[FONT=Arial][FONT="]Here's what I know, with apologies for the over-broad title and a humble request for information: [/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][COLOR=blue][FONT="][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][FONT="]Does anyone know market price for what you must pay KUA (Religions Affairs Office) assuming you have all documents, follow all of their rules and request no special favors?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][FONT="]
NOTE: I believe that non-mixed couples pay from Rp 800,000 to Rp 1,300,000 but surely also get extorted where possible. [/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][FONT="]Yankees:
1) don't send invitations yet!
2) 1-page Affidavit of Eligibility for Marriage avail on Internet; fill it out and have it notarized at Merdeka Timur for Rp 300,000
3) have your birth certificate and that aff translated (Google BSE) for total about Rp 150,000
4 ) if you're employer can't provide a Surat Tanda Melapor (Diri) (STM/D) (approx. date same as your start date) then go to nearest police station and they'll do a quick job of typing it up for a few bucks (it's not the same as your SKTM)
5) you need photos (KUA will tell you size and color)
6) finally, if the KUA near your fiancee is like ours you need to show certificate or other evidence that you're Muslim (ie, same religion as the person you'll marry).
This isn't difficult or unpleasant. Islam is a missionary religion. the difference between "us" and "them" is thin and shifting. just shove on thru. a bit stressy, like becoming a member of anything else that presumably matters and needs to be done correctly. it will be less stressful if you read about what it is that makes someone Muslim. people all over the world are Muslim. so it won't be really obvious at first. watch some videos of conversion ceremonies on utube or "How To" guides. assuming you have the good sense to choose a "liberal" mosque that has probably already converted a few bules everything's going to be smooth and even enjoyable. you may make new friends and come home with some door prizes. you'll pay less than half of what you did at the embassy. More specifically: [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][FONT="]salam . . . [/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][COLOR=blue][FONT="][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][FONT="]Does anyone know market price for what you must pay KUA (Religions Affairs Office) assuming you have all documents, follow all of their rules and request no special favors?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][FONT="]
NOTE: I believe that non-mixed couples pay from Rp 800,000 to Rp 1,300,000 but surely also get extorted where possible. [/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial][FONT="]Yankees:
1) don't send invitations yet!
2) 1-page Affidavit of Eligibility for Marriage avail on Internet; fill it out and have it notarized at Merdeka Timur for Rp 300,000
3) have your birth certificate and that aff translated (Google BSE) for total about Rp 150,000
4 ) if you're employer can't provide a Surat Tanda Melapor (Diri) (STM/D) (approx. date same as your start date) then go to nearest police station and they'll do a quick job of typing it up for a few bucks (it's not the same as your SKTM)
5) you need photos (KUA will tell you size and color)
6) finally, if the KUA near your fiancee is like ours you need to show certificate or other evidence that you're Muslim (ie, same religion as the person you'll marry).
This isn't difficult or unpleasant. Islam is a missionary religion. the difference between "us" and "them" is thin and shifting. just shove on thru. a bit stressy, like becoming a member of anything else that presumably matters and needs to be done correctly. it will be less stressful if you read about what it is that makes someone Muslim. people all over the world are Muslim. so it won't be really obvious at first. watch some videos of conversion ceremonies on utube or "How To" guides. assuming you have the good sense to choose a "liberal" mosque that has probably already converted a few bules everything's going to be smooth and even enjoyable. you may make new friends and come home with some door prizes. you'll pay less than half of what you did at the embassy. More specifically: [/FONT][/FONT]
- [FONT=Arial][FONT="]it's better to not be in a huge (small is prolly OK) rush. no chamber, club or group wants to feel used. also, there's a rule within Islam against being forced into Islam. so they're going to ask a few times, why r u doing this? the right answer -- if u think about it -- is "because I think it's the right thing to do" [/FONT][/FONT]
- [FONT=Arial][FONT="]choose a mosque with a comfy air-conditioned office where, on thurs, u can discuss the progress u've been making on the road to submission ; ) and schedule a return visit for Friday prayer the next day. that will be a great opportunity for you to see what goes on there on Friday (pick the right mosque and it will be quite laid back) recite/read/repeat the two-line shahadat into the mic. prepare to be congratulated. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial][FONT="]salam . . . [/FONT][/FONT]
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