Indonesia Citizenship Renounciation via AHU SAKE

Updated as per 5 Dec 2025, (in Italic)

Hello,


First of all, congratulation to you! 

Finally your long awaited citizen application is approved and the journey starts from now.

Here are some guide after you received your approval in-principal letter from ICA.

Note: if you applied together with your family, the approval in principal will only state your name, you'll receive the approval letter both for you and your child. So just wait for it 😊

STEP 1: Complete the Singapore Citizenship Journey

You need to complete it within 2 months from the date in the approval in-principal letter. They will send you reminder prior to the due date. 

There are 4 parts in the journey:

First thing to take note is to book immediately the Singapore Experiential Tour (weekly time slot) and the Community Sharing Session (once a month time slot). This is important as sometimes their available slots are really limited and might not be able to book within 2 months period.

1. Singapore Experiential Tour – it is half-day guided tour, you need to choose a set of place and just book the next available slots. As for me, I booked set H-the Malay Heritage Centre and PUB Exhibition Centre in Marina Barrage. Once you booked, you'll receive email confirmation and SMS reminder on that day.   

2. Community Sharing Session – They will assign you to the nearest Community Center. For 3 hours session, they will tell you on how to contribute to the society, to get to know your neighbor, and etc. Dinner will be provided, so please come with your empty stomach 😊 Again, SMS reminder on that day and remember to wear formal business clothes and cover shoes. I saw people being kicked out for wearing sandals/ uncovered shoes! 

3. Singapore Citizenship E-journey - you'll need to watch video and answer some quiz about Singapore history. That will take about 1 hour approximately.

4. Post Survey Questionnaire- Not compulsory.

STEP 2: Citizenship Approval Letter.

After completion of the Singapore Citizenship Journey, you'll get an approval letter within a week. There will be an instruction that you need to formally renounce your Indonesian citizenship before the appointment date that has been assigned to you. if you can't make it, you can change the appointment online up to 3 attempts from ICA website. Please be wise as you only have 3 chances to amend the date. And if you change the date, do not forget to print out / save as pdf your appointment confirmation.


STEP 3: RENOUNCIATION OF INDONESIA CITIZENSHIP- PREPARATION OF DOCUMENTS 

Starting from 2 January 2020, KBRI will not entertain citizenship renunciation and it will go to Kementrian Hukum Umum and Hak Asasi Manusia via online application: AHU SAKE website. 

Website page: https://kewarganegaraan.ahu.go.id/backend/login

First thing first, before you apply AHU SAKE online, here are the documents that needed to be prepared. 

3a. Get the final ICA letter translated by sworn translator and notarized by Indonesia notary public office.

As Kementrian Hukum Umum and Hak Asasi Manusia  (our Indonesia government) needs any foreign documents to be translated from English to Bahasa Indonesia and notarized by local notary in Indonesia, I will need to go to the nearest local notary office, Batam. 

Updated as per 5 Dec 2025

So, what I first did is to get translation company in Singapore to translate the documents (Mr. Anwar+65 9650 5794 at People's Park Complex #04-04, cost $30-$50 per page, fixed rate), stamped with the sworn translator stamp, and then took ferry to Batam to find local Indonesian Notary office, below info:

Bun Hai, SH, M.Kn

Komp. Acellence Blok A no 17

Jalan Pasir Putih Batam Center.

T: 0778- 7483511

Email: bunhai_ng@yahoo.com

Just call/email them and book appointment in advance, at least they know you’re coming on that day and don’t forget to prepare all original documents for them to verify before notarize the documents.

My fault is that I didn’t know that Kementrian Hukum Umum and Hak Asasi Manusia doesn’t accept foreign notary hence I spent $300 plus to get the documents translated and notarized by SAL (Singapore Academy Law) and MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). So few hundreds dollar just wasted like that.

3b. Since I'm making trip to Batam for a day, I got my birth certificate (akte lahir) and passport (photocopy) to be notarized as well. For those married, ROM certificate needs to be translated and notarized as well. Please bring all the original documents for verification purposes.

3c. Take passport sized photo, using red background and print out 4x6cm for 2 pages for hardcopy submission. Updated 5 Dec 2025: now they also accept white background. 

3d. Naturalization letter is the letter approval from ICA. Get it translated into Bahasa Indonesia and stamped by sworn translator, again, can use Pak Anwar's services. Get 2 copies and bring it to Batam to legalize the document as well. I’m abit kiasu so I took letter ICA part 1 and 2 to get it translated and legalized.

Updated as per 5 Dec 2025: Now all the Indonesia's documents have to be legalized back in DukCaPil or the government office that issued your document originally. E.g: if your birt cert issued by DukCaPil in Jakarta Barat, you have to go back to Jakarta, go to that particular DukCaPil office (kantor kecamatan or kelurahan) to get it legalize there. 

So how to find them: several options, either you Googlemap, ask your parents back in hometown, or download IKD Apps (Identitas Kependudukan Digital) via AppStore/PlayStore. Personally I just get to know this news recently, so I don't have first-hand experience. 

In conclusion, for Batam trip I brought:

- Birth certificate (akte lahir)

- Passport (photocopy)

- ICA letter (English and Bahasa version) 

- ROM cert (if married)

- Rupiah

After that, scan all the documents above into softcopy files. You are ready to apply online. 

STEP 3/4: AS PER 16 MARCH 2020, NOW KBRI CAN NOTARIZE THE DOCUMENTS FOR $35 $40 PER PAGES. CAN SOMEONE VERIFY THIS? --> VERIFIED AS PER 2 OCT 2021, KBRI CANNOT DO NOTARIZATION OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR THIS MATTER. 

UPDATE AS PER 2 OCT 2021

Now a lot of Indonesia notary can do video-call/ tele-service for notarization matter, so you do not need to come down to their office (which means fly to Indonesia) to get the notarized documents. However, be prepared of additional fees. Alternatively, if you still have relatives in Indonesia, can ask them to help.

Updated as per 5 Dec 2025: Now KBRI can provide legalization of documents that issued by KBRI, such as Indonesia's birthcert, Indonesia passport issued by KBRI, Surat Catatan Pernikahan/Perceraian. Price is fixed rate $40 per document. Paynow/QR Code, NO CC/Paywave payment in KBRI Singapura. 

STEP 4: RENOUNCIATION OF INDONESIA CITIZENSHIP- AHU SAKE

Now, go to https://sake.ahu.go.id/ 

New Website page: https://kewarganegaraan.ahu.go.id/backend/login

and register your account online. It will only take 5 mins to complete your account ID and password.

Then log in using your account ID and password, you will go to dashboard.

There are 8 options to choose, please choose one according to your category/ nearest to your category. For me, I chose: Permohonan Surat Keterangan Kehilangan Kewarganegaraan RI atas kemauan sendiri bagi orang yang belum memperoleh kewarganegaraan asing

And just follow the instruction by filling in your particular such as name, address, NIK (NIT in KK or KTP number). 

Things to take note:

1. Tanggal akta lahir is the issue date of birth certificate, not your birth date.

2.  Surat Keterangan Naturalisasi is your ROC-20XX-APP-XXXX number stated in ICA letter, and not your IC number.

Please ensure you fill in particular correctly and generate the “Surat Permohonan” in PDF file. Later you will need to print this and stick the “materai Rp. 6,000,-“ materai Rp. 10,000,-  and signed. 

Surat Permohonan looks like this:

Please use latest "materai" (stamp) which green colour as above and when you stick it and sign it, do sign your signature bigger than usual, in-between the materai and paper, to ensure that both sides (of materai and paper) have your signature. Minor but important thing. 

UPDATE AS PER 2 OCTOBER 2021

Now all the materai changed to Rp. 10,000.

Then, the system will ask you to upload necessary documents. Here when you have prepared all the required documents and scan it into softcopy files. 

I uploaded softcopy:

1.  Birth Certification in Bahasa Indonesia, original softcopy
2.  Indonesia passport, original softcopy.
3. ICA Letter translated (from ENG to INDO) and notarized by local notary office.
4. Passport photo sized 4x6cm softcopy, red / white color background, upload using JPEG file. Remember to cut off the white border line. 
5.  Reference number and proof of payment (in dashboard, view)

UPDATE AS PER 2 OCT 2021

Although Kartu Keluarga (KK) and Kartu Tanda Penduduk (KTP) were not mentioned/ asked in the application, my friend been asked by SAKE people to upload both KK and KTP legalized by local notary. And if you have the old expired KTP and have not converted to e-KTP, just give the old expired KTP, they are ok with it. 

Please prepare both document in the beginning, just in case if they ask....

Update as per 5 Dec 2025

If old KK (no barcode) need to legalize in your area's DukCaPil in Indonesia. 

If new KK (which has barcode) no need to legalize.

I think the documents that required to submit will be vary depending on the category. I’m not sure about other category since my category is “Citizenship renunciation under my own because I’ve not already gotten others citizenship”. I have a friend that choose category: “Citizenship renunciation follows husband/ wife” and her requirement is slightly different from mine, she needs to upload ROM certificate. So just follow the instruction inside website.

After uploaded, it will bring you to the page that contain of payment information. Surat Perintah Bayar looks like this:

There are 2 ways of payment mode:

1. Make online bank transfer and print out/ saved the proof of payment and go to dashboard to upload your proof of payment for them to start processing. 

2. Some people went down to BNI bank in Cecil Street to make a payment, for this payment mode, you need to go down 2x, 1 time for transfer the payment, you will get blue receipt from BNI, and 1 more time to take the white receipt and this white receipt is to be uploaded inside the AHU website as a proof of payment.

Upload the proof of receipt in dashboard, upload bukti pembayaran and once they confirm, the red X will turn into green tick or bola-bola

Last step, this is very important. Express courier/ Express mail out the photocopy of above documents together with materai and signed “Surat Permohonan in PDF file” latest 7 working days after your online submission. I used DHL  express cost $54 and need 2 working days to reach Jakarta office. This need to be fast since it’s already half way there in their system and they need hardcopy to continue the process. 

The Hardcopy as follows:

1. Birth Certification in Bahasa Indonesia, photocopied and legalized by local DukCaPil office in Indonesia. notarized by local notary office in Batam.

2. Indonesia passport, photocopied and legalized by KBRI. notarized by local notary office in Batam.n

3. ICA Letter needs to translated (from ENG to INDO), photocopied and notarized by local notary office.

4. Passport photo sized 4x6cm, RED or white background, print for 2pcs for hardcopy submission.

5. Reference number and proof of payment (in dashboard, view, print). 

Added:

6. Kartu Keluarga (KK), photocopied and legalized by local DukCaPil office in Indonesia, if its old KK, need to legalize, the new KK with barcode, no need to legalized. and notarized by local notary office.

7. Kartu Tanda Penduduk (KTP) either e-KTP or old expired KTP will suffice, photocopied and notarized by local notary office.

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The mailing address is:

Direktorat Tata Negara, Direktorat Jenderal Administrasi Hukum Umum.

Kementerian Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia Republik Indonesia.

Gedung Direktorat Jenderal Administrasi Hukum Umum.

Jl. HR. Rasuna Said Kav 6-7, Kuningan Jakarta Selatan, Kode Pos: 12940. 

Attention: 

Email: cs@ahu.go.id or subdit.kewarganegaraan@gmail.com   

Phone: +62 21 14077 or +62 21 525 3004

Alternatively, if you have relatives staying in Jakarta, leverage to them to pass it to the office directly. 

Rules of thumb is upload the original softcopy and send the hardcopy of photocopy notarized to Jakarta office for their verification purposes. Only ICA letter needs to be translated into Bahasa and notarized by the local notary (Batam) 

After that, the status in website looks like this: Status 1-5 will be grey color.

Updated as per 5 Dec, the colour circle, we call it now, "bola-bola" LOL

If the color shows yellow, means something wrong with your submission or uploaded wrong documents and need to re-do again.

Green color means already verified, so if all green color means good and waiting for the surat keterangan from AHU. Green color= we called it cendol. hahaha. 

Red color means rejected.

Then after that, waiting game…. Since the system is quite new so I kind of understand lots of frustration and sleepless night waiting for approval.

For my case I sent the first batch on 5 February 2020 then sent the second batch on 13 February. The goal is to have 5 green ticks (approval). 

Tick 1: 17 Feb 2020

Tick 2: 18 Feb 2020

Tick 3, 4 and 5: 26 Feb. 2020

Received AHU letter on 26 Feb 2020

You can check status at dashboard, view.

And this is the sample of uploading the correct documents and got verified (sesuai) 

It took about 7-10 working days from the documents received by them, process, and verified. Be patient :-)

Finally I received email notification from AHU and download surat keterangan from website. 

STEP 5: TRANSLATE TO ENGLISH, GO TO KBRI TO LEGALISE THE DOCUMENT AND SURRENDER YOUR INDONESIAN PASSPORT. 

It is in Bahasa Indonesia so again, you’ll need to translate it into English and get legalized by KBRI Singapura. I used Pak Anwar for fast and affordable translation service, $30 $50 per page and next day ready for collection. Asked 2 copies from him. 1 copy with picture and 1 copy without picture. 

Next day, you can go to KBRI Singapura to legalize the AHU translated letter and surrender your passport.

Firstly, register at counter first, tell them you'd like to go to consuler service.

Go to level 2 counter 12 and give the documents to be legalized, as follows:

1 AHU SAKE Indo version-original

1 AHU SAKE English version-original (with picture)

1 AHU SAKE English version-original (without picture)

Wait for the receipt and go to level 1 to pay $35 $40 legalization fee by cash and surrender passport, don’t forget to take photo of your passport (for last time) as reference, because after this, you don’t have Indonesia passport anymore.

The next working day, you can go back to take the legalized translated documents and since you already know when the KBRI documents will be ready, re-arrange date with ICA for Oath of Renounciation, Allegiance, and Loyalty. I suggest to get the KBRI slip first before changing the ICA date, just for certainty. Just stay in Singapore and postpone business trip (if any) during this period of time as you don’t have passport to go out of the country.

UPDATE AS PER 2 OCT 2021

Now you need to call or email to book appointment before coming down to KBRI. Tell them that you need to come for 1. surrender passport. 2. legalize documents of above mentioned. They will reply you with this email confirmation, please bring this upon visitation. 

And now you're become stateless. 

One more step to become Singaporean. 

Next post, ICA for Oath of Renounciation, Allegiance, and Loyalty

Stay tune.

-Debbie-

Welcome 2016!

Hi guys,

Long time no see.

OMG! It’s been a good month since my last post.

First, this is me and my new hairstyle. Decided to change new tresses since its new year :-)

The last post was in Nov, If my memory serve me well, it was the time when I was an absolutely nutter, preparing for N3 exam and approaching December which festive months with lots of events and celebration. 

But finally its over and I kinda miss December coz its my favourite month L

So! Let’s recap of what’s happened last month and also in this post I’ll include list of gratitude of 2015 and most important thing, New Year Resolutions of 2016!

Let’s roll on, shall we?

First, 4 Dec, Attended company D&D which I didn’t won the top ten or best costume or anything but win lucky draw Lacie 1TB Porsche design external hardisk which prized $150! and then we did Christmas exchange gift, too!

6 Dec was JLPT N3 test and I can say I did remarkably well during the test. So the results will be on March which I’m so excited about.

Followed by JCS Graduation ceremony @ Raffles hotel. That’s happened on 13 Dec. No idea what’s going on during the speech LOL but I went there just to take my certificate and the score report, as well as take tons of photos with sensei and classmate…

Went to meet EiEi my ex classmate for a quick lunch and exchange Christmas gift. It’s super-duper impromptu. LOL. Thanks sis for the Christmas gift. I do use the hair mask a lots since I colour-bleached my hair next year.

And then this year, I went out to see Christmas illumination @ Orchard together with the GXfit group. Background a bit, it is a church group which focus on fitness activity and I’ve found lots of friends of it. It’s weekly class and since I always go to my office’s gym, might as well I go to their class since it's only few stops away.

Home sweet home my hometown, Jakarta...Eat, play, sleep…like a pig. 

We celebrated Chloe’s 1^st birthday and Giselle 8^th birthday together at Churreria, Puri Indah Mall. So many people turned up and we chit-chat and taking photos nonstop. I like when Giselle treats Chloe nicely, she’s so gentle and considerate towards baby but still she prefers to play with friends from same age or older. LOL. Its ok. one step at a time.  Btw, I really miss my long hair now :-(

Then I cut my hair at Nobu Salon @ Citywalk mall. It's a Japanese salon and all the hairstylists and customers are Japanese. I felt foreigner in my home country!

The colour turned out to be nice! I like ash blonde and dark brown (2 coloured tone) and it's getting lighter over wash, but the problem is the hairstylist is Japanese and yet he did a lot of layered cut using layered scissors...which make my hair frizzy and unhealthy :-( I spent Rp. 1.9k there which quite cheap actually if you compare it with Japanese salon in Singapore. 

Then back to Singapore on 2 Jan and busy unpacking and stuff. Emo coz holiday is over. hahaha. 

That’s all my December about.

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Now, jump to list of gratitude 2015

•  I feel gratitude towards my health. Not only God give me pink of health throughout this year, I can exercise twice a week quite flexibly and meet lots of friends who has same interest.
• I feel gratitude towards my family. Thanks for Chloe in our midst. She’s cute and adorable. I’m blooming miss her already. And Thanks for Giselle in my life, too. Especially when I see Giselle’s sleeping face, all my troubles and worry melts away. (sounds creepy) I feel gratitude towards people at home. They always support and listen to me when in needs, hope we can maintain a good relationship. There’s no way I take this for granted.
• I feel gratitude towards my job. It enabled me to pay bills, plan for holiday, support my hobbies, and plan for future, too!
• I feel gratitude towards my study, not only I can finish my CA class and take N3 2X within a year. I also have some spare time to study Jap and learn other things. 
• Feel gratitude towards church. The facts that God gave me the opportunity to serve as an usher for the past year. I served in Conference, too. Unbelievably, God took away my worry and gave me strength to carry on for the whole 2 days of Conference.
• I feel gratitude towards my friends. LG is indeed a very strong support system. Well, no one perfect including mine so I think it’ll be good if we can just accept other people’s strength and weakness. It’s all good
• I feel gratitude finally my braces journey came to an end. I'm officially having nice straight teeth right now and I'm loving it! 

So this year 2016!

Study/ Career:

-        Taking up FA class, which means study harder 3X as usual.

-        Taking up new skills, such as: mastering some advance yoga post or learn how to maximize my Mac or maybe taking guitar lesson!?

-        Try to find a new job, at least find those I can utilize my Jap skill?

Church:

-        Settle down in new LG. God will put me to the right place and right timing.

-        Go venture another possible way to serve God, such as mission trip or kids ministry!? I'm not sure though.

 Spiritual, mind, and body:  

-        Taking fortnight to overseas. Hopefully to rediscover myself again in this journey.

-        Up my exercise routine. Not only jogging, I need to try out any other work out pls! My weight stuck on certain numbers and I need to lose weight!

Relationship:

-        To be able to listen more and speak less. I’m a natural non-sense talker. Remember, Deb you are 29 this year so pls behave like one pls!

-        Maintain good relationship with everybody. Be more open. Which I’m trying! And I’m trying again in 2016

-        Back to basics. Simplicity is good. Less is more.

Oh and the thing that I'd like to continue to grow this year is to have a surrender heart to God. Completely. Surrender doesn't mean I'm weak but it means completely let God take control. It ain't easy coz human is natural control-freak. But one thing for sure, when I follow His plan, all things will fall into the correct place and correct timing. 

As for His plan is good for me, now and forever. Amen. 

Ok I think I covered pretty much of it.  Oh ya last one, I aim to blog more often this year hopefully time permits me to maintain this blog regularly. 

Bye.

-Deb-