How to register for Nomor Induk Tunggal (NIT)

If your KTP or Kartu Keluarga already shows a NIK, you do not apply for Nomor Induk Tunggal. Dukcapil has said that directly: people who already have a NIK are not allowed to get one.

NIT exists for the other case. You are an Indonesian citizen living abroad, and you were never entered into the national civil registry. Same legal function as a NIK. Different number. Issued by a KBRI or KJRI, not by a Dukcapil office in Indonesia.

That distinction matters for SAKE as well. AHU will accept a legalized KTP, Kartu Keluarga, or NIT. If you never had the first two, NIT is the document you have to go and get.

What Nomor Induk Tunggal actually is

NIT is a 16-digit identity number for Indonesian citizens who live outside Indonesia and have never been given a NIK.

Government Regulation No. 40 of 2019 treats that number as equivalent to a NIK. You use it for the same public services that ask for a NIK, including consular paperwork and, later, a citizenship-renunciation file.

The number is not random. The first six digits are a location code:

• digits 1-2 are always 99 (the abroad code in the civil-registry system)
• digits 3-5 are the country
• digit 6 is the embassy or consulate that issued it

The next six digits are the date of birth. For women, the day is increased by 40, same rule as a domestic NIK. The last four digits are a sequence number.

If someone shows you a "NIT" that does not start with 99, it is not a NIT.

Who should register, and who should not

Dirjen Dukcapil put this in one sentence in 2021: NIT is only for Indonesian citizens living abroad who have never had a NIK. The official explanation is here.

You should apply if you are in one of these groups:

• A child born abroad who was never added to an Indonesian Kartu Keluarga
• A dual-citizen child born to an Indonesian parent, if they are being recorded as WNI
• An adult who left Indonesia before e-KTP recording, and Dukcapil has no NIK for them
• Anyone AHU or a KBRI/KJRI is asking for a NIT because there is no KTP or KK to legalize

Do not apply if:

• You already have a NIK on a KTP-el or Kartu Keluarga
• You are listed on a family KK, including as a child or spouse. Everyone on that KK already has a NIK
• You are still in Indonesia and planning to live abroad for more than six months. That path is a Surat Keterangan Pindah Luar Negeri (SKPLN) from Dukcapil, not a new NIT

The second bullet is the one that catches people. Moving abroad does not convert your NIK into a NIT. You keep the NIK. The embassy or consulate may activate or update that record. They should not mint a new 99-number for you.

If SIAK finds you in the database, they activate the existing NIK. If they do not find you, then NIT is on the table.

Peduli WNI is the front door, not the whole process

Peduli WNI is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs portal for Indonesian citizens abroad. Lapor diri, consular applications, civil-registration requests, and complaints all go through it.

The Ministry of Home Affairs did not build a second civil-registry system for overseas Indonesians. Peduli WNI is the entrance. Behind it is the same Dukcapil SIAK used in Indonesia. Kemenlu has said lapor diri is a requirement for NIT issuance, which is why you cannot skip the portal and only email the embassy.

You still have to appear in person. Biometric recording for KK, e-KTP, or NIT cannot be done by post, by a relative, or by courier. Embassies and consulates are explicit about that.

The portal UI is in Indonesian. Budget extra time if you do not read it fluently.

How to access Peduli WNI and create an account

1. Open https://peduliwni.kemlu.go.id.
2. Click Daftar if you have no account, or Masuk if you already do.
3. Register with a personal email you actually check. One person per email. Do not reuse the same address for a spouse or a child.
4. Confirm the account from the email Kemenlu sends. Keep that message. It contains the login and the security-question answer.
5. Log in.

If you want the clicks rather than the list, KBRI Singapore recorded this walkthrough of NIT issuance on Peduli WNI:

Complete lapor diri before you ask for NIT

After login, open Lapor Diri, choose Kedatangan WNI, then Lapor Sekarang.

The portal tries to match you against national databases, in this order:

1. NIK, checked against SIAK
2. If that fails, passport number and expiry, checked against immigration
3. If that fails, KTKLN, if you ever had one
4. If none of those exist, manual identity

If you are applying because you have no NIK, step 1 will fail. That is expected. Continue with the passport. If the passport is also unknown to the system (common for children born abroad who only have a foreign birth certificate so far), you fill identity by hand.

Then you complete:

• overseas address, city, and postcode
• residence permit, visa, or other proof of stay
• scans of passport and, if you have them, KTP
• purpose of stay (work, study, family, and so on)
• emergency contacts in Indonesia and in the country you live in

Submit only after you have ticked the declaration. You get a registration number in the form LD- followed by digits. Screenshot it. Consular forms ask for it later, and it is annoying to fish out of email.

You can retrieve a lost number from Profil WNI → Riwayat Lapor Diri, or by linking an old in-person lapor diri to the new account.

Update the record if you move house or country (Perpindahan). Lapor diri is not a one-time checkbox.

Apply for NIT at the KBRI or KJRI that covers you

Once lapor diri is in, you are not finished. NIT is issued by your KBRI or KJRI, through SIAK.

Typical sequence, based on how KBRI Mexico City documents the service:

1. Check the Informasi Pelayanan page on Peduli WNI, or your embassy or consulate website, for the local adminduk / NIK / NIT instructions. Checklists are not identical worldwide.
2. Scan the required documents and email them first if they ask for a pre-check. Several offices will not give you an appointment until the file looks complete.
3. Fill their application letter and the Dukcapil forms they list. For a new NIT, that usually includes:
   • F-1.01 (family biodata)
   • F-1.04 (statement that you have never had NIK/NIT recording, or have no civil-registry documents)
   • F-2.03 SPTJM if you are 17 or older and have no birth certificate
   • F-2.04 SPTJM if you are married and have no marriage certificate
4. Attend the appointment for biometric recording. Bring originals plus A4 copies.
5. Wait for them to process the file. One documented turnaround is two to three working days after the file is complete. Treat that as a best case, not a promise.

What you should walk away with: a written confirmation, a digital Kartu Keluarga, and a digital e-KTP. Physical cards, if you need them, are collected later from Dukcapil in Indonesia against those files.

The service is free. If a website tries to charge you to "register NIT online," it is not the government.

Documents your KBRI or KJRI usually asks for

Confirm this list against your embassy or consulate. The set below is the core that keeps showing up in official consular PDFs:

• Proof of lapor diri (the LD- number)
• Indonesian passport, or other proof of Indonesian citizenship
• Birth certificate
• Residence permit or equivalent ID in the country you live in
• Recent proof of overseas address (utility bill, tenancy, or similar)
• Marriage or divorce documents, if they affect the family record
• Employer or posting letter, if you are there for work

Bring whatever old Indonesian documents you still have (old KTP, old KK, diploma). The point is to help SIAK find you. If they do find you, you are in the activate-NIK lane, not the new-NIT lane.

For a child born abroad, expect the parents' passports, the child's foreign birth certificate, the parents' KTP/KK, and a separate Peduli WNI record for the child. The NIT, if issued, will carry the country code of the place of birth, not the parents' old Indonesian kecamatan.

Where NIT shows up in a SAKE application

AHU's published requirements for Surat Keterangan Kehilangan Kewarganegaraan ask for a legalized copy of a KTP, Kartu Keluarga, or NIT.

That is the practical reason this page exists on Bye Indonesia. If you already have a KTP or KK, legalize those and move on. Do not invent a NIT application as extra homework.

If you never had those documents, get NIT first, then legalize the NIT paperwork the same way you would legalize a KTP. After citizenship is lost, Dukcapil is supposed to deactivate the NIK or NIT. That is a later problem. You still need a valid number on the way in.

FAQ

Is every Indonesian abroad required to have NIT?

No. Only those who never had a NIK. Lapor diri on Peduli WNI is the obligation that applies to everyone.

Can I finish NIT entirely on Peduli WNI?

No. The portal is how you register, report your presence, and start the file. Biometrics and issuance happen at the embassy or consulate.

My child was born abroad. Do they use my NIK?

No. If they were never on an Indonesian KK, they can be issued their own NIT. If they were already on your KK, they already have a NIK.

What if I had a paper KTP years ago and lost it?

Tell the embassy or consulate. They will search SIAK. A lost card is not the same as "never recorded." If a NIK exists, they should activate it rather than issue NIT.

Does NIT replace my passport?

No. It is a civil-registry number. You still need a passport for travel.

Start on Peduli WNI, finish lapor diri, then read the NIT or adminduk page for the KBRI or KJRI that covers your city. If you already have a NIK, you can close this tab and go back to the SAKE guide.