Registering a birth and getting a MyKid in Penang

The short version

Register the birth at any JPN office within 60 days of the child's birth; there is no fee. Bring form JPN.LM01, the hospital's birth confirmation form, the antenatal card and both parents' identity documents. A Malaysian child under 12 can then get a MyKid, also free, using the birth certificate.

For the addresses and hours of JPN's Penang offices, see IC and passport in Penang.

Checklist: registering the birth (within 60 days)

Who can register: the mother or father, the child's guardian, or someone who knows of or saw the birth. For a child whose parents are not married (anak tak sah taraf), JPN lists the mother and father.

What to bring:

Form JPN.LM01 (Borang Daftar Kelahiran), filled in, original.
The birth confirmation form from the hospital (Borang Pengesahan Kelahiran), original. For a birth at home: a doctor's confirmation letter (original), and a police report and a sworn declaration on form AM80 (originals and copies).
The antenatal card (Kad Pranatal, the pregnancy record book), original and a copy. If you have none, a statutory declaration on form AM80.
Both parents' identity cards or identity documents, originals and copies.
The informant's identity card, if the informant is not a parent.
The parents' marriage or divorce documents, originals and copies.
The parents' death certificates, if relevant.
A utility bill (water, electricity, Astro or phone) if you live somewhere other than the address on your identity card or passport.

Fee: none. JPN says the form on its website is a guide only; use the original form at the counter. JPN's birth registration page does not describe an online pre-registration.

Source: JPN, Pendaftaran Kelahiran Biasa, read 2026-10-14.

After 60 days: late registration

A birth registered after 60 days is a late registration (pendaftaran lewat kelahiran). It costs RM 50.00 and needs much more paperwork. It is made at any JPN office in Peninsular Malaysia.

Who applies: both parents; or one parent and a sponsor who knows of the birth and is at least 10 years older than the child; or two such sponsors aged 18 and over, if the parents cannot be traced or have died.
Extra documents include a full-length 4R photo and a passport-size photo with a blue background of the child, the child's health and immunisation card, passport-size photos of the parents and of brothers and sisters, the family information forms BMK81 and BMK81A, and a statutory declaration SA81. For a child aged seven or older, a school record or a declaration that the child has never been to school.
For births in 2002 and earlier: a search result on form JPN.LM14.

Source: JPN, Pendaftaran Lewat Kelahiran, read 2026-10-14.

Checklist: MyKid

MyKid is the chip identity card for children under 12. It works like a MyKad but has no photo and no fingerprint. The identity number on it is used for life.

Who: any Malaysian citizen child under 12.
Bring: the child's Malaysian birth certificate, or Borang W (original), and the identity document of the parent applying.
Fee: none. JPN's MyKid page does not say how long a MyKid takes to be ready, or what a replacement for a lost or damaged one costs.
Check progress: JPN's Sistem Semakan Permohonan MyKid (spcmykid.jpn.gov.my) shows an application's status if you enter the MyKid number without dashes.

JPN says MyKid can be used when dealing with hospitals or clinics for health checks, and with schools. At 12 the child applies for a MyKad; see IC and passport in Penang for that step and for a child's passport.

Sources: JPN, MyKid and JPN, Sistem Semakan Permohonan MyKid, read 2026-10-14.

In order

Keep the hospital's birth confirmation form and the antenatal card: JPN asks for both.
Within 60 days: register the birth at a JPN office, free.
Then: apply for the child's MyKid at JPN, free, with the child's Malaysian birth certificate, which JPN's MyKid page asks for.
At 12: apply for a MyKad.