deliberately 

    not stated his desire to remain a Member The Indonesian state before the period of 5 (five) 

    years are over, and every 5 (five) years in question did not enter a plea of want remain a 

    citizen of the Republic of Indonesia to the Indonesian Representative the working area covers 

    the residence in question when Representative of the Republic of Indonesia has been 

    informed in writing to the concerned, as long as not to be concerned without citizenship.

j)  newborn child found in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia for a father and mother are 

    unknown;

k)  children born in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia when his father and mother not have 

     citizenship or not known to exist;

l)  children born outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia from a father and mother 

    Indonesian citizen who, due to the provisions of the country where children are born to give 

    citizenship to children who concerned;

m)  son of a father or mother who has been granted the petition citizenship, then the father or 

      mother died before an oath or pledge allegiance states.

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Article 9 of Law No. 12 In 2006: Naturalization

Application can be submitted by the applicant if it meets the following requirements:

a)  have been aged 18 (eighteen) years or has married;

b)  apply at the time was residing in the territory of Republic of Indonesia at least 5 (five) 

     consecutive years or at least brief 10 (ten) years are not consecutive;

c)  healthy physically and spiritually;

d)  can speak Indonesian as well as recognize the basis of state of Pancasila and the 

     Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1945;

e)  never been sentenced for a crime which carries a with imprisonment of one (1) year or more;

f)  if the gain citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia, not to be dual citizenship;

g)  have a job and / or fixed income, and

h)  pay money to the State Treasury naturalization.