Want to Marry BUT No Embassy's Certificate

[bule-bilo]

Hi all. I am a British citizen living in Indonesia for some years. I have just joined and would like to thank everyone for lots of valuable advice on these forums. I want to get married but need a certificate of non impediment but the British embassy is not open for these services. Does anyone know if the above can be issued by any other office, notary or lawyer in Indonesia? Everything I have read online says it must be issued by the embassy.

[sfullnet123]

Why is that problem so difficult?
I thought the Embassy of the country you must have a solution?

[marcus]

...Does anyone know if the above can be issued by any other office, notary or lawyer in Indonesia?...

I suggest you to talk to the officers of the KUA (for Muslims) or the priest of the church where you intend to marry . I heard of a case where a foreigner made a notarized statement (in Indonesia) with 2 witnesses from his country .

More than 10 years ago I made this notarized statement , but in my own country , and it was accepted by my local Indonesian KUA (and later accepted also by Immigration when its officer wanted to check my marriage for a KITAS) . But I have to say that it was not easy for the Immigration officer to accept it . He said the Indonesian rule requires the document to be issued by the Embassy . I said that my country's rule didn't allow my Embassy to do that (at that time , now my Embassy is issuing the document) . He then asked me to bring the KUA officer to talk to him , so I did .

[bule-bilo]

Why is that problem so difficult?
I thought the Embassy of the country you must have a solution?

The British embassy in Jakarta is not issuing any documentation apart from passports due to Covid.

 

[bule-bilo]

I suggest you to talk to the officers of the KUA (for Muslims) or the priest of the church where you intend to marry . I heard of a case where a foreigner made a notarized statement (in Indonesia) with 2 witnesses from his country .

More than 10 years ago I made this notarized statement , but in my own country , and it was accepted by my local Indonesian KUA (and later accepted also by Immigration when its officer wanted to check my marriage for a KITAS) .

Thank you for the info Marcus I will try this. 

[marcus]

This is the content of the statement :

Public Declaration Deed
To whom it may concern that , on this date , (my name , my profession , my identity card , my address) , identified by me , a Notary of (his credentials) , through the identification document presented and which I did verify . Thus , here , the principal declarant , has declared to me , by his own free will , that his civil ststus is SINGLE . This act has taken place in front of the witnesses : (identification of the 2 witnesses) , who declare that they know the present declarant (my name) , and that they confirm the fact that he is SINGLE . Finally, for the principal declarant and witnesses , they made the present declaration by their own free will , obliguing them to respond both civilly or criminally to all the declaration provided herein , as well as ratifying in Court or with any other entity , at any time , if bound to , ...