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 includes records from the years 1960-2011.

The records will include naturalization and citizenship-related records from the District Court in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia.

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

People settled in Victoria, and those who did were probably Dutch Indonesians. The Dutch rule over Indonesia, ended when the Japanese took over the country during World War II. The Netherlands controlled the Indonesian archipelago since the 19th century.

In order for a foreigner to work in Indonesia, they have to send their application to the immigration office.

For a list of records by categories and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

Coverage Table
The collection includes the following:

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


 * Name of child
 * Date and place of birth

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

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

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

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


 * Name before change
 * Name after change
 * Date and place of birth

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

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
When you have found the record that you are looking for, the following will help you in your search:


 * 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 Websites

 * Indonesia Genealogical Society
 * Indonesia Genweb
 * Indonesian Family Trees

Related Wiki Articles

 * Indonesia Emigration and Immigration

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