Ministry Of Law And Human Rights: Children Of Mixed Marriages Can Get Dual Citizenship

Screenshot of the Director General of AHU Kemenkumham Cahyo R. Muzhar/Via ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) said that children born from mixed marriages between foreign nationals (WNA) and Indonesian citizens (WNI) allowed limited dual citizenship.

"The limited dual citizenship is in accordance with the Citizenship Law, especially for children born in the Lus Soli country or the determination of citizenship based on the place of birth, for example the United States," said Director General of Legal and General Administration of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Cahyo Rahadian Muzhar in a written statement received at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. Jakarta, Antara, Monday, June 27.

Cahyo said children resulting from mixed marriages that allow them to have dual citizenship status are regulated through Government Regulation (PP) Number 21 of 2022 concerning Procedures for Acquiring, Losing, Canceling, and Regaining Indonesian Citizenship.

PP No. 21 of 2022 was issued to protect the rights of children born before the enactment of the Citizenship Law and not registered, including for children born before the enactment of the law, and who have been registered but have not chosen Indonesian citizenship until the specified time limit expires. .

PP Number 21 of 2022, he said, was to perfect the technical procedures for reporting the loss and regaining of Indonesian citizenship for Indonesian citizens.

"This new regulation strengthens the database that regulates the mechanism for obtaining and applying for citizenship access electronically," he explained.

The regulation, he explained, provides convenience, especially in terms of the application procedure for Indonesian diaspora children to obtain Indonesian citizenship, for example children who do not have the requirements for an immigration certificate (ITAP/ITAS).

As long as you attach the resident's biodata issued by the Department of Population and Civil Registration, you can still obtain Indonesian citizenship.

In addition, he added, children who do not have a job or income as required can still obtain Indonesian citizenship by submitting an application that can be represented by their parents as guarantors.

Thus, he explained, the birth of PP No. 21 of 2022 can accommodate children who have citizenship problems by providing the opportunity to return to obtaining Indonesian citizenship status.

Nevertheless, he said, it is necessary to know that people who wish to obtain Indonesian citizenship according to PP No. 21 of 2022 are only valid for two years from the date of issuance.