When my kid was born two years ago no my kid too and I went back 6 months later still don't have. Last moth I went the started it back and got the card yesterday. Funny the accept application on and off. Maybe depends on jpn budget as my kid priority is not high.

what you need to bring besides birth cert ?

That's all. I did mine in Putrajaya while doing FIL's death cert

Why would u need mykid card when u already have valid birthcert for ur kids ?

May I know what is the different between mykid card and birth cert? Went to do my baby's birth cert, and they told me to collect mykid card 3-4months later.

its definitely easier to bring mykid along with you wherever you go compared to a piece of A4 paper.

Actually what is de purpose of new borns / babies / toddlers having a mykid???

When I look at my son's mykid card, I saw two important datas:
1) name
2) date of birth/state ID/last four digits that will b his future IC no

So... wats de purpose of mykid???

I just know about this. And i gonna have a baby so soon. Is it true.. Will check it out...

Birth cert, big piece of A4 paper, once you get it, keep nicely, won't be using it much. I don't remember my kid's birth cert number.
MyKid, small, easy to carry, has future IC number. Used for registration of almost anything (clinic record, passport), MyKid number is useful to remember.

birth cert number = mykid i/c number

IC number is shown in the birth certificate already.

I was told that MyKid is not mandatory and can apply anytime from birth until 7 years old. Is this true?

get mine done along with birth cert at putrajaya jpn, get within 30 mins (reach there arnd 930am)

I did mine at Bandar Tun Razak , but need to wait three months to collect the My Kid.

Generally i dun see much use for the My Kid:
a.) Birth Cert has IC number and details that you can use for banks and insurance, the other two important stuffs they need
b.) there is no identity that ties your child to the My Kid, no fingerprints no photos or anything. in the event that you lost the mykid, no one can verify that its your baby's. that's as good as the generic medical card u got from your company.

i just got my daughter mykids last friday and actually the card got state mother's name and i/c on the back of the card.

kids that dont have mykid (due to they stop issuing sometme in 2013), now can do it already?

Yes, can come and do it at any JPN branches. Just bring along original birth cert of the baby/kid and you need to fill in a form for MyKid application.

If you want it fast, go to JPN HQ/State HQ or any distributed printing branches like at UTC (everywhere) and certain branches (I don't remember). You can get it within a day if there is no problem with the application.

Mind you all guys, MyKid is NOT compulsory to have. Birth Certificate is COMPULSORY.

mykid, is it useful for identification to board a plane?

Does it mean if dont do mykid is also ok? just wait till kid 12 years old to do mykad..

Yes. You can just skip MyKid and do MyKad when your kid reach 12 years old. Birth Certificate should be good enough. But there are some sohai school/place deem the MyKid is compulsory and some customer come and complaint to JPN that why their kid doesn't have MyKid demanded by those places. JPN always will tell the customer that Birth Certificate is sufficed to do any registration because it is the valid documentation. MyKid is just a just a complimentary.