• Obtain the application from any nearer Divisional Secretariat.
• Complete the application and submit to the Divisional Secretariat of the area in which the place of birth is occurred.
• Affix the required fee with the application form by stamps.
• If you like to obtain the birth certificate by post, submit a stamped envelop with the application.

• Valid Identity document.
• Driving license
• Passport

Department of Registrar General's

No: 234 /A3,

Denzil Kobbakaduwa Mw,

Battaramulla,

Sri Lanka.

Telephones: +94-11-2889488 / +94-11-2889489

Fax Nos :+94-11-2889491

Email: info@rgd.gov.lk, rgd@sltnet.lk

Website: www.rgd.gov.lk

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

• If the number of the certificate of birth & the registered date is known Rs.25.00
• If don't know the number of the certificate of birth or the registered date,
  • for search of birth registers for period of 03 months Rs.50.00
  • for search of birth registers for period of 02 years Rs.100.00

Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
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• Refer the application to the Divisional Secretariat of the area in which the place of birth is occurred.
• Application can be obtained from any Divisional Secretariat.
• Required fee should be affixed in the application form by stamps.
• Duly filled application should be submit to the Divisional Secretariat.
• If you like to obtain the birth certificate by post, submit a stamped envelop with the application.
• If the birth is registered a birth certificate will be send and if the birth is not registered a letter to the effect will be send.

• Name of the applicant and address
• Full name of the person named on the certificate
• Fathers and Mothers Full name
• Sex
• No. Copies required
• Date of Birth
• Registrars Division
• Number and Date of Registration entry (if known)
• Period of search desired

A Birth Certificate is a vital record that establishes the birth of a child. It is an official form that gives details on the time and place of a person's birth, and his or her name, sex, mother's name and (usually) father's name. The word "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document or a certified true copy of or representation of the original record of birth document.

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Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity to get Driver Licence, Passport, etc.

Sri Lanka Government Information Center - Obtain a Certified Copy of the Certificate of Birth http://www.gic.gov.lk/gic/index.php?option=com_info&id=355&task=info&lang=en

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