Citizenship of child in Hamburg

Citizenship of child in Hamburg

From Kompas

As indigenous Indonesian citizens, my wife and I hold identity cards (KTPs) and Indonesian passports. One of our children, P, was born in Jakarta and works in Hamburg, Germany, and holds an Indonesian passport with an unlimited permit visa.

Several years ago, P married an indigenous Indonesian woman, W, who was born in Hamburg and also works in the city. She, too, has an Indonesian passport with an unlimited permit visa. Similarly, her parents are indigenous Indonesians living in Hamburg who possess Indonesian passports with unlimited permit visas.

At the end of 2003, P and W had a baby boy, R, born in Hamburg. When they reported R's birth to the Indonesian Consulate in Hamburg, they were very disappointed because the consulate could not give Indonesian citizenship to R, who was required to become a German citizen because he was born in Germany.

In this case, I would like to request clarification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other relevant agencies about the decision by our consulate in Hamburg, which was unable to grant Indonesian citizenship to R, along with the procedures or requirements in order to obtain citizenship for R.

DARWOKO Jakarta