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beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

does anyone out there know if the new changes to the status of children born to inter-racial parents have taken place already?...both my wife and i have contacted numerous sources and all seem to have a wide variety of answers ( big surprise). i've heard everything from, "no mister, still long time, but you give me deposit now and i process quickly"( hmmmmm, no)...to," sudah mister..ya...sudaaaaah"...(hmmmmmm, not too sure about this guy)... and the embassy gives the response of, " we suggest that you contact your local immigration office for the current status of the topic you are inquiring about" ......(thanks for......nothing)....and this is where the circle begins again.

does anyone actually know if these changes have taken place yet or not? or even just a web address where i could find the answer myself?

thanks in advance

drgonzo · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 82

check out www.jakchat.com
the owner of that page also runs an immigration consulting company... http://okusi.net/... the owner is a Brit, I think, and seems to be quite knowledgeable on these sorts of things.

drgonzo · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 82

Even better... I found the link to the discussion that you need: http://www.jakchat.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/35069/page/1#Post35069

rayman · Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 427

A friend is in the process of applying for it in Jakarta now. Apparently, the application process is also free of charge.

There's also a discussion about this on www.expat.or.id. Just go to the 'marriage' forum.

beefer · Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 238 Location: java

thanks a bunch, appreciate the replies

PlasticPill · Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 51 Location: usa

Ahh, a topic I actually started months ago. Never got a straight answer either, but it seems that if an Indonesian women marries a foreigner, the kids are treated as such. However, if an Indonesian man marries a foreigner, then the kids can get citizenship. Silly, no? I thought so.

Ofcourse, I've heard exceptions. If the woman doesn't claim the father, then the kids can get citizenship. I've also heard that there are more changes that are still being worked on ((As the previous linked thread mentioned)).

In the end, it seemed like they only wanted to favor the children from marriages of Indonesian men with foreign women, and not Indonesian women with foreign men.

rayman · Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 427

At present, if an Indonesian woman marries a foreign man, the offspring can obtain the citizenship of both parents. According to the newly introduced Indonesian law, when the child reaches the age of 18, dual citizenship ceases to exist and they must select one nationality. This of course could be overcome if the other nationality acknowledges dual citizenship. For example, if the father is Australian, the baby takes Indonesian and Australian citizenship. When the offspring reaches 18, they inform the Indonesian government they wish to keep the Indonesian citizenship. The Indonesian government then ceases to acknowledge the child as an Australian citizen. Yet the Australian government will continue to do so. So, effectively, dual citizenship, in this situation, can be obtained for life.

rayman · Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 427

Here's the article. It was printed on November 22nd, 2006. My understanding since then is as I said above.

http://www.expat.or.id/info/dualcitizenshipchildren.html