Law Minister explains basis for citizenship service tariff adjustments

Minister of Law Supratman Andi Agtas has explained that the adjustment of citizenship service tariffs is intended to improve service quality, support digital transformation, and align with current economic conditions. In a written statement received in Jakarta on Saturday, he said the tariff determination considers enhancements in service quality, investment in information technology, changes in the ministry’s nomenclature, and adaptation to the prevailing economic situation. “More importantly, the government continues to improve service quality so that the public obtains legal certainty, transparent processes, and increasingly easy services through the digital transformation we are undertaking,” he said. According to him, the public will receive faster, more transparent, and more accountable citizenship administration services. Moreover, the tariffs set remain competitive compared to many other countries. Based on Government Regulation (PP) Number 30 of 2026, the fee for naturalisation as an Indonesian citizen for foreign nationals is set at Rp75 million. Meanwhile, a request for loss of Indonesian citizenship upon one’s own application is subject to a fee of Rp5 million per application. He explained that the regulation, signed by President Prabowo Subianto on 2 July 2026, adjusts a number of service tariffs within the Ministry of Law, including intellectual property and citizenship services, to support the sustainability of legal service transformation. “Every rupiah of Non-Tax State Revenue received by the state will be returned to the public in the form of faster, accurate, secure, and high-quality services,” he said. According to Supratman, the government applies the principle of fairness to realise professional, modern, transparent, and digitally-based legal services. In addition to regulating citizenship service tariffs, the Government Regulation maintains the trademark registration fee for micro, small, and medium enterprises at Rp500,000 per class without any increase. He added that the government has also simplified the administrative requirements for trademark registration for MSMEs so that more business actors can obtain intellectual property protection. “The trademark fee for MSMEs is maintained at Rp500,000 per class, and the requirements have even been simplified so that more business actors can protect their intellectual property,” Supratman said. Furthermore, the government is introducing an affirmative policy in the field of copyright. Starting 1 August 2026, the tariff for recording copyright for songs and/or music is set at Rp0. According to him, this policy is expected to encourage more creators to register their works, thereby strengthening the Song and/or Music Data Centre as a foundation for more accurate, transparent, and accountable royalty governance. “The principle we uphold is professional and fair public service, while ensuring public access to legal services,” he said.