Born And Raised In Bali, British Citizen Afandy Fairbrother Submits Application To Become An Indonesian Citizen, Asked About Pancasila

DENPASAR - A foreign citizen (WNA) from England named Afandy Dharma Fairbrother (36) applied to become an Indonesian citizen (WNI).

The man with his address at Mataram Street, Gang Lading, Kuta District, Badung Regency, Bali, wants to become an Indonesian citizen because he loves Balinese culture.

"The person concerned was born and raised in Bali and is currently working in a private company applying for citizenship", said the Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights in Bali, Jamaruli Manihuruk, in a written statement, Tuesday, November 9.

Application for citizenship in accordance with Law Number 12 of 2006 concerning Republican Citizenship

Indonesia. Article 8 stipulates that citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia can also be obtained through citizenship and Article 9 regulates the conditions for applying for citizenship.

In addition, Article 3 of Government Regulation number 2 of 2007 also regulates the procedures for obtaining loss and cancellation and regaining the citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia.

In the application process, Afandy said that from birth to adulthood he lived in Bali and studied until he worked in Bali. In addition, all his family and friends are in Bali and claim to love Balinese culture.

"The person concerned is very active in Ngayah (Gotong Royong/work together), mingling and following traditional Balinese traditions in one of the Banjars in Kuta", he added.

In addition, the verification team also asked questions regarding national insight, Pancasila, and the National Anthem of Indonesia Raya, and all of them were answered well by Afandy.

"That this citizenship trial is one of the requirements for applying for citizenship. If it is approved, I hope to be able to contribute and contribute to the State of Indonesia. Formally, the foreigner is considered good, later the verifier team will further verify the completeness of the file and then submit it to the center", said Jamaruli.