https://doi.org/10.31078/jk2021 doi Corresponding Author: Sutan Sorik ✉ sutan.sorik98@gmail.com History: Submitted: 30-06-2022 Revised: 08-08-2022 Accepted: 05-04-2023 Keyword: Candidates for President and Vice President; Citizenship Requirements; Constitution; Presidential System. Kata Kunci: Calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden; Konstitusi; Sistem Presidensial; Syarat Kewarganegaraan. Article Info Abstract Abstrak Copyright © 2023 by Jurnal Konstitusi. All writings published in this journal are personal views of the authors and do not represent the views of the Constitutional Court. The Problem of Citizenship Requirements for Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates in Indonesia Problematika Persyaratan Kewarganegaraan Calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden di Indonesia Sutan Sorik , Fitra Arsil , Qurrata Ayuni Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia, Indonesia This article examines the problematic citizenship requirements of presidential and vice presidential candidates in Indonesia. The research method used is qualitative, with normative juridical research and constitutional comparisons with fifty countries in the world that adhere to presidential government systems. The results of the study show that each country regulates the citizenship requirements of Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates in its constitution. The regulation of the citizenship requirements for the candidates for President and Vice President in Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia is ideal because it is not discriminatory and also does not have multiple interpretations. Based on a comparison with fifty countries, the regulation of citizenship requirements in Indonesia falls into the first category, namely citizen/ nasionality by birth/born. The challenge for Indonesia in the future is how to implement these constitutional provisions without being politicized, especially when the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections will be held. Artikel ini mengkaji tentang problematika persyaratan kewarganegaraan calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden di Indonesia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitatif, dengan bentuk penelitian yuridis normatif dan perbandingan konstitusi dengan lima puluh negara di dunia yang menganut sistem pemerintahan presidensial. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan setiap negara mengatur persyaratan kewarganegaraan Calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden dalam konstitusinya. Pengaturan syarat kewarganegaraan calon Presiden dan Wakil Presiden dalam Pasal 6 Ayat (1) UUD NRI 194 sudah tepat, karena tidak diskriminatif dan juga tidak multitafsir. Berdasarkan perbandingan dengan lima puluh negara, pengaturan syarat kewarganegaraan di Indonesia masuk pada kategori pertama yaitu warga negara sejak lahir. Tantangan untuk Indonesia ke depan adalah bagaimana menjalankan ketentuan konstitusional tersebut tanpa harus dipolitisasi, terutama pada saat akan diselenggarakannya pemilu Presiden dan Wakil Presiden. Published by The Registrar and Secretariat General of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Indonesia Volume 20 Issue 2, June 2023 ISSN (Print) 1829-7706 ISSN (Online) 2548-1657 Journal Homepage: https://jurnalkonstitusi.mkri.id