APPLICATIONS FOR RESTRICTED DUAL CITIZENSHIP
ARTICLE 41 OF
CITIZENSHIP ACT NO 12/2006
Only applies to children born BEFORE Act 12/2006 came into force (1 August 2006), under 18 years of age and single, where one parent is a foreign national or both parents are Indonesian citizens but the child was born in a country which grants citizenship by birth.
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LEGALISATION FEE |
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Complete application form in full & sign |
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A$. 75 |
Total costs for dual citizenship application for one child are: Legalisation = $35 Application = $75 Total: $110
When application is made for more than one child, the costs for each additional child are: Legalisation Fee for Birth Certificate = $35 Application = $75 Total: $110
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Copy of Child’s Birth Certificate (must be legalised beforehand by Consular Section) |
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Copy of Parent’s Marriage Certificate (must be legalised beforehand by Consular Section) |
(b+c+d) = A$. 35 |
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Copy of the Passport of both parents (must be legalised beforehand by Consular Section) |
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A Statement from parents that the applicant is still single (for those already 16 years old or older) |
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Six recent colour passport size photos – size 3x4cm
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Payment by Bank Cheque, Money Order and EFT post only – no cash. These applications will be sent to the Department of Justice & Human Rights in Jakarta. Total processing time is 3 months from the date application is lodged as long as all requirements have been met |
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Once the application has been approved by the Department of Justice & Human Rights, the Consulate General will send a notification to the applicant’s address.
Children with dual citizenship who already have a foreign passport but do not wish to obtain an Indonesian passport must be registered by their parents by completing the form Application for Immigration Facilities (Formulir Permohonan Fasilitas Keimigrasian).
This form must be completed in full (however the requirements listed on the form do not need to be attached as they have previously been included in the dual citizenship application) and sent to the Indonesian Consulate General in Sydney with the original passport held by the child so that an Affidavit can be attached to the passport.
This Affidavit will enable the child to visit Indonesia and obtain the following immigration facilities:
1. No visa is required to enter Indonesia.
2. No residency permit is required to live in Indonesia.
In other words, the child is treated as an Indonesian citizen even though they hold a foreign passport. There is NO CHARGE for the application to obtain this immigration facility.
If, in addition to holding a foreign passport, the parents wish to obtain an Indonesian passport for their children with dual citizenship status, they should lodge a passport application by completing the passport application form and attaching four recent photographs, 3x4cm. This application should be sent with a money order for A$.40 to the Indonesian Consulate General in Sydney.
A child holding more than one passport (an Indonesian passport as well as a foreign passport) must use the same passport to enter and depart Indonesia. For example, if they present their Australian passport with Affidavit attached when arriving in Indonesia, when leaving Indonesia the Australian passport must be presented again.
This Dual Citizenship status only applies to children under 18 (eighteen) years of age. Once they reach 18 years of age, they must declare their intention to become a citizen of Indonesia within 3 (three) months.
APPLICATIONS FOR RESTRICTED DUAL CITIZENSHIP
ARTICLE 41 OF
CITIZENSHIP ACT NO 12/2006
Following is a list of those entitled to apply for dual citizenship :
- Children born from a legal marriage between an Indonesian father and foreign mother.
- Children born from a legal marriage between a foreign father and an Indonesian mother.
- Children born out of wedlock to a foreign mother, where the child is recognised by an Indonesian father as his child and this is declared before the child reaches 18 (eighteen) years of age and unmarried.
- Children born outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia to a mother and father with Indonesian citizenship where the country of birth grants citizenship by birth.
- Children born out of wedlock to an Indonesian mother, under 18 (eighteen) years of age and unmarried, who are legally recognised by their foreign father, continue to be recognised as Indonesian citizens.
- Children of Indonesian citizens under 5 (five) years of age, legally adopted by foreign nationals by court decree, continue to be recognised as Indonesian citizens.
Children with dual citizenship status MUST register with the Indonesian Consulate General in Sydney and if they wish to obtain an Indonesian passport should lodge an application (see no.1 re new passport applications in passport services section).
Children with dual citizenship who already have a foreign passport but do not wish to obtain an Indonesian passport must be registered by their parents by completing the form Application for Immigration Facilities (Formulir Permohonan Fasilitas Keimigrasian).
This form must be completed in full (however the requirements listed on the form do not need to be attached as they have previously been included in the dual citizenship application) and sent to the Indonesian Consulate General in Sydney with the original passport held by the child so that an Affidavit can be attached to the passport.
This Affidavit will enable the child to visit Indonesia and obtain the following immigration facilities:
1. No visa is required to enter Indonesia.
2. No residency permit is required to live in Indonesia.
In other words, the child is treated as an Indonesian citizen even though they hold a foreign passport. There is NO CHARGE for the application to obtain this immigration facility.
