Government Officials on Standby

The electronic identity card (e-ID) data recording service has been suspended for two to three weeks to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

KOMPAS/I GUSTI AGUNG BAGUS ANGGA PUTRA

Visitors to the Teraskota Mall in Serpong, Tangerang, Banten, line up to print their electronic ID cards in March (4/3/2020).

Despite the decision to suspend the electronic identity card data recording service for two to three weeks to reduce the risk of transmission of Covid-19 caused by the novel coronavirus, officials at the Residential and Civil Registry Affairs Directorate General at the Home Affairs Ministry, remain on standby.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Although the electronic identity card (e-ID or KTP-el) data recording service has been put on hold for two to three weeks to minimize the risk of Covid-19 transmission, officials at the Residential and Civil Registry Affairs Directorate-General (Dukcapil) at the Home Affairs Ministry, have been placed on standby in Dukcapil office provide residential data recording services for urgent cases.