AHU "SAKE" Renunciation of ABG (Anak Berwarganegaraan Ganda) Part 2

So part 2 here we go! 

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-

Thanksgiving 2020

It’s been almost 2 months Circuit Breaker implementation in Singapore.

Meaning we have been working from home, takeout food and eat at home, go out only to buy groceries at nearby supermarket. Bake and cook new dishes. Wear mask every time go out of the house. Getting angry when internet down. Lots of Concall and Skype meeting back to back. Taking 15mins power nap in between. Lots of house chores and home organizing stuffs. Homebased facial and hair treatment…And… tons of spare time to do reflection.

Here are one of my reflection points.

1. Thankful to God for approving my Citizenship in a perfect timing

Let me share with you my testimony.

It started 3 years ago whereby it’s been 12 years that I’m living in Singapore and it’s time for me considering to be Singaporean. Since I have my daughter studying and living here too, why not?

And my ex-bf (that fucking gambler) is also PR and we were planning to build a family and buy HDB/ applying BTO in a cheapest possible way. 

So, in 2016 I applied citizenship and waited for approximately 14 months, just to hear that my application was rejected without any reason. I was so broken heart and scattered into pieces, my plan of getting hitch and buy HDB together is postpone, at least for another year.

So I re-applied online again and booked the interview date on 14 Nov 2018, just a day after my birthday and submitted all the application again.

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Something happened and we broke up terribly.  (basically because of his gamble addict la)

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Literally, I'm telling to myself even if my application successfully approved, I don’t really need it since it doesn’t apply to me anymore. No more plans to buy HDB or applying BTO. How to apply when I’m alone. 

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However, good things come in an unexpected way!

19 November 2019…1 year 5 days…my application was approved!

And 4 March 2020, I’ve taken oath and officially become Singaporean! Yup, took 4 months to get necessary documents legalized, renounced my Indonesian citizenship and taken Singaporean Oath. 

Although now I don’t have intention to buy HDB or apply BTO anymore, I’ll just use the advantage of Singapore passport as it is the second strongest passport in the world.

Now thinking back, I feel glad that my first application was rejected. 

If my first application was approved when I was together with my ex, we would’ve proceeded with getting hitch and start buying HDB on that year. 

End up, he would still be a gambler and finished all of our money, on top of HDB money.

I can foresee that I would be left alone paying out HDB + his debt by myself.

So really BIG THANK to GOD to allow this to happened, to allow the rejection and then granted it in His beautiful timing... Thank God for your protection. Amen. 

2. Thankful to God, for given me good and understanding partner.

Earlier 2019, I found my new love.

We are like heaven and earth.

Ying and Yang.

Kopi and Susu.

I am chatterbox, extrovert.

He is quiet, shy, introvert.

Totally different personality.

Despite our difference, we are getting along very well. Most importantly, he’s good and treating me like princess. He’s mature mentally and physically, and most importantly he’s healthy, faithful, patient, understanding, and provides for me. He gives me 1000% assurance and emotional support.

Basically, I don’t need to worry about him, because he’s not into gambling, not interested in KTV, not straying with bad friends. I don’t need to worry so much because he is a good and responsible man. 

3. Thankful to God, for giving me job security, no paycut, and time to learn new things.

Now after I found the right partner and no need to worry about stupid stuffs anymore. I have more time for me and myself.

I started to go gym and classes regularly, start my pampered treatment in monthly basis, start my new fondly passion: cooking and baking. 

Start caring for Giselle again, spend time with her more.
Start caring for my Jakarta family again.

And the biggest blessing is to have our own commute for our convenience. And I’m thankful for that 😊

In conclusion, even now we are stuck at home due to circuit breaker, I am thankful that I’m stuck at home. With him. 

And I'm still counting my gratitude....

Thank God.  

-Debbie- 

Oath of Renounciation, Allegiance, and Loyalty.

This post is the continuation of the previous post.

KBRI legalization of SURAT AHU SAKE letter and surrender Indonesia Passport.

After you surrender Indonesia passport and get the AHU SAKE letter legalized in KBRI, the next working day, you will need to collect it in the afternoon. 

KBRI morning operating hour is 9am-12pm- morning strictly for submission. 

Afternoon operating hour 230pm-5pm- Noon strictly for collection. 

As I’m writing this post right now (March 2020), the whole world suffer from COVID-19 breakout, so every building, offices, embassies will have temperature screening hence expect delay in entering the embassy building. 

Bring cold water to cool down your body temperature especially in a hot sunny day in Singapore. The reason is because when I went to KBRI, they have this temperature check, the thermometer broke and always measured 37C and above. I guess its because of the weather outside, not because fever. But the security guard didn't let me in. Luckily I have ice water in my car so just took that to cool down my "forehead" temperature. Silly. 

Bring the collection slip to level 2, counter 12 to get the legalized documents. Then go to level 1 (no need to take queue number) and take your “Tanda terima penyerahan passport” and that’s all. You are done for the day.

So until Oath and applying SG passport, basically you cant go out of the country.

Update as per 26 March 2020

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, KBRI doesnt allow to walk-in anymore. Please send email to singapura.kbri@kemlu.go.id to book appointment, after they replied, print it, and show it to security guard before entering the premise.

ICA- Oath of Renounciation, Allegiance, and Loyalty

During your appointment time, please bring 2 photocopy of each documents

• AHU SAKE Indonesia version, original downloaded from AHU SAKE website
• KBRI legalized documents (without photo)
• Tanda terima penyerahan passport in Bahasa Indonesia, don’t worry, no need to translate as ICA knows our format of this document.

and bring original: 

• Singapore blue IC
• 3copy of passport-sized photos
• ICA letter

It’s okay to come earlier as you will still need to take queue number and waiting for queue number.

ICA- Singapore Passport Application Form (level 1 deposit box)

Bring 3 copies of the passport photos and since you making trip to ICA already, you can prepare the SG Passport Application Form and paste your passport-sized photo(x1) in the form as well.

ICA is very efficient, and I still can’t believe it only took less than 1 hour for me to finish all the submission of documents, oath-taking, and drop SG Passport Application form. Compare to my trip to KBRI at least I need 1/2day to finish my errand, well, talking about efficiency!

So the ceremony will be 3-6months from now and it will be conducted in GRC nearby your neighborhood. In the ceremony, they will pass us the Singapore citizenship certificate and pink IC.

Meantime, ICA gave me temporary slip and punch-hole my blue IC, which means my blue IC can’t be used anymore. However if you need both certificate and pink IC urgently for housing or school or work relate, you may email them to voice out.

ICA- Singapore Passport Collection

Using the email/ mail notification letter, go to ICA level 3 for passport collection. Scan the IC/ barcode in the notification letter to get queue number. It took me less than 40mins to get my passport. Hence kudos for Singapore’s efficiency again!

Here’s the timeline (for my gold-fish memory)

Oath taking- Wednesday, 4 March @915am

SG Passport application- same day, just drop box. (if you do online application, can do it the next day) 

SG Passport collection- Thursday, 12 March @1.30pm

Pink IC collection- Friday, 20 March @8am~4pm convenient time.

And finally I’ve graduated. Another phase of my life 😊

Glorious to God.

Amen.

-Debbie-