YOGYAKARTA Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD and Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly visited the Czech Republic to provide repatriation opportunities for victims of past gross human rights violations. The victims, especially former Students of the Service Association (Mahid) were given convenience through priority visa services, residence permits, and re-entry permits for free. So, what is repatriation?

According to the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI), the word 'Repratiation' means returning people to their homeland (to their original country).

Repratiation is a joint word from the beginning of re- (returning) and patria (original land). The term repatriation is often used in terms of repatriation of Indonesian citizens (WNI) who are studying or working abroad to return to their homeland.

For example, the case is an attempt to repatriate victims of past gross human rights violations. The victims, especially former Students of the Service Association (Mahid) were given convenience through prioritizing visa services, residence permits, and free re-entry permits.

Minister of Law and Human Rights Yasonna Laoly said that the priority service for ex Mahid was to obtain citizenship documents and immigration documents when he wanted to visit Indonesia, or even return to become an Indonesian citizen.

Of the 14 former Mahid in the Czech Republic, 13 of them have Czech citizenship while one more person has Indonesian citizenship. The Ministry of Law and Human Rights guarantees priority services if you want to return to Indonesia," Yasonna said in a release, launching VOI.

Another example of cases related to repatriation is the return of Indonesian citizens in Sudan related to cases of COVID-19.

According to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Indonesian Embassy's COVID-19 Task Force Khartoum on July 10, 2020 facilitated Indonesian citizens in Sudan who will return to Indonesia with independent repatriation.

The Indonesian citizens consisted of 51 students, 1 housewife, and 1 Indonesian migrant worker in Sudan.

The Meaning Of Repatriation In The Tax World

The term repatriation is not only limited to repatriating someone to their country of origin, but is also used in the world of taxation.

Citing the official website of the Directorate General of Taxes, repatriation is related to the tax amnesty program.

In the world of taxation, repatriation is defined as a process of collecting accumulated income in the form of assets as well as assets from outside Indonesia to within Indonesia.

Simply put, repatriation is a fund that returns to Indonesia and is invested in the country.

Repatriation is concrete evidence of the realization of the sense of nationalism of an Indonesian citizen. Revenue from Indonesia should also be invested in Indonesia to prosper the nation itself.

Types of assets and assets that can be repatriated include:

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