Land ownership in Indonesia for foreign citizens

Habib Adjie

Faculty of Law, Universitas Narotama, Surabaya, Indonesia.

Abstract:

In Indonesia, the legal framework has numerous laws and regulations that control the land management and ownership. The laws are associated with the different kind of land titles comes under different terms and conditions. Distinctly, the laws are different for both the natives and the foreigners. The recent amendments in legal frameworks captured the attention of scholars. The research by following the current research trends investigated the different land policies and regulations for the foreigners set by Indonesian Government. The researcher adopted normative juridical research approach to examine the current status, limitations, and opportunities in laws and regulations which impact the land ownership and rights of foreigners. By adopting qualitative research method, the data is collected from both the primary and secondary data. Through the content analysis, the findings are extracted. According to the results, the legal framework poses numerous regulatory barriers for the foreigners which leads to illegal land management and ownership by foreigners. In order to improve the residential and business conditions for foreigners, the facilitations should be enhanced for the improved foreigner land ownership. The study provided in-depth insights into the legal framework and provided recommendations that would prove effective in boosting foreign investments in Indonesia.

Keyword:

Land ownership, foreign citizen, Indonesian law