It's Easy to Become Part of the State of Indonesia

Indonesia, also known as the Republic of Indonesia (RI) or the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (NKRI), is a country in Southeast Asia that is crossed by the equator and is located between the Asian and Australian continents, and between the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world consisting of 17,504 islands. The alternative name that is commonly used is Nusantara. With a population of 270,203,917 people in 2020, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, with more than 230 million followers.

Apart from Islam in Indonesia, there are also other religions that live side by side. Indonesia has a variety of ethnicities and cultures, many of which consist of various beautiful islands, there are beaches.

The form of the Indonesian state is a unitary state and the form of Indonesian government is Republika, with the People's Representative Council, the Regional Representative Council and the President directly elected.

The capital city of the State of Indonesia is Jakarta. Indonesia has land borders with Malaysia on the island of Kalimantan and Sebatik Island, with Papua New Guinea on the island of Papua and with Timor Leste on the island of Timor. Other neighboring countries are Singapore, the Philippines, Australia, and the union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.

To become Indonesian Citizens (WNI) there are several requirements that must be met, let's find out the requirements for those of you who are originally foreign citizens (WNA) or who originally do not have citizenship status, have high citizenship status or have dual citizenship status who wish to transfer or want to be part of the Indonesian citizen. Happy reading, and hopefully you are interested in being part of the Indonesian State🤗.

Applications for citizenship can be divided into two, namely:

1. Ordinary naturalization

People from foreign nations who wish to apply for citizenship by means of naturalization, must meet the requirements as stipulated in Article 9 of Law No. 12/2006, as follows:

1) are 18 years old or already married;

2) at the time of submitting the application it is in place live in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia at most a short period of five consecutive years or a minimum of 10 consecutive years;

3) physically and mentally healthy;

4) can speak Indonesian and recognize the basis of the Pancasila state and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia;

5) has never been sentenced for committing a criminal offense under threat by imprisonment for more than one year;

6) if by obtaining Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia, no become a dual national;

7) have a job and / or have a regular income;

8) paying citizenship money to the state treasury.

2. Special Naturalization

Special naturalization is given in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 2006. Special Naturalization is given to foreigners who have served the Republic of Indonesia or for reasons of state interests, after obtaining the consideration of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia. Special naturalization will not be granted if it causes the foreigner to have dual nationality.

Additional requirements that must also be fulfilled in order to obtain Indonesian citizenship are:

1. Immigration Certificate (“SKIM”) from the Immigration Office certifying that the applicant has lived in the territory of the Republic of Indonesia for at least 5 (five) consecutive years or at least 10 (ten) consecutive years and submitted to the Regional Office of the Department of Law and Human Rights in the area where the applicant resides;.

2. A statement from the relevant applicant's embassy, ​​stating that the applicant's country of origin has no objection if its citizen wishes to become an Indonesian citizen;

3. Documents required as a condition of obtaining citizenship must be legalized by the applicant's embassy or applicant documents originating from a country other than the United States of America, may be legalized by the Regional Office of the Department of Law and Human Rights in the applicant's jurisdiction residing;

4. A certificate of income issued by the sub-district office based on a cover letter from the sub-district office according to a statement from the company or family sponsoring the applicant's place of work or residence;

5. Police Record Certificate (“SKCK”) from the local Police;

6. All application requirements for obtaining Indonesian citizenship must be made in 2 (two) copies;

7. The total estimated time to obtain Indonesian citizenship is 3 (three) months to 7 (seven) months.

After the above requirements have been completed, the following are the procedures for obtaining Indonesian citizenship according to the Citizenship Law

1.  An application for citizenship is submitted in Indonesia by the applicant in writing in Indonesian on paper with sufficient duty stamp to the President through the Minister of Law and Human Rights; [1]

2.  The application for citizenship is submitted to the official who occupies a certain position appointed by the Minister to handle citizenship issues of the Republic of Indonesia; [2]

3.  The Minister forwards the application accompanied by considerations to the President no later than 3 (three) months from the date the application was received; [3]
4.  The President can grant or reject the application for citizenship. The grant of citizenship requests shall be stipulated by a Presidential Decree; [4]
5.  The Presidential Decree is stipulated no later than 3 (three) months after the application is received by the Minister and notified to the applicant no later than 14 (fourteen) days after the Presidential Decree is enacted; [5]
6. The rejection of the application for citizenship must be accompanied by reasons and notified by the Minister to the person concerned no later than 3 (three) months from the date the application is received by the Minister; [6]
7.   The Presidential Decree regarding the grant of citizenship application is effective as of the date the applicant takes an oath or pledge of allegiance; [7]
8.  At the latest 3 (three) months from the date the Presidential Decree is sent to the applicant, the Official shall summon the applicant to take an oath or declare a pledge of allegiance; [8]
9.  Dalam hal setelah dipanggil secara tertulis oleh Pejabat untuk mengucapkan sumpah atau menyatakan janji setia pada waktu yang telah ditentukan ternyata pemohon tidak hadir tanpa alasan yang sah, Keputusan Presiden tersebut batal demi hukum;[9]
10. In the event that the applicant is unable to take an oath or pledge allegiance at the stipulated time as a result of the official's negligence, the applicant can take an oath or pledge allegiance to another official appointed by the Minister;
11. After taking an oath or pledge of allegiance, the applicant is obliged to submit immigration documents or documents on his behalf to the immigration office within 14 (fourteen) working days from the date of pronouncement of the oath or statement of pledge of allegiance. [11]

"By Allah / by God Almighty, I swear to give up ... all loyalty

I am to foreign powers, acknowledge, submit, and be loyal to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, Pancasila, and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and will defend it seriously and will carry out the obligations imposed by the state on me as an Indonesian citizen with sincere and sincere. 

pronounce the faithful promise as follows:

"I promise to give up all my loyalty to foreign powers, acknowledge, submit, and be loyal to the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, Pancasila, and the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia and will defend it seriously and will carry out the obligations imposed by the state on I am an Indonesian citizen with sincerity and sincerity.

 "Easy is not a requirement and procedure for becoming an Indonesian citizen, let's immediately join to be part of the Indonesian nation🤗and if there are any questions, you can immediately write them in the comments column, gesss. I hope this information helps your problem🤗thank you for visiting my blog🥰