Indonesia’s New Citizenship Fees: Rp 75 Million to Naturalize, Rp 5 Million to Renounce

Posted by Asia Views | Jul 21, 2026 | 0 |

JakartaGlobe-July 20, 2026

It costs up to 15 times more to earn the Indonesian citizenship than to renounce it. Indonesia will charge up to Rp 75 million ($4,180) for foreigners applying for Indonesian citizenship under a new government regulation taking effect in August, while Indonesians seeking to renounce their citizenship will pay up to Rp 5 million ($278). Government Regulation No. 30/2026 on Non-Tax State Revenue at the Justice Ministry sets a maximum fee of Rp 75 million for each application to become an Indonesian citizen, with the amount varying depending on the legal pathway. The fee for voluntarily renouncing Indonesian citizenship is capped at Rp 5 million. The new regulation, signed by President Prabowo Subianto, also revises a wide range of non-tax state fees collected by the Justice Ministry. Director General of General Legal Administration Widodo said the regulation was issued partly to reflect the ministry’s name change from the former Ministry of Law and Human Rights. “There are hundreds of fee categories. Some remain unchanged, while others have been adjusted,” Widodo was quoted as saying by the Kompas news website on Monday.

Widodo said one fee category had been eliminated — the charge previously imposed on foreigners granted Indonesian citizenship for reasons of national interest. He did not specify whether the provision would apply to foreign athletes, including footballers naturalized to represent Indonesia. He added that the revised fees were introduced to reflect changing economic conditions. “The adjustments were made in response to economic developments,” he said. Under the regulation, foreigners applying for Indonesian citizenship through marriage will be charged Rp 25 million per application. A Rp 5 million fee applies to children born to mixed-nationality marriages, children born in countries that recognize jus soli citizenship, and dual nationals choosing Indonesian citizenship. The regulation also sets a Rp 1 million fee for applications to regain Indonesian citizenship. Indonesians seeking to renounce their citizenship through a petition to the president will be charged Rp 5 million. Read mor at: https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesias-new-citizenship-fees-rp-75-million-to-naturalize-rp-5-million-to-renounce

About The Author

Asia Views

Leave a reply Cancel reply

Neigborhood Watch

Subscribe To Newsletter

POINTS TO PONDER

EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

Indonesia’s New Citizenship Fees: Rp 75 Million to Naturalize, Rp 5 Million to Renounce

Share this:

Related

About The Author

Asia Views

Related Posts

MALAYSIA: Importance of Human Rights Aligns With Concept of Malaysia Madani: PM Anwar

THAILAND: Water Reserves at 4 Dams Fall to ‘Critical’

Inn Din Admission a Glaring Crack in the Tatmadaw’s Narrative

ASEAN’s PARTICIPATORY AGENDA: NOWHERE TO GO

Leave a reply Cancel reply

Neigborhood Watch

TRENDING

Subscribe To Newsletter

POINTS TO PONDER