BATAM - The Immigration Office of Class I Special TPI Batam noted that there were 520 children who had dual citizenship in the local area.
Head of Immigration Information and Communication Division of the Immigration Office Class I Special for TPI Batam, Tessa Harumdila, said that of the 520 children with dual citizenship, 489 of them could not vote because they were under 18 years old.
"There are as many as six people who have passed the time limit for choosing citizenship, 24 people still have the opportunity to vote until they are 21 years old, and those who have chosen one citizenship," said Tessa, quoted by Antara, Monday, September 13.
Children with dual citizenship include those born from a legal marriage between an Indonesian citizen father and a foreign citizen mother, or vice versa. Or a child born out of legal marriage to a foreign citizen mother who is recognized by an Indonesian citizen father before the child is 18 years old or unmarried.
Children with dual citizenship can also occur in children born outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, to Indonesian fathers and mothers, who because of the provisions of the country of birth give citizenship.
Tessa said any child with dual nationality who has a foreign national passport can be granted immigration facilities, which are granted upon application.
Immigration facilities provided are in the form of exemption from the obligation to have a visa, exemption from the obligation to have an immigration permit and re-entry permit, as well as giving an entry or exit sign that is treated as an Indonesian citizen.
This application can be made in the territory of Indonesia, submitted to the Head of the local Immigration Office and outside the territory of Indonesia addressed to the Head of the Indonesian Representative or other official appointed by the Minister.
"The validity period of immigration facilities is five years, or following the validity period of the passport," he said.
To be able to get this facility, the applicant must fill out a form accompanied by a foreign national passport for a child with dual citizenship and proof of registration for a child with dual citizenship. In accordance with PP Number .28 of 2019, there is a fee for this facility of Rp. 400,000.
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