Indonesia Contemplates Dual Citizenship to Attract Skilled Workers Amidst Major Investments
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Indonesia is considering offering dual citizenship to individuals of Indonesian descent as a means to attract more skilled workers to the country, revealed a senior cabinet minister on Tuesday.
Currently, Indonesian law does not recognize dual citizenship for adults, requiring individuals with two passports to choose one and renounce the other upon turning 18.
Luhut Pandjaitan, the coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, outlined the government’s intention to grant dual citizenship to former Indonesian citizens residing overseas, though specifics were not provided.
Indonesia Contemplates Dual Citizenship to Attract Skilled Workers Amidst Major Investments
He expressed optimism that this initiative would encourage highly skilled Indonesians to return to their homeland. Notably, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a significant $1.7 billion investment in Indonesia.
The potential policy shift comes amid reports that missile debris found in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on January 2 originated from a North Korean ballistic missile.
Over the past few years, approximately 4,000 Indonesians obtained Singaporean citizenship, raising questions about the implications of dual citizenship.
The Directorate General of Immigration did not immediately respond to inquiries regarding the proposed dual citizenship program.
The issue of dual citizenship gained attention in 2016 when President Joko Widodo dismissed Arcandra Tahar as energy and mining minister due to reports of his possession of both U.S. and Indonesian passports.
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