Online System for Indonesian-Citizenship Applications Based on Mixed Marriages

In a bid to offer more effective and efficient application procedures for the securing of Indonesian citizenship, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (“Ministry”) is aiming to replace the previous manual application system with an electronic (online) system. [1] With this ultimate end in mind, the Ministry has now issued Regulation No. 36 of 2016 on Procedures for the Submission of Indonesian-Citizenship Applications (“Regulation 36/2016”), which sets out the legal framework and guidelines for any foreign citizens who are legally married to Indonesian citizens and who are intending to secure Indonesian citizenship (“Applicant”). [2] Prior to the issuance of Regulation 36/2016, the manual application procedure was previously regulated under Ministry Regulation No. M.02-HL.05.06 of 2006 (“2006 Regulation”).RequirementsRegulation 36/2016 requires all Applicants to submit a statement of willingness to become an Indonesian citizen in form of an application (“Application”) to the Ministry. All such Applications are to be submitted via an online system which is connected to the website of the Directorate General of General Law Administration (“Directorate General”) at https://ahu.go.id/ . [3] When submitting an Application, an Applicant is required to upload the following documents: [4]