After submission online and send the hardcopy to AHU office via DHL, next step is waiting game.
Remember my last post, after Sept 2025, there will be no more "cendols" X 5 but verification process will be consist of 4 department.
1. Verifikasi FU (Freie Universitat)
2. Verifikasi Kasie (Kepala Seksi)
3. Verifikasi Kasubdit (Kepala Subdirektorat)
4. Verifikasi Direktur
So instead of 5 department, they streamlined it into 4 department. These are the screenshot difference.
So when they finished the verification, the description shows "Sesuai", make sure that all "Sesuai" in all 4 department mentioned above.
Then, there will be an email notification that AHU already approved. So the timeline for me (as a benchmark)
Online submission- 23 Dec 2025
Hardcopy submission via DHL- 24 Dec 2025 (reached AHU office according to DHL tracker)
During December month, it's peak period and it's nearer to Christmas and year end festive season, too. So expect delay since many staffs will be clearing leaves or cuti bersama.
SO,
1. Verifikasi FU (Freie Universitat)- 30 Dec 2025.
2. Verifikasi Kasie (Kepala Seksi)- 9 Jan 2026
3. Verifikasi Kasubdit (Kepala Subdirektorat) - 9 Jan 2026
4. Verifikasi Direktur - 29 Jan 2026
From the day of online submission until the approval, approximately about 5 weeks, not bad considering it's online submission and the bottleneck is only at Verifikasi Direktur which take almost 2 weeks to approve. Well done, AHU!
Next step is easy. download and go back to Pak Anwar to do the translation ($50).
Text him at 9650 5794, send him softcopy to office_ind@yahoo.com.sg and make paynow/paylah payment immediately. Check the details many many many times before he prints out and wet stamps it on the document and then collect the hardcopy to his office. Detailed instruction will be given via Whatsapp, don't worry too much!
And then, you're done! Congratulations.
In fact, if you're renouncing when your child is 18yo, you need to wait 3 years until he/she reaches 21yo for ICA to send invitation letter to do Oath.
If your child already reaches 21yo, ICA is very very accommodating and we can keep re-scheduling until you receive AHU letter.
But as kiasu as Singaporean am I , Giselle turns 18yo in December 2025. I quickly did renunciation submission on 23 Dec 2025 and the letter approved and ready to be downloaded on 29 Jan 2026. So now, after the translation done, I will keep the AHU letter in a safe, until she's turn 21yo to receive ICA letter for her to do oath.
One rumor circulated in Telegram. Most of the time, dual citizenship child from both Indonesian parents (meaning the parents were Indonesian and then converted to Singaporean together with whole family), the child still need to do oath (sumpah) when they reach 21yo, hence they need to go through this painful Indonesian renunciation process.
But if dual citizenship child from true blue Singaporean (meaning the mother or father is either Singaporean), since the child birth was in Singapore, so automatically the child is citizen of Singapore hence do not need to take oath (or sumpah). It can be verified in the birth certificate where there is this column statement mentioned that, "THIS CHILD IS A CITIZEN OF SINGAPORE AT THE TIME OF BIRTH". Hence no need to sumpah.
Confusing, right?
I am really confuse which is which since Giselle's father is the latter case. But I don't want to risk it, I will keep this AHU letter until she reaches 21yo. See if she will receive ICA letter or not. If she receives, I have this AHU letter as a stand-by. However, if she's not receiving ICA letter, then I will keep it as souvenirs to commemorate my AHU journey. I will check-in again in 3 years time. Good luck.
The keyword is to have PATIENCE and ENJOY the process. Diligently READING the manual or get ACTIVE in Telegram's chatgroup and READ all of the conversation history because there might be information that MIGHT be relevant/not relevant to your case. JANGAN MALAS or NO NEED to waste money on the calo fee, we have this very supportive member whom basically friendly enough to share their experiences and tips &tricks, if you're asking the right questions, so do leverage on that.
Lastly, I hope that this blogpost can help others, too.
Thanks for reading.
Signing off.
Thursday, 29 January 2026
See you in 3 years time.
-Debora-
