Chinese await naturalization

Chinese await naturalization

BANDUNG: Around 6,000 people of Chinese descent residing in
the West Java province are currently being considered for
Indonesian citizenship, an official said.

There are currently around 9,000 "stateless" Chinese in the
province and about two thirds of them have applied for
naturalization, Nadi Sastrakusumah, the official in charge of the
project, told Antara.

Nadi said he did not foresee any problem in processing their
applications, which should be completed by April.

However, he said that if their applications are approved, the
provincial administration stands to lose about Rp 250 million
($110,600) a year from the special foreigner tax that it has been
collecting. (31)