Global Citizenship Indonesia (GCI) and ways to regain Indonesian citizenship.

[grandee7]

For those who have lost their citizenship and want to become the Indonesian citizen, they will need to apply via 'naturalisation'. It is stated in Article 8 & 9 of citizenship law law UU_No_12_2006 - Indonesian Citizenship Law.

Article 8
Citizenship of the Rep. of Indonesia may be acquired through naturalisation

Article 9
Requests for naturalisation may be forwarded by the applicant upon meeting the following requirements:
a. Aged 18 (eighteen) or married;
b. At the time of forwarding the application, the applicant has resided in Indonesian territory for at least 5 (five) consecutive years or at least 10 (ten) years intermittently;
c. Sound in health and mind;
d. Able to speak Bahasa Indonesia and acknowledges the state basic principles of Pancasila and the 1945 Constitution;
e. Was never legally prosecuted due to acts of crime and sentenced jail for 1 (one) year or more;
f. Upon acquiring Indonesian Citizenship, will relinquish any other citizenship;
g. Employed and/or has a steady income; and
h. Pay a naturalisation fee to the Government Treasury.

I attach the key Information, how to do it (see attached)
Because you will need to meet residential requirement, you can not do it while still living abroad. To get a stay permit to meet residential requirement, there are various routes available, such as apply for E32C first. This stay perm will only last for 2 years but it could be renewed/extended. But the easiest and less complicated option (but more expensive) is to apply for GCI, e.g E32E, with this visa you could stay in Indonesia for 5yr+ (unlimited). After meeting the residential requirement you could then apply fro naturalisation.

Yes, you mentioned the GCI residence permit. I appreciate it. This is part of the reason for my post. It seems like GCI offers the most efficient path towards completing the five years residency requirement for naturalization.

 

[grandee7]

That staying in Indonesia for 5 consecutive years (or 10 non-consecutive years) to get the citizenship has in fact nothing to do with ex WNI or not; that applies to most foreigners (who don’t have a WNI spouse).

And then you’d just walk the KITAS - KITAP path. The GCI program is just another way of staying in the country for 5+ years (for certain groups).

I suppose the GCI permit does not require a sponsor. That's why I was interested in the GCI. I may be wrong about this.

 

[pantaiema]

I suppose the GCI permit does not require a sponsor. That's why I was interested in the GCI. I may be wrong about this.

All of the info is available on eVisa

https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/

The E32E GCI route does not require a guarantor/sponsor. Your guarantor/sponsor is your investment commitment in Indonesia

The total cost of it
Fee which include the MERP/IMP IDR 34,800,000 AND
Investment requirement

• Purchase Indonesian government bonds, at least US$1,000 (one thousand US dollars); or
• Purchase shares in publicly listed companies in Indonesia, at least US$1,000 (one thousand US dollars); or
• Purchase mutual funds in Indonesia, at least US$1,000 (one thousand US dollars); or
• Place funds in the form of deposits in state-owned banks, at least US$1,000 (one thousand US dollars); or
• Purchase property in the form of flats or apartments in Indonesia, at least US$1,000,000 (one million thousand US dollars or equivalent.

From people experience that I have read, you do not need to pay an immigration agent to do it for you. It is relatively simple.

Personal experience is very valuable. If you do apply please also share your experience so other people could benefit from your personal experience.

I have attached the complete information of this E32E