Cost of naturalization

Cost of naturalization

From Kompas

It has only been two months since I became a naturalized
Indonesian. The act requires a change of my alien ID card into an
Indonesian one (KTP).

I feel that I was given different treatment compared with
other KTP holders, although I met all the requirements.

A cousin of mine went to the office of Jatinegara Village
Chief, Cakung district, East Jakarta, to help me out with the KTP
change. I was shocked to learn that to convert an foreign ID card
into an Indonesian KTP, the fee was Rp. 15,000.

Previously, the same cousin was charged Rp. 5,000 for his
mother's KTP, to replace the one she had lost.

Why is the difference between the fee for a KTP conversion and
renewal? Is the fee really that high?

I'd appreciate an explanation from the authorities.

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