Register a child’s birth with Dukcapil

What to prepare

• A birth statement from the health facility or birth attendant where available.
• Family Card and parent/reporter identity details.
• Marriage documents appropriate to the family’s circumstances.
• F-2.01 reporting form and witness details where required locally.

Steps you can follow

1. Identify the application

   First birth registration, correction of an existing certificate and reporting a birth abroad are different. This guide prepares for an Indonesian citizen child’s birth registration in Indonesia. Ask Dukcapil about other nationality circumstances.

2. Find the local channel

   Use the official district/city Dukcapil site and confirm that the channel serves your circumstances and area.

3. Check child and parent details

   Compare spelling, birth details and parental identities across supporting documents before submitting.

4. Apply and keep the reference

   Use the official form and document-upload or counter instructions. Monitor any request for corrections.

5. Review the issued documents

   Check every detail and ask whether the service also updates the KK or issues a KIA, or whether another request is needed.

Costs and timing

Population-document issuance is free. Surabaya’s birth-service standard lists no fee. Confirm local turnaround and submission arrangements; copying and travel are not certificate-issuance fees.

Check current requirements, availability and charges through the official reference ↗ before paying or travelling.

Missing birth or marriage evidence

Explain what is unavailable and the actual circumstances to Dukcapil. Local official sources describe responsibility-statement mechanisms for certain situations, with conditions requiring examination. Such a statement is not an automatic replacement for any missing document.

For unrecorded parental marriages, unknown parentage or other family circumstances, ask for the correct checklist. Do not enter inaccurate marriage or identity information merely to make a form proceed.

Local examples and follow-up

Surabaya describes its KLAMPID birth-registration process and issuance of the certificate and updated KK. Gunungkidul describes a birth certificate, KK and KIA package for newborns. These are local examples, not a promise of identical bundles or timings nationwide.

Store the results safely and check whether BPJS Kesehatan or other family records need updating. For a child’s passport, use Immigration’s child-specific requirements.

Things to check carefully

Frequently asked questions