Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
In 1943, the Magnuson Act ended 62 years of Chinese exclusion, providing for a quota of 105 persons to immigrate each year, and permitting the Chinese present in the United States to become naturalized citizens. Despite these provisions, the Act consolidated the prohibition of property or business ownership by Chinese Americans.
Those who were classified as "Dutch subjects, non-Dutch citizens" automatically became nationals of Indonesia and lost their Dutch nationality. [62] Chinese people living in Indonesia were also given the option of becoming Indonesian nationals, though only 60% of them chose to be Indonesian.
The earliest was the Indonesian Journal, founded in 1988, and published primarily in the Indonesian language. [10] Others include the Loma Linda-based Actual Indonesia News (founded 1996, also in Indonesian), and the Glendora-based Indonesia Media (founded 1998). [10] Los Angeles-based monthly The Indonesia Letter has the largest circulation. [35]
In general, immigrants become eligible for citizenship after five years of residence. Many do not immediately apply, or do not pass the test on the first attempt. This means that the counts for visas and the counts for naturalization will always remain out of step, though in the long run the naturalizations add up to somewhat less than the visas.
A foreign citizen can apply to become an Indonesian citizen with the following requirements: Age 18 or older, or married; Resided in Indonesia for a minimum of 5 consecutive years or 10 non-consecutive years; Physically and mentally healthy; Ability to speak Indonesian and acknowledge Pancasila and Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia ...
The 1945 Constitution of Indonesia requires that the candidate for president and candidate for vice president must be an Indonesian citizen from birth and have never accepted another citizenship of his own free will, have never betrayed the state, and be physically and mentally capable of carrying out his duties and obligations as president and ...
Since becoming a citizen, I have participated in all local elections. In Argentina, voting is mandatory, and so I take the responsibility seriously. For the first time, I will vote for a US ...
Overseas Indonesians (Indonesian: Orang Indonesia Perantauan) are Indonesians who live outside of Indonesia. These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Indonesian descent. According to Ministry of Law and Human Rights, more than 6-9 million Indonesians diaspora live abroad in 2023. [Note 4]