Manfaat Perjanjian Pranikah Dibuat
Manfaat Perjanjian Pranikah Dibuat Walaupun bagi sebagian orang perjanjian pranikah merupakan topik yang tabu dibicarakan dan banyak menuai pro kontra dari berbagai pihak, namun harus diakui bahwa ada banyak sisi positif yang bisa dipetik dari adanya perjanjian ini. Beragam masalah yang timbul pada pernikahan yang akhirnya sering kali berujung pada perceraian membuat sebagian kalangan merasa […]
Citizenship for Foreigners
Acquiring Indonesian Citizenship through Marriage to an Indonesian Spouse The Citizenship of Indonesia may be acquired through marriage with an Indonesian citizens. This is a new method provided by the new Indonesia’s 2006 Citizenship Law in acquiring a Citizenship of Indonesia. The Indonesian spouse can be the sponsor for his/her spouse to turn status to […]
Guide to KITAP (Kartu Ijin Tinggal Tetap)
Guide to KITAP (Kartu Ijin Tinggal Tetap/Permanent Stay Permit) in Indonesia A status conversion of an Indonesian Immigration Permit is the changing of status of a Limited Stay Permit into a Permanent Stay Permit. Coversion Provisions Indonesia’s Limited Stay Permits may be converted into Permanent Stay Permits with the exception of a Special Immigration Facility […]
Embassy Legalization in Indonesia
Embassy Legalization and/or Certification for Foreign Public Documents in Indonesia Preword Convention abolishing The Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents concluded in October 5, 1961. The convention called “Hague Convention”, a group of nations joined to create a simplified method of legalizing documents for universal recognition. The Convention shall apply to public documents which […]
Visas for Foreign Husbands of Indonesian Women
KITAS and 12 Months Sosbud Visa: Visas for Foreign Husbands of Indonesian Women There are many married couples in Indonesia where either the wife or husband is foreigner and the spouse is Indonesian. Indonesian government regulations do not treat these two circumstances in the same manner. Almost all the regulations that apply to foreign wives […]
Citizenship Article
For better or worse: Becoming Indonesian I spent last weekend at the lovely bungalow compound of my friend Warwick Purser in Tembi village, 30 minutes outside Yogyakarta. Not long after we sat down to chat, he turned to me with a big smile and said, “I’m going to be one of you lot next week.” […]
Foreign Property Ownership
For Mixed-Marriage Couples in Indonesia Pre-word Foreigners are not allowed to own property in Indonesia. However, although foreigners will not be able to own freehold (Hak Milik) property, several Government Regulations issued in 1996 allow foreigners to hold a Right of Use (Hak Pakai) which valid for 25 years with the possibility of another 25 […]
Postnuptial Agreements in Indonesia
Foreword Postnuptial agreements, also known as post-marital agreements, are agreements entered into after a marriage has taken place. There are many reasons why a mixed-marriage couple might wish to draw-up a postnuptial agreement. Among others, a couple that did not sign a prenuptial agreement before marriage may later determine that they want to have some […]
Last Will and Testament in Indonesia
Preword Will is the most common way for people to state their preferences about how their estates should be handled after their deaths. It is a legal document containing a statement of an individual’s wishes and intents to take effect following his death, and which can be revoked. Many people use their wills to express […]