Indonesia Immigration

Immigration to Indonesia was in practice since the ancient era. The early phase of Indonesia Immigration started when fishermen of Indonesia migrated to the neighboring islands.

Immigration to Indonesia also took place at this time when huge populace from the Indian subcontinent visited the country and settled there. They also highly influenced the culture and society of the country considerably. Thus Indonesian culture is a blend of Indian and Chinese culture mostly.

The main immigration of Indonesia took place in the nineteenth century when people of Indonesia were sent to Australia for working in the pearl and sugarcane industries. Most of them had to return after the Second World War but few of them managed to stay back. The net migration rate of Indonesia is -1.27 migrants against thousand citizens.

The outflow of refugees in Indonesia is nine thousand. For working in Indonesia the foreigners have to send their application to the immigration office. The local embassies of the country are not given the privilege of issuing Temporary Stay Visas. People who exceed their visa period are heavily penalized in Indonesia. There are number of immigration law firms in Indonesia which can solve problems related to this. Names of some of those law firms are:

• Wijaya & Co Law Firm
• Hadromi & Partners Law Firm
• RHF Law

Most of the immigration law firms on Indonesia are located in the country's capital. These law firms can come in very handy for the tourists to the country.