Don't Be Wrong, This Is A Difference In Fixing The Name And Change Of KTP Name

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YOGYAKARTA Some of us may not know the different names and changes to the name of the ID card (Popular Card).

In population administration, name corrections are intended to correct name writing errors in existing population documents. While name change is done if someone wants to change the name officially, both partially and overall.

Well, in this article, it will be discussed in full the differences in naming and name change on the ID card. Let's look at the full information below.

According to the Jakarta Dukcapil page, the difference in the name and name change of the ID card lies in the completion procedure and the required documents.

Requests for naming corrections can be made to the Office of the Population and Civil Registration Office. Meanwhile, name change must go through the trial process first.

The following is an explanation of the difference in name corrections and name change in valid residence documents:

Procedures For Completing The Fixing Of The Name And Change Of KTP Name

Fixing names is an administrative procedure aimed at correcting the name writing error on the ID card. This error is usually caused by a typo (mistype) so that there is an incompatibility between the KTP and other official documents, such as a birth certificate.

For example, if on the ID card it is written Cintia Shafira, but in the deed it is written by Cynthia Shafira.

This difference can be categorized as a name correction. To correct the writing error, the applicant does not need a court process, it is enough to go to the disdukcapil according to the domicile, because there are authentic documents that support it.

If the data in the disdukcapil system is correct according to the deed, but there is a writing error on the KTP and KK, then a document reprint application can be submitted and does not require a correcting deed.

The name correction is regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Home Affairs Number 73 of 2022 concerning Listing of Names on Population Documents.

In changing names, this procedure is carried out if the applicant wants to change the name officially. For example:

Because there are additions and name changes, this is included in the category of name change.

the procedure for completing the name change must go through a district court, as stated in Article 52 of Law no. 23 of 2006 concerning Population Administration. The steps are:

Requirements For Fixing The Name And Change Of KTP Name

People who want to make corrections to the name on the ID card can visit the Dukcapil office according to their domicile by bringing a number of conditions, such as:

Meanwhile, if you want to make a name change, the conditions are:

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