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The risks of statelessness in Indonesia are best understood not as a single condition affecting one clearly defined group, but as a pattern produced through ordinary administrative processes.
Diaspora connection: President Prabowo Subianto (second right) greets Indonesian students based in France on May 26, 2026 as he arrives in Paris for a state visit. (Antara/Presidential Secretariat Media and Press Bureau)
Risks of statelessness in Indonesia are rarely treated as a central public policy issue. When it does appear in public discussion, it is usually framed through refugee protection or cross-border movement. Less attention is paid to people who may be Indonesian citizens in law, but struggle to prove, transmit or exercise that citizenship in everyday life.
Indonesia has legal safeguards intended to reduce these risks, particularly through birth registration and access to citizenship. Yet legal entitlement does not always translate into recognized proof of nationality.
