If applying to include an adopted child, following additional documents are required:
NOTE:
Originals of the documents must be submitted along with photocopies. The following documents should be submitted under the special circumstances mentioned below.
If the child is born outside of Sri Lanka, Consular Birth Certificate and Citizenship Registration Certificate for each child (A copy of payment receipt for citizenship Registration is accepted)
National Identity Card of spouse if he/she has not obtained a passport If the spouse is dead the Death Certificate.
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, a certified copy of the police report and a confirmation letter from the Grama Niladhari countersigned by the Divisional Secretary.
Department of Immigration and Emigration
41, Ananda Rajakaruna Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka
Phone : 94-11-5329000 Hunting Line
Fax : 94-11-2674621
E-Mail : controller@immigration.gov.lk
Web Site: www.immigration.gov.lk
Controller General of Immigration and Emigration & Commissioner for Registration of Persons of Indian Origin
Mr. W. A. C. Perera
Telephone : +94 11 5329400
Ext : 9400
Fax : 2674621
Email : controller@immigration.gov.lk
Any person below 16 years of age is considered as a minor for this purpose.
Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.
Currently issued N series passports are valid for 10 years unless otherwise specified. Validity period of passports for minors below 16 years of age are 3 years. Emergency Certificates are valid two (02) years but can be extended for further two years.
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Passports are issued by the Controller of Immigration & Emigration in Colombo.
You can include maximum 6 (six) children in one passport. If you have more than 6 children, you can include up to six children in one parents passport and up to six more in the other parents passport.
A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure. e.g. 1. Date of Birth. 2. City or County of Birth.
When parents apply for new N series passports, the names and photographs of their children below 16 years of age could also be included in their new passports.
Office hours:
The office closes on weekends and during Public Holidays.
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate. e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
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