Thread: Bali marriage...

Originally Posted by desdemona

but yea legally we registered overseas (as we don't live in indonesia). still have to figure out on how to inform indonesian authorities on my married status and get my husband recognized as my legal spouse the next time we visit indonesia. is there a special visa for spouses of indonesians or my husband will just get the usual visa-on-arrival? what about the children?

Desdemona I don´t understand one thing, why you did not register your marriage in the Indonesian Embassy of the country you live right now????
I am european woman married to a Indonesian, I don´t now what this is working the other way around, but we had both balinese and civil ceremony, so when I got all the papers of my wedding I send them to the Spanish embassy in Jakarta and they register my wedding in Spain as well so I am legally married in both countries, even I have kartu keluarga from Spain.
That is part of the work of a foreigner Embassy in one country!!!!
There is not special Visa for spouses of indonesian for coming just on holiday but there is a special one if you want to live in Indonesia (Kitas ikut keluarga, suami or istri).
The children again, I am not sure how is the other way around (the woman been indonesian and the man been foreigner) but in our case, our child has two nacionalities, two passports until 18 years old she will have to choose, so I guess to do that as well you have to go to the Indonesian Embassy of your country of residence and bring all the birth certificate, marriage certificate and all the documentations they will ask you and make their indonesian passport, I guess been the mother indonesian they could have both passports as well.
The good thing for your children is that in case you want to stay here longer than the tourist visa with them, they will not need to apply for the Visa because they will be indonesian en Indonesia and beside they will not pay the 25$ when you arrive at the airport because they are as well indonesian.
For my child I use the spanish passport when I go to Spain so no need to apply for visa and I use the Indonesian passport when I come back from Spain because not need the visa for indonesian, jut right now when we are in Spain she is spanish and when we are in indonesian she is indonesian!!!!!!!
Remember that your Indonesian Embassy is your really support and who has to make clear all this things, if you still Indonesian you have to go there to ask them and they will inform you about everything.
You don´t need to come to Indonesia or visit Indonesia to register your marriage!!!!!!!!!! I think is more simple just go to the Indonesian Embassy on the country you live.
Have a good day