Thursday, December 17, 2015
how to obtain passport in sri lanka?
| Issue of Passports |
Where can I obtain an Application Form ?
What are the delivery times for All-Countries Passport ? Normal Basis – 10 working days Urgent Basis – Same day What are the processing fees for All-Countries Passport ? Normal Basis - LKR. 2500.00 Urgent Basis - LKR.7500.00 
What are the documents required to be submitted along with the completed application ?
*If you already have a valid passport which belongs to M or N series (if the passport number begins with letters M or N) it should be submitted along with the application.
What is the delivery time for Diplomatic Passports ?
Normal Basis – 10 working days
Urgent Basis – Same day
What are the processing fees for Diplomatic Passports ?
Normal Basis - LKR. 2500.00 Urgent Basis - LKR.7500.00
Where can I obtain an application form ?
Where can I submit my completed application ?
Head office of the Department of Immigration & Emigration, Colombo What is the delivery time for Official Passports ? Normal Basis – 10 working days Urgent Basis – Same day
What are the processing fees for Official Passports ?
Normal Basis: LKR. 2500.00 Urgent Basis: LKR.7500.00 What are the documents required to be submitted along with the completed application ?
Where can I obtain an application form?
What is the delivery time for Specified-Countries Passports ?Normal Basis – 10 working days
Urgent Basis – same day What are the processing fees for Specified-Countries Passports ? Normal Basis - LKR. 1000.00 Urgent Basis - LKR.2500.00 What are the documents required to be submitted along with the completed application ?
If you do not have a birth certificate or a NIC, you can submit one or more of the following documents –
Where can I obtain an Application Form ?
Where can I submit my completed application ?
Normal Basis – 10 working days Urgent Basis – not available
What are the processing fees for Emergency Certificates ?
Normal Basis - LKR. 500.00 (Urgent Basis – Not applicable) If you intend to come back to Sri Lanka within a short period of time, you may apply for an NMRP or a Temporary Travel Document. What is the duration of validity period ? An NMRP or a Temporary Travel Document is valid only for one way travel to Sri Lanka. Where can I obtain an application form ?
You can submit it to the Overseas Sri Lankan Missions Identification Certificate What is an Identification Certificate ? This is a document issued to a foreigner whose passport or travel document has been lost, stolen or expired whilst in Sri Lanka. How can I obtain an Identification Certificate ? Call in personally at the Head Office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration. You will be able to collect the Identification Certificate on the same day at a processing fee of LKR 2500.00. Sri Lankan passports for Underage (Minor) Applicants/ Adopted Children Who is a minor ? Any person below 16 years of age is considered as a minor for this purpose. How can a minor apply for Sri Lankan passport ? Either the parents or the legal guardian of the applicant should accompany him/her when the applicant comes to the application accepting office to submit the application. A letter of consent from a parent or the legal guardian should be attached to the application. What are the documents required to be submitted along with the completed application ?
Special Notes – Originals of the documents must be submitted along with photocopies. The following documents should be submitted under the special circumstances mentioned below.
If the applicant is born outside of Sri Lanka, Consular Birth Certificate and Citizenship Registration Certificate. If parent(s) of the applicant do not possess a valid Sri Lankan passport, an affidavit confirming that fact and the National Identity Card. If parent(s) of the applicant are dead, Death Certificate(s), Legal Guardian’s Identification Document, Guardian’s consent letter and a report from Grama Niladhari attested by the Divisional Secretary. If one or both parents are abroad, the consent letter and the passport copies of parents should be certified by the relevant Sri Lankan Mission. If both parents are abroad acceptable authorization letter given by the parents to the legal guardian. If the parents are divorced, Divorce Certificate and the court order stating the right to the custody of the child/ children. If the child has been abandoned by the parents, certified copy of the police report and a confirmation letter from the Grama Niladhari countersigned by the Divisional Secretary. What are the processing fees for All-Countries Passport (below 16 years of age) ? Normal Basis - LKR. 1500.00 Urgent Basis - LKR.3500.00 What are the processing fees for Specified-Countries Passports (below 16 years of age) ? Normal Basis - LKR. 1000.00 Urgent Basis - LKR.1500.00 Including a Minor in a Parent’s Passport Who is a Minor ? Any person below 16 years of age is considered as a minor for this purpose.
Can children included in parents’ passport?Inclusion of children in parent passportswill not longer be allowed. Children irrespective of age should obtain a separate passports.
Sri Lankan Passport for a Dual Citizen An individual who holds citizenship in both Sri Lanka and another country can obtain a Sri Lankan passport by submitting the following documents. (Download printable versions of the Application Forms here)
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How to Obtaining a National Identity Card (NIC) in sri lanka ?
Obtaining a National Identity Card (NIC) for the first time.
- Eligibility criteria to apply for an ID for the first time
- Should be a citizen of Sri Lanka
- Should be attained 16 years of age
- Obtaining an Application
- From the Grama Niladhari of the applicant’s residential area;
- From the Estate superintendant (if the applicant resides in an estate);
- From the School Principal or the “Parivenadhipathi” of the respective Pirivena in the case of school applications
Completed application along with the relevant documents should be handed over to the above respective officers as appropriate.
Necessary documents to be submitted to obtain an ID for the first time:
Necessary documents to be submitted to obtain an ID for the first time:
- Duly completed RPD Form 1
- Applicants under 50 years of age should compulsorily submit the Birth Certificate (BC) or the Probable Age Certificate issued by the Additional District Registrar in order to obtain an ID card.
- The Department considers 1st of July of the respective year as the date of birth in respect of the applicants who submit probable age certificates.
- Applicants over 50 years of age and do not possess the birth certificate or the probable age certificate, could submit two or more following alternative documents along with the results of search of registers and an Affidavit to confirm the age.
- School leaving certificate
- Certificate of Baptism
- Copies of Birth certificates of children of the applicant, (if the date of birth of the applicant indicated )
- Extract of the birth certificate of the applicant
- Citizenship certificate of Sri Lanka (if the date of birth indicated)
- Estate leaving certificate (if the date of birth indicated)
- Certified copies of relevant pages of the Passport
- Registration card issued by the Estate Superintendent
- Horoscope (if available)
- Applicants born in a foreign country should submit the citizenship certificates issued by the Department of Immigration & Emigration of Sri Lanka.
- Women applicants, who wish to include husband’s family name in the ID card need to submit the original & a copy of the marriage certificate.
- Five colour photographs of the size of 1 ⅜” X ⅞”
- Stamp fees
- Stamps to a value of Rs. 3/= for the applicants under 17 years of age.
- Stamps to a value of Rs. 13/= for the applicants over 17 years of age.
- Applicants, who wish to include their occupation/designation in the ID card, should submit a service certificate obtained during the last three months. Professionals also need to submit documentary evidence, in case if they wish to include their profession in the ID card. (I.e. Engineers, Doctors, Accountants, Lawyers should submit relevant Degree certificates). In case of the Businessmen, they need to submit a certified copy of the Business Registration certificate.
- Procedure to confirm the Priest status of applicants-
- Buddhist cleric should submit the “Certificate of Ordain” or “Upasampada Certificate” issued by the Department of Buddhist Affairs
- “Dasasil Matha” should submit the registration certificate issued by the Department of Buddhist Affairs
- Islamic priest should submit the certificate issued by the Department of Islamic Religious Affairs
- Hindu priest should submit the certificate issued by the Department of Hindu Religious Affairs
- Catholic priest should submit certificate issued by the head of relevant catholic religious chapters
Organization InformationDepartment of Registration of Persons
C45,
Keppetipola Road, Colombo 05. Mr. A.P.G. Roshan Amarasinghe Telephones:+94-11-2555616, Fax Nos:+94-11-2593634 Email:info@drp.gov.lk Website: www.drp.gov.lk |
Getting an International Drivers License in Colombo
Its a pretty straight forward process getting an international drivers license for Sri Lanka. It will cost you 1000 Sri Lankan Rupees. Learn about renting tuk tuk in Sri Lanka here. In all it took me no more that 30 minutes to get the permit once I’d found the place. Everything I’d read online said that you had to get the permit from the Automobile Association (The AA) in Colombo. This is no longer true. You now have to go to The Department of Motor Traffic in Werahera. Its on Dept of Motor Traffic Road which is just off Horana road. Be careful as there are two Departments of Motor Traffics in Colombo.
Driving Licence Class
A – Motorcycle Engine capacity > 100 cc
G1 – Two Wheel Tractor with a Trailer
A1 – Motorcycle Engine Capacity <=100cc
B – All Cars/Dual Purpose – GVW <=3500kg. Passengers<=8, Trailer<=250
G1 – Two Wheel Tractor With a Trailer
The address of The Department of Motor Traffic.
The Department of Motor Traffic
Dept of Motor Traffic Rd,
Boralesgamuwa,
Sri Lanka
Dept of Motor Traffic Rd,
Boralesgamuwa,
Sri Lanka
What does the permit allow you to drive?
Technically not a tuk tuk. Everyone I spoke to at the Department of Motor Traffic gave me different answers. My UK Driving license permits me to drive a tuk tuk in the UK. However, new laws in Sri Lanka require you to have a 6 months + visa for a tuk tuk license. It’s a very big grey area and no one really seems to know what’s actually true. My permit with a standard UK license allowed me to drive the following;
Driving Licence ClassA – Motorcycle Engine capacity > 100 cc
G1 – Two Wheel Tractor with a Trailer
A1 – Motorcycle Engine Capacity <=100cc
B – All Cars/Dual Purpose – GVW <=3500kg. Passengers<=8, Trailer<=250
G1 – Two Wheel Tractor With a Trailer
When I applied I went with two friends. A girl from Holland and a guy Australian. My Dutch friend like me had no problems with getting a permit. Although on her permit she was only allowed to drive cars. The Australian was not allowed a permit as he didn’t have a full license.
How much does it cost to get there?
Tuk tuk – From Colombo Fort Station it should cost around 700 Rupees if you go by the meter.
Bus – If you ask at Colombo Fort Station for either Ahalape junction or Katuwawla Bus stop you will be dropped off no more than a minutes walk away. This should cost you around 30 Rupees.
Train - The closest train station is Rathmalana Station. From Colombo For to Rathmalana Station costs 30 Rupees. From there its about a 300 Rupees tuk tuk ride away.
Bus – If you ask at Colombo Fort Station for either Ahalape junction or Katuwawla Bus stop you will be dropped off no more than a minutes walk away. This should cost you around 30 Rupees.
Train - The closest train station is Rathmalana Station. From Colombo For to Rathmalana Station costs 30 Rupees. From there its about a 300 Rupees tuk tuk ride away.
What you need to take with you?
- Passport.
- Photocopies of passport photo page, visa page and driving license.
- driving license from country of origin.
- 1000 Sri Lankan Rupees
right next door to The Department of Motor Traffic is a small shop that will do photocopies for 10 rupees per page
Sri lankan driving licence.
- Applicant should be present in person.
- Should bring the national identity card or the valid passport with the national identity card number.
- In obtaining the service from offices where online method is available producing photographs is not required and the relevant photographs are taken during the computer process. For offices where offline method is used two passport size black and white photographs with white background are required.
- In obtaining a driving license for the first time, original of the birth certificate should be produced
how to obtaining a new driving license for light vehicles ?
- It is possible to register and sit for the written test if 17 years of age has been completed.
- In the event of passing the written test, a learners’ permit is issued up to a maximum of 18 months.
- Holder of such permit can practice driving.
- One should complete 18 years of age to face the practical test and a minimum of 3 months should have passed after obtaining the learners’ permit.
- It is compulsory to face the practical test and pass it.
- Aptitude Medical Certificate obtained from the National Transport Medical Institution within a period not exceeding 6 months.
how to Extension of the driving license for heavy vehicles ?
- Should be a holder of a license for light vehicles (only B and B1 vehicle classes) for a minimum of 2 years prior to the date of application.
- To obtain a license for light motor bus and motor lorry category the minimum height should be 4 feet 10 inches. A minimum height of 5 feet is required to obtain a licence for Motor bus and motor lorry category.
- It is possible to register and face the written test on completion of 20 years of age.
- In the event of passing the written test, a learners’ permit is issued for maximum period up to 18 months.
- Holder of such permit can practice driving.
- 21 years of age has to be completed to face the practical test and a minimum of 3 months should have passed since obtaining the learners’ permit.
- It is compulsory for the applicant to face the practical test and pass it.
- Aptitude Medical Certificate obtained from the National Transport Medical Institution within a period not exceeding 6 months.
