Improved rules for mixed marriages

Improved rules for mixed marriages

We feel very sad about the problems couples of mixed marriages
are facing in Indonesia. Therefore, we would like to appeal to
the concerned authorities to reexamine the immigration laws and
revise them, so that:

1. Children from Indonesian mothers will automatically be granted
their mothers' citizenship, especially if they were born in
this country.

2. Alien husbands will be allowed to reside permanently in
Indonesia.

3. Yearly income tax for foreign spouses will be kept at a
reasonable level. A foreign woman married to an Indonesian
should actually not be taxed at all.

How can foreigners live and work peacefully if problems
constantly assail them in Indonesia?

Their presence in this country is because of the ongoing
globalization which, aside from increased investments, also
promotes discipline, hard work and punctuality.

NINA YUSNARI

Sleman, Yogyakarta