When You Settle with Your Spouse, It’s Extremely Likely that Your Divorce in Indonesia Will Be the Smoothest Ever!
Divorce is never an easy decision, but when you and your spouse decide to part ways amicably, the process can be much smoother. In Indonesia, understanding the legal grounds for divorce and the regulations surrounding it can help make this transition as seamless as possible. This post explores the legal aspects of divorce in Indonesia, […]
How People of Foreign Nationals Can Register a Marriage in Indonesia
Foreign marriage in Indonesia is a marriage between two foreign nationals. It must be conducted under the laws of the Republic of Indonesia. Their marriage must be performed according to their religions and belief. They must have the same religion before they can perform the marriage. After that, they can register their marriage with the […]
What Marriage Legalization in Indonesia Really Means for You and Your Family.
Marriage legalization is applicable to Moslem couples in Indonesia. It is to legalize the marriage previously conducted under religious rites, but not legal according to the state law yet. It may be happened for so many reasons like one of the spouse was ready to make a new commitment with you, but he/she was not legally divorce […]
Dissolving a Foreign Marriage in Indonesia
Getting divorce in Indonesia is not easy, especially if you were married abroad, but is still doable. You can rely on the court in Indonesia to dissolve your foreign marriage. This is not the case that they usually see on daily basis. This is about making Indonesia as your primary jurisdiction. Some regular legal issues in […]
How One Piece of Paper Can Change The Legality of Your Foreign Marriage in Indonesia
Marriage performed outside of Indonesia is not automatically legal and recognized. You must willing to go through the extra mile in order to gain recognition under the laws in Indonesia. We called it reporting of foreign marriage. This thing has substantial implication to you and your family. The marriage indeed is the foundation to everything […]
Dissolving Foreign Marriage in Indonesia
Foreign marriage may be dissolved in Indonesia under very specific terms and conditions that must be met by the couple. This usually happens to couple who live in Indonesia and both of them are expats. If you’re experiencing this issue, you need to pay attention to a couple of important legal aspects. First, minimum contact of the […]
Foreign Divorce in Indonesia
You and your spouse are foreigners. Both of you have been living in Indonesia for several years due to work commitments. Either your spouse works in Indonesia or being your dependent, both of you are residents of Indonesia. After all you have been through, you find the romance is no longer exists and you are […]
Divorce Advice from Divorce Lawyer in Jakarta, Indonesia
In Indonesia, every divorce lawyer will have to refer to the 1974 Marriage Law and its implementing rules for divorce and marital dissolution. A divorce petition must be filed at the local district court for Non-Moslems, and local Religious Court for Moslems. There are certain marital dissolution reasons according to 1974 Marriage Law and Islamic […]
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 […]
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 […]