ID cards for seasonal residents

JAKARTA (JP): Head of the City Population Office Soemarto announced yesterday that all seasonal residents are obliged to register themselves at the city's subdistrict offices to process temporary citizenship cards.

Based on Gubernatorial Degree No. 339/1995, all seasonal residents must register within 14 days of arriving in the city, Soemarto said. He said that the regulation was issued to record all residents living in the city. The registration has been opened as of June 1.

The temporary citizenship cards are valid for a period of six months and cannot be extended. To get the cards the applicants have to fulfill certain requirements, including supplying photos and appropriate papers from their hometowns. (yns)