**How to register births and deaths in India for foreigners**

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Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi or Indonesian Consulate General in Mumbai can register the birth of a child born in India to Indonesian Nationals who themselves were born, registered or naturalised in Indonesia on payment of the necessary registration fee. Indonesian Embassy or Conculate can also register the death of an Indonesian National in India. Details of the documentation required and application forms for birth & death registration are given below:

Birth Registration - Documentation required:

• Completed birth registration form 
• The child's municipal birth certificate; 
• A doctor's/hospital report in respect of the child's birth; 
• An affidavit or baptismal certificate in support of the child's name, if the name does not appear on the birth certificate; 
• Both parents' passports (covering the period around the child's birth); 
• Parents' marriage certificate. If the marriage took place in India the certificate MUST be issued under the provisions of either the Special Marriage Act 1954 or the Hindu Marriage Act 1955. Church marriages are covered by the Special Marriage Act 1954; 
• A divorce certificate and, if appropriate, evidence of the termination of any previous marriage of either parent; 
• The father's long birth certificate or, if born outside Indonesia, documentary evidence of his claim to Indonesian nationality, e.g. naturalisation or registration certificate. 
• The mother's long birth certificate or, if born outside Indonesia, documentary evidence of her claim to Indonesian nationality. 
• Fee in cash if you are calling personally at the Consular Section Counter.

Death Registration - Documentation required:

• Completed Death Registration Form 
• Municipal death certificate of the deceased (with a notarised English translation where applicable); 
• Cremation or burial certificate; 
• Doctor's/hospital report detailing cause of death; 
• Passport and nationality certificate of the deceased; 
• Fee in cash if you are calling personally at the Consular Section Counter.

*How to register births and deaths in Indonesia for foreigners*

Births in Indonesia

First Time Indian Passport/Consular Birth Registration

*) Birth outside India should be registered at the relevant Indian Embassy or Consulate. Birth registration is not compulsory, but The Embassy or Consulate recommends it.

*) Births in Indonesia must be registered with the relevant Indonesian Civil Registry Office (Kantor Catatan Sipil) within 14 days of the birth.  Births not registered within this time frame have to be registered through the Indonesian Court.

An Indian style birth certificate is available as proof of identity and proof of nationality.

A record of the birth will afterward be held at the General Register Office in India.


Please refer to the Consular Fees Table for registration plus one certified copy of the entry  payable in Rupiah cash at the Consular Rate of Exchange.  Additional copies of the entry can be obtained at a cost (read the Consular Fees Table), payable in Indonesian Rupiah.

Before processing an application to register a child's birth, the Embassy or Consulate need to see evidence of the child's nationality status. Original documents are required (all documents will be returned to you when the application has been processed, parents passports will be returned day of application). Photocopies are not acceptable in any circumstances. The Embassy or Consulate require certified translations (ie official translations from a translation bureau) of any document(s) not in English. The Embassy or Consulate needs to see:

1. Child's official birth certificate, issued by the local Civil Registrar (Kantor Catatan Sipil). The Embassy or Consulate will follow the names as they appear on the local document.
2. Documentary evidence of father and/or mother's nationality status: Indian full-length birth certificate (*); or naturalization or registration certificate.
3. Parents' marriage certificate and evidence that any previous marriages of the parents have been dissolved i.e divorce or death certificate as appropriate.
4. Both parents' passports.