Hi Nick,

I am a new member to the forum, having read a number of your blogs you certainly seem to be the one in the know.

I have a question for you.

My wife, young daughter and i(all UK citizens) are planning a trip to Bali for 6 months later this year. We have found a company that can help us get a Social visa which is great. The issue is though, as follows.
We have recently found out that my wife is pregnant, rather than postpone the trip we want to have the baby in a private hospital in Bali. - great HOWEVER do you know if it is possible to get a birth certificate issued for the new child (when niether of us are residents or citizens). Once we have the birth cert i know we can go to the consulate and get a passport for it but then we also have a issue with getting a visa for the child that did not get a "visa on arrival".
Having had a child in Bali i am hoping you may be able to help on this one.
Any other helpful hint regarding childbirth in bali would also be very much appriciated.

Thanks for your time

Kind regards

Ben Brady

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Ben,

Interesting question. I do not know the answer.

This really is a question for the UK & Indonesian immigration departments.

You should be able to get a birth cert, stating you are both parents and both from UK. Indonesia doesn't recognise the idea that being born in a country makes you a citizen, here its about blood.

I know when a a mixed nationality kid was born, before they changed the rules, you had a week to get it fixed up with a visa, in that case a type of kid's KITAS.

Don't worry, I'm sure it will work out, even the knuckleheads who work in Bali immigration can't go that hard on a kid.

By the way, I found Puri Bunda in Denpasar to be a pretty good hospital. It was clean, modern and we both got meals.

The great thing about having a kid in Bali is being able to enjoy the nice weather, stay in a good place and allow your wife to relax at a villa / hotel afterwith some hired help.


British Honorary Consulate, Bali

Telephone: (62) (361) 270601
Facsimile: (62) (361) 287804
Email: bcbali@dps.centrin.net.id

My nephew and wife had their baby in the hospital that Nick mentioned, we paid for it and it was about $400 AUS. I also know a midwife called Kim Patra, an Australian lady that has lived in Bali for years and has her own clinic. I used to have her number in my phone, but for some reason I must have deleted it. I am sure she has a website you can look up, or when in Bali just ask around, most people know of her. She also has a column in the Bali Advertiser.