City govt plans integrated service in ID issuance

City govt plans integrated service in ID issuance

JAKARTA (JP): The city administration in cooperation with the
West Java province next month will provide an integrated service
for the issuance of identity cards for Jakarta's residents who
have moved to Bogor, Tangerang or Bekasi.

The integrated service targets holders of Jakarta identity
cards living in Bogor, Tangerang, and Bekasi.

Nearly three million Jakartans have moved to the three
satellite cities. This is partly a result of the city's policy to
encourage Jakarta residents to move to the regions.

"Most of the migrants have not bothered to apply for new
identity cards," Soedarsono, the head supervisor of the City
Office of Population Affairs, said yesterday.

He explained that people rarely report their change of address
because they are also required to change other documents such as
drivers' licenses, car ownership documents and health insurance
cards.

Many of them, he said, were also apparently reluctant to apply
for new identity cards, citing flimsy excuses such as being too
busy. "Some of them even hold double identity cards."

Under existing regulations people are allowed to hold only one
identity card.

Quicker

"The integrated services will provide identity cards for the
migrants quicker, cheaper and more easily," Soedarsono told The
Jakarta Post. It is primarily aimed at improving population
administration services as well as increasing regional revenues
for the administrations of Bogor, Bekasi, and Tangerang.

To apply for new identity cards, people are required to show
their old identity cards and family cards to subdistrict offices.
They also should submit three photos and fill in forms provided
by the City Office of Population Affairs.

Officers of the subdistricts and local population agencies
will arrange the issuance of new identity cards. The officers
will work after hours to accommodate those who work.

The City Office of Population Affairs charges a Rp 1,000 fee
for the change of address notification, while the amount of fees
for new identity cards collected by the administrations of Bogor,
Bekasi, and Tangerang depends on respective local regulations.
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