Gender bias<\/p>\n
I am a white foreigner. I am married to an Indonesian. I am a
\nMoslem. We are expecting a baby. I am utilizing a social visit
\nvisa so I can stay with my wife. I have purchased a home for my
\nwife and child. We have bought an Indonesian-made automobile, and
\nIndonesian-made furniture.<\/p>\n
The balance of my entire cash reserves have been converted to
\nrupiah and are invested in Indonesian state banks. We can easily
\nlive off the interest earnings from such investments, and we
\npurchase Indonesian goods to assist Indonesian workers. My former
\ncountry will pay me a pension in a few years that will give us
\nfurther income, and which will be used to educate our child.<\/p>\n
It seems, therefore, that I am an asset to Indonesia, and I
\nwish to become an Indonesian citizen when legal time allows.<\/p>\n
I am told that to remain here I must obtain a job or start a
\ncompany, even though there is no need for me to work. I am also
\ntold that our new baby will not be classed as an Indonesian
\ncitizen because I am a foreigner.<\/p>\n
Where can I find the answers to the following questions?<\/p>\n
Why should I obtain work and so take the job that may be
\navailable to a willing Indonesian who needs the income? Why will
\nour baby not be Indonesian although conceived and born here?<\/p>\n
How can one become a good Indonesian citizen, by choice, not
\nby birth, if one must leave here every few months to visit an
\nIndonesian embassy in another country to get a new visa? Why
\nshould I have to pay airlines many hundreds of U.S. dollars
\nto travel for such a visa when the money could be spent here
\nassisting our own economy? Why doesn't the Indonesian government
\nwant such a person?<\/p>\n
If I were a female married to an Indonesian male, there would
\nbe no such saga as I could automatically stay here.<\/p>\n
Name and address<\/p>\n
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