Dear all,
Please I would like to have your advice regarding affidavit renewal for dual citizenship kids reside abroad.
I am Indonesian living in Malaysia, got 3 dual cizenship kids. My eldest born on 2005 (has Indonesian citizenship by Surat Keputusan Menteri) and affidavit, Indonesian passport as well as foreign passport. Then 2 other kids born after August 2006 and have affidavit, Indonesian and foreign passports. All affidavit & passports were obtained from Indonesian Embassy Kuala Lumpur.
My kids have been using their foreign passports with affidavit attached, old type ones which have their old passports number and without stating the expiry date. We never faced any problems entering & exiting Jakarta Airport until September 2018. During arrival, no any single comment or question regarding kids’ affidavit, but during departure, the officer told me that these affidavits are no longer valid and should be renewed (electronic, atm card type) at immigration office, he even called another officer to explain to me about the new rule. As I am not residing in Indonesia so I told them that I will renew at Indonesia Embassy Kuala Lumpur. I was surprised actually why the previous officer (I arrived on August 2018) at the arrival hall didn’t say anything about the obligation to renew the affidavits.
Few months later, March 2019, I browsed Indonesia Embassy Kuala Lumpur’s website to find any info about affidavit renewal but found nothing and phone calls to them were not answered. So I applied through their online visa section for affidavits, brought all documents and made appointment. When I arrived there and told Indonesia Embassy Kuala Lumpur’s staff that I need to renew my kids’ affidavit as requested by Jakarta Airport immigration departure officer, the embassy staff was confused and told me that Indonesia Embassy Kuala Lumpur only issues affidavit once and it is valid until age 18 years. Then I showed him Indonesia Embassy in Oslo website that issuing affidavit renewal, again he said that in Kuala Lumpur still only issues once.
So, my understanding is...,it seems got 2 different rules, for dual citizenship kids reside in Indonesia they must have new type affidavits....and for the kids reside overseas still can use their old affidavits? My worry we have to face the immigration officers at airports or any entry points in Indonesia, which rule should we follow? Luckily I still have my kids’ Indonesian passports, so we can use them if the officers deny their old affidavits attached on foreign passports.
Any suggestion, or experience recently from other parents, I highly appreciated. Thank you all for your help.
Please I would like to have your advice regarding affidavit renewal for dual citizenship kids reside abroad.
I am Indonesian living in Malaysia, got 3 dual cizenship kids. My eldest born on 2005 (has Indonesian citizenship by Surat Keputusan Menteri) and affidavit, Indonesian passport as well as foreign passport. Then 2 other kids born after August 2006 and have affidavit, Indonesian and foreign passports. All affidavit & passports were obtained from Indonesian Embassy Kuala Lumpur.
My kids have been using their foreign passports with affidavit attached, old type ones which have their old passports number and without stating the expiry date. We never faced any problems entering & exiting Jakarta Airport until September 2018. During arrival, no any single comment or question regarding kids’ affidavit, but during departure, the officer told me that these affidavits are no longer valid and should be renewed (electronic, atm card type) at immigration office, he even called another officer to explain to me about the new rule. As I am not residing in Indonesia so I told them that I will renew at Indonesia Embassy Kuala Lumpur. I was surprised actually why the previous officer (I arrived on August 2018) at the arrival hall didn’t say anything about the obligation to renew the affidavits.
Few months later, March 2019, I browsed Indonesia Embassy Kuala Lumpur’s website to find any info about affidavit renewal but found nothing and phone calls to them were not answered. So I applied through their online visa section for affidavits, brought all documents and made appointment. When I arrived there and told Indonesia Embassy Kuala Lumpur’s staff that I need to renew my kids’ affidavit as requested by Jakarta Airport immigration departure officer, the embassy staff was confused and told me that Indonesia Embassy Kuala Lumpur only issues affidavit once and it is valid until age 18 years. Then I showed him Indonesia Embassy in Oslo website that issuing affidavit renewal, again he said that in Kuala Lumpur still only issues once.
So, my understanding is...,it seems got 2 different rules, for dual citizenship kids reside in Indonesia they must have new type affidavits....and for the kids reside overseas still can use their old affidavits? My worry we have to face the immigration officers at airports or any entry points in Indonesia, which rule should we follow? Luckily I still have my kids’ Indonesian passports, so we can use them if the officers deny their old affidavits attached on foreign passports.
Any suggestion, or experience recently from other parents, I highly appreciated. Thank you all for your help.