expat. marriage in Bali

6 posts  |  Started 1 year ago by eagle  |   Latest reply from bele  |  

1. eagle
   Member

   Here is some info. for Aussies. I hope it is 100% correct
   Bali has become one of the major destinations for a wedding. The general requirement is a certificate of No Impediment to Marriage issued by the Dept. of Foreign Affairs for $90 in your Australian state. You need to apply with your passport and birth certificate plus evidence of Australian residence or nationality. The DFA. can also advise on the requirements which need to be met for your marriage to be legal in Indonesia.
   Generally you must be free to marry, over 18 (there are exceptions), not closely related to you partner, of the opposite sex and if you have previously been married the death certificate of your wife or divorce papers. A marriage in Indo. is recognized as valid in Australia. You do not need to register your marriage in Australia. Note that marriage to an Aussie does not entitle that person to enter Australia. A valid marriage in Bali has to be officiated by an authorized person from one of the 5 recognized religions plus a government officer. What may be practical is to have a registry office marriage in your home town then the ceremony in Bali. The wedding planning industry in Bali is now well oiled. It now attract all sorts of hopeful commission earners and some have the ability to become invisible on your special day.

   Posted 1 year ago #

2. brovic
   Member

   Absolutely correct, eagle. However, I obtained my No Impediment to Marriage in the Asutralian Consulate here in Bali. It cost me Rp2.000.000, but it was in Indonesian and was instantly accepted.

   Posted 1 year ago #

3. alkumala
   Member

   yes. well Eagle is pretty much always correct. So what are these 5 approved religions? Is a Jewish marriage acceptable to Indonesians.

   Posted 1 year ago #

4. bele
   Member

   The 5 recognised religions are Islam, Protestantism, Catholicism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Based on the 2000 census, approximately 86.1% were Muslims consisting of Sufis, Shias and Sunnis (predominantly Sunnis), 5.7% Protestant, 3% are Catholic, 1.8% Hindu, 3.4% Buddhist and other or unspecified.

   At the 2000 census there were only 20 Jews left in Indonesia (descendants from Dutch Jews), so a minuscule percentage of over 200 million people (0.0000001 of the population doesn't make for a recognised religion). Just like Muslims don't go to Israel to get married, not too many Hebrews travel to predominantly Muslim countries, and even less seek to marry there, so I don't believe it is much of an issue.

   There is a 6th partially recognised religion, which is Confucianism. It was recognised initially after independence in 1945, but in the Suharto era was not recognised, so is a bit in limbo.

   Posted 1 year ago #

5. eagle
   Member

   sorry Alkumala but rabbis in Indonesia are in short supply

   Posted 1 year ago #

6. bele
   Member

   I once mentioned Judism as a religion to an Imam from Aceh who informed me that Judism is not a religion it is a race. I declined to argue the point.

   Posted 1 year ago #

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