Indonesian Mixed Marriage

Rami Formality Services can assist both foreigners and Indonesians planning a mixed marriage here, in Indonesia, or in a foreign country.

In all cases, country laws apply for all legal documents and procedures. In other words, a French citizen marrying a Balinese and planning to live in Indonesia afterwards must have all legal papers certified by each Indonesian services or by an Indonesian notary depending on the situation.

Each country has different requirements concerning mixed marriage and emigration or immigration, so each situation must be treated accordingly.

RAMI can assist you in the procurement and translation, if required, of different documents as per the requirement of each Embassy or Consulate concerned.

It is of importance to know that most Indonesian services don't accept certain laminated documents. In some cases, photocopies or facsimiles are accepted by some service department. So please check with us first before sending documents so that no time and expenses are wasted.

To avoid document losses and accelerate our services, we prefer using a reliable courier of your/our choice for the transfer of documents within the country and from overseas.

To serve you more efficiently, please include the following information when writing to Rami about a mixed marriage query:

• Your country of origin
• Your country of residence
• Your future spouse's country of origin
• Your future spouse's country of residence
• Your country of residence after the marriage
• City where you will marry and date
• Wether a religious and/or civil wedding

Upon reception of this information, we will contact the local administrative departments and Embassies and will promptly inform you about the requirements and the cost of our services.

Please understand that all information provided to Rami is considered as confidential and will not be used for any other reasons than for our own business purposes.

Please read the questions and answers herein before sending in a query - maybe you will find what you want to know here...

Quick FAQ

How to get married in Indonesia when the spouses are from different nationalities (Indonesian and American/British/Dutch/...)?

A permission letter from your embassy in Indonesia is needed so that the marriage department and the religious community can issue a marriage certificate.

What are the chronological procedures for obtaining the paperwork for a mixed-marriage couple in Indonesia?

• A permission letter from your embassy in Indonesia
• Church wedding if the couple is Christian or Catholic; KUA if the couple is of Muslim faith
• Civil marriage certificate issued by Kantor Catatan Sipil or Civil Department

Can I get a permanent resident permit if I get married with an Indonesian woman and decide to live in Indonesia?

No, a wife can't sponsor her husband to get a permanent resident permit, even a temporary resident can't. The maximum sponsorship your wife can give you so you can stay in Indonesia is a Socio-Cultural Visa. A Socio-Cultural Visa is valid for 60 days and extendable with the Immigration department during your stay in Indonesia for 4 times, each extension is valid for one month. So the maximum stay without going out of the country is 6 months.

How about if the husband is Indonesian and the wife is a foreigner, can the wife get a permanent resident under her husband sponsorship?

Yes, even she can apply for Indonesian citizenship as soon as they get married. It's under the Indonesian law # 7, article # 1 regarding citizenship.

Can a foreign man married to an Indonesian woman purchase and own land properties in Indonesia under the foreigner man's name?

As of now, 08 June 2002, according to the Indonesian law, foreigners still can't own land properties. But foreigners are allowed to lease or rent land properties (20-30 years) for business purposes.

Can I obtain dual citizenship?

No. You must either detain the passport that you have presently or opt for an Indonesian citizenship.

In what format should we send documents and picture files over the Internet?
As for documents, Notepad text files, email text or MS Word documents are recommended.

For pictures or scanned documents, we prefer a gif format for black and white pictures and a jpg for colored photos composed of more than 256 colors.

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