Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Pati, Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records from 1960-2013.

The records include a collection of naturalization and citizenship-related records from the District Court in Pati, Central Java, Indonesia. The records include the following documents:


 * Kewarganegaraan Indonesia (Citizenship records)
 * Permohonan Ahli Waris (Heir applications)
 * Permohonan Akte Kelahiran (Birth certificate applications)
 * Permohonan Perceraian (Petitions for divorce)
 * Permohonan S.B.K.R.I (Applications for citizenship)

Immigration to Indonesia also took place at this time when huge populations from the Indian subcontinent visited the country and settled there. Few 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. For working in Indonesia, the foreigners have to send their application to the immigration office.

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Reading These Records
These records are written in Indonesian. For help reading these records see the following:


 * Indonesia Language and Languages
 * Indonesian Word List
 * Online Indonesian-English Dictionary

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 * Name of ancestor
 * Approximate place and date of birth
 * Approximate year of other event (such as immigration or divorce)

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Look at passenger arrival records can help you determine when an ancestor arrived and the port of departure. They can also help identify family and community members who arrived together and the country they came from
 * Use the information found in the Naturalization Records to determine when vital events in your ancestor's life occurred. This can lead to information that can point to additional family members and generations
 * Use the information to find other records
 * Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family

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 * - They might have been listed under a middle name, nickname, or abbreviation of their given name
 * -A woman may have returned to her maiden name after the death of her husband


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Citing This Collection
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"Indonesia, Jawa Tengah, Pati, Naturalization Records, 1960-2013." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Pengadilan Negeri Pati (Pati District Court, Pati).
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