Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Boyolali, Naturalization and Citizenship Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Boyolali, Naturalisasi Rekaman

Record Description
This collection contains naturalization and citizenship-related records from the District Court in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. The collection includes the following:

The Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia, or applications for citizenship were primarily filled out by Chinese Immigrants to Indonesia.

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Record Content
These applications for birth certificates (Permohonan Akte Kelahiran) generally contain the following information:


 * Name of child
 * Date and place of birth

These applications for marriage certificates (Permohonan akte Perkawinan) generally contain the following information:


 * Name of bride and groom
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Names of witnesses

These applications for adoption of a child (Permohonan Anak Angkat) records generally contain the following information:


 * Name of child
 * Names of parents
 * Date and place of birth for the child and parents
 * Place of residence

These court decrees of inheritance (Permohonan Ahli Waris) records generally contain the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Names of heirs and family members
 * Date and place of death

These applications for name changes (Permohonan Ganti Nama) generally contain the following information


 * Full name before name change
 * Full name after name change
 * Date and place of birth

These applications for naturalizations (Permohonan Pewarganegaraan) generally contain the following information:


 * Date of naturalization
 * Name of immigrant
 * Date and place of birth
 * Immigrant's religion
 * Immigrant's occupation

These applications for Indonesian citizenship (Permohonan SBKRI) generally contain the following information:


 * Name of immigrant
 * Name of spouse
 * Age of immigrant
 * Place of residence

How to Use the Record
To begin your search for birth certificates, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Name of parents
 * Place of birth
 * Approximate year of birth

To begin your search for marriage certificates, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Name of bride or groom
 * Place of marriage
 * Approximate year of marriage

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Using the Information
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 * Use the age on the record to calculate a birth year
 * Use the names of the parents on birth records to search for a marriage record

Related Wiki Articles

 * Indonesia Emigration and Immigration

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Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clementina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires.