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🇮🇩 Indonesia · National ID card

e-KTP

KTP-el (Electronic Resident Identity Card)

The e-KTP is Indonesia's mandatory electronic national ID card, a smart card with a contactless chip built on the lifelong 16-digit NIK number. Enrollment captures fingerprints, iris, and facial biometrics for deduplication, and the NIK serves as the master key for e-KYC and government service linkage nationwide.

What it does
Identity verification / KYCBiometric authentication
Country:🇮🇩 Indonesia
Type:National ID card
Status:Live
Launched:2011
Issuer:Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil), Ministry of Home Affairs
Who can get it:Indonesian citizens aged 17+ or married, plus foreign permanent residents in a variant form
Format
CardNumber
Identity attributes
NIK (16-digit number)NamePlace and date of birthGenderAddressPhotoBiometric templates
Authentication methods
Visual inspectionContactless chip readFingerprint matchNIK-based e-KYC lookup
Common use cases
VotingBanking / account openingSIM registrationSocial assistance and BPJS health
Standards
ISO/IEC 14443 contactless chipMultimodal biometric deduplication
Coverage

Issued to roughly 170+ million residents

Interoperability

Domestic

Privacy and trust

Governed by the Population Administration Law and the Personal Data Protection Law No. 27/2022, with Dukcapil warning against e-KTP photocopying and IKD activation scams.

Identity verification providers

Independent identity verification vendors that support documents like this for KYC and onboarding. Exact document coverage varies by provider and region, so confirm support before relying on it.

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Official source
https://dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id/

e-KTP: frequently asked questions

What is the NIK and how does it relate to the e-KTP?
The NIK is the lifelong 16-digit single population identity number, and the e-KTP is the physical card carrying it, used as the key for e-KYC and government service linkage.
Does the digital IKD replace my physical e-KTP?
No. IKD and KTP-el coexist and complement each other, and IKD activation is currently optional.
Educational reference, not official guidance. Confirm current details with the issuing authority. See Indonesia data protection law · all Indonesia schemes · identity verification vendors