patatje
Just got a mail from a Belgian organisation of expats. It said that from the 9th of june double nationality is possible for almost every country in the world ecxept some (10) European countries like The Netherlands, Italy, Danmark... So Belgian citizens who want to become Indonesian, Australian, ..... can have double nationality from the 9th of june. I hope in the future to hear if the procedure is running smoothly. And I want to hear the Indonesian side of the story. As I understand for now children (mixed marriages) can have double nationality till they become 18y. But in our case they -and me as their Belgian father- can have it both forever.
Bert Vierstra
As far as I know if you become an Indonesian, Indonesia does not allow you to keep your previous nationality passport.
Officially.
patatje
I have the text, but it's in Dutch. It also said that further information will follow soon. We are hopefull. Maybe a phone-call to the embassy will tell more. Later I'll try to contact them.
BaliLife
Indonesia definitely does not allow dual citizenship.
tintin
Maybe, just MAYBE, [b]patatje[/b] misread the text of the Belgium Government's new law. I believe what the new law maybe saying is that Belgians can now have BOTH the Walloon and Flemish nationalities. :) :)
patatje
And then you forget the (little) German speaking part of Belgium and Brussels. Very confusing :?
FreoGirl
Bert is right, the issue is on the Indonesian end. They do not allow dual citizenship.
For example, Australia allows dual nationality but Indonesia doesn't. If I was to become Indonesian I would have to resign my Australian citizenship.
In Australia if you are forced to give up your citizenship you can apply to get it back at any time you want.
FreoGirl
[b]Re: RE: Double nationality possible now for Belgians[/b]
[quote=Allan]It would be theoretically possible to give up your current citizenship, take Indonesian citizenship, and then take up your original citizenship again.
I wouldn't recommended it.[/quote]
Apart from the lack of personal integrity that would display, it also makes travel a bit tricky. Indonesians must exit and enter the country on their Indonesian passport. A country like Australia insists you enter on your Australian passport (unless you have a suitable visa). So you have to pass through a country which allows you to change passports in-country (such as Singapore?).
Indonesia looks for an exit and entry stamp on your passport - so if you change passports mid flight you don't have an entry stamp for your destination.
Anyway, I think that the original post is only applicable to Belgians, and doesn't help at all with the dual nationality issue in Indonesia.
Freo
