Indonesia: Information on (1) the purposes of the Indonesian citizenship card other than the identification of citizens, including its period of validity and whether a married woman requires her husband's signature on the application form in order to be listed as "married" on the citizenship card; (2) on whether Indonesian authorities issue an "intervisa" to the foreign-born child of an Indonesian woman so that both can (re)enter Indonesia; (3) on whether an Indonesian woman married to a foreigner can obtain permanent residence rights for her foreign-born child in Indonesia without her husband being present in Indonesia; (4) on whether the foreign husband and foreign-born child of an Indonesian woman who has returned to Indonesia can be granted special entry into Indonesia without having passports and whether the authorities would grant them permanent residence rights on the grounds that the wife/mother is Indonesian, and (5) on whether the Indonesian authorities would give consideration to the case of permanent residency of a foreign husband (of an Indonesian woman) who entered the country illegally, on the grounds that his wife and foreign-born child reside in Indonesia, or whether he would be eligible to claim asylum in Indonesia
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IDN28506.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Indonesia: Information on (1) the purposes of the Indonesian citizenship card other than the identification of citizens, including its period of validity and whether a married woman requires her husband's signature on the application form in order to be listed as "married" on the citizenship card; (2) on whether Indonesian authorities issue an "intervisa" to the foreign-born child of an Indonesian woman so that both can (re)enter Indonesia; (3) on whether an Indonesian woman married to a foreigner can obtain permanent residence rights for her foreign-born child in Indonesia without her husband being present in Indonesia; (4) on whether the foreign husband and foreign-born child of an Indonesian woman who has returned to Indonesia can be granted special entry into Indonesia without having passports and whether the authorities would grant them permanent residence rights on the grounds that the wife/mother is Indonesian, and (5) on whether the Indonesian authorities would give consideration to the case of permanent residency of a foreign husband (of an Indonesian woman) who entered the country illegally, on the grounds that his wife and foreign-born child reside in Indonesia, or whether he would be eligible to claim asylum in Indonesia, 1 January 1998, IDN28506.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abe214.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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Information on (1) the purposes of the Indonesian citizenship card other than the identification of citizens, (2) on whether Indonesian authorities issue an "intervisa" to the foreign-born child of an Indonesian woman so that both can (re)enter Indonesia, (3) on whether an Indonesian woman married to a foreigner can obtain permanent residence rights for her foreign-born child in Indonesia without her husband being present in Indonesia, (4) on whether the foreign husband and foreign-born child of an Indonesian woman who has returned to Indonesia can be granted special entry into Indonesia without having passports and whether the authorities would grant them permanent residence rights on the grounds that the wife/mother is Indonesian, and (5) on whether the Indonesian authorities would give consideration to the case of permanent residency of a foreign husband (of an Indonesian woman) who entered the country illegally, on the grounds that his wife and foreign-born child reside in Indonesia or whether he would be eligible to claim asylum in Indonesia, could not be obtained from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Ottawa.
For general information on rights conferred on foreigners married to Indonesian citizens, please consult Response to Information Request IDN22770.E of 5 January 1996. Response to Information Request IDN5416 of 17 May 1990 provides brief information on citizenship and the conditions under which citizenship is lost. Both Responses are available at all Regional Documentation Centres.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
