Electronic Identification Card Issuance

Jakarta Governor Regulation No. 76 of 2011 on Electronic Resident Identification Card (e-KTP) Issuance Procedures (“Regulation”) has been issued to implement Minister of Interior Affairs Regulation No. 9 of 2011 on Guidelines on Issuing Residence Identification Cards Based On National Population Registration Number. The Regulation is also aimed at providing the public with information, so people can obtain e-KTP service in their local area.

The Regulation consists of seven chapters and 12 articles.

Article 1 defines the key terms is used throughout the Regulation. Residents, as elaborated on in Article 1(5), include both Indonesian citizens and foreigners. Other key terms include: resident/population database (as elaborated on in Article 1 (6)); resident identification card (KTP, as elaborated on in Article 1 (7)); resident identification number (nomor induk kependudukan – NIK, as elaborated on in Article 1 (9)); KTP NIK-based (e-KTP, as elaborated on in Article 1 (10)).