Children's Rights

Indonesia

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Universal Coverage and Definition Birth Registration Universal Coverage and Definition

Is birth registration available for children born to citizens residing abroad?

Yes

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Indonesia Legal Analysis

Law 23/2006, Art. 29, requires Indonesian citizens living abroad to report births that occur abroad to the representative office of the Republic of Indonesia in that host country.
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Specific Situations Birth Registration Foundling

Does the law specify the process and responsibilities for registering the birth of a child who was abandoned and whose parents are not known?

Yes

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Indonesia Legal Analysis

The person who found the child must report to the birth, together with a police report. The law is silent regarding the nationality determination for the child.
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Specific Situations Birth Registration Adoption

Does the law clearly state the process for amending birth registrations in adoption cases?

Yes

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Indonesia Legal Analysis

Presidential Regulation 96/2018 states the documents the adoptive parents must submit to register an adoption, which includes: the court order, birth certificate, family book of adoptive parents, e-KTP (electronic national ID) or travel documents for foreign parents.
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Specific Situations Birth Registration Surrogacy

If surrogacy is legal, is there a defined process to register the internationally recommended data for surrogate births?

No

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Indonesia Legal Analysis

Surrogacy is not legal in Indonesia.
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