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Process Time
Same day service - Within a day
Normal service - 10 working days

Period of Validity - 10 Years

Obtain an appilication forn

• Department of Immigration & Emigration
  • Head Office (Colombo)
  • Reginal Offices ( Matara / Kandy / Anuradhapura)
• Divisional Secretariats
• Sri Lankan Missions [If living abroad]
• Download an application from the website (www.immigration.gov.lk)

Hand over application form

• Normal service [8:30 AM - 2:00 PM] in Head Office (Colombo) & Reginal Offices ( Matara / Kandy / Anuradhapura)
• Same day service [8:15 AM - 1:30 PM] in Head Office (Colombo)

Documents Required
1. Form K-Sinhala/English or Form K-Tamil/English
2. Previous Travel Document (If available)
3. 3 color photographs (3.5 x 4.5 - cm photograph should have been taken within 3 months)
4. Birth Certificate (Originals with Photocopies)
5. Personal Identity Card (Originals with Photocopies)
6. Marriage Certificate (If changing the maiden name)
7. Academic / Professional Certificate or letter of appointment (If the job description is required)
8. Citizenship Certificate if the applicant is a citizen by registration

Name/s of Minor Child/Children Under 16 yrs can be Entered into Either Parent's Travel Document
1. Form C
2. 3 color photographs (2.5 x 3.5 - cm photograph should have been taken within 3 months)
3. Birth Certificate/s of the child/children (Originals with Photocopies)
4. Marriage Certificate of parents (Originals with Photocopies)
5. Relevant pages of the spouse's Travel Document.
6. If the spouse doesn't possess a Travel Document obtain an Affidavit confirming same and written consent
7. Court Order if the spouse is a divorcee
8. Death Certificate of the spouse in case of widow / widower
9. If the child is born abroad, section 5(2) Certificate of Citizenship issued under the Citizenship Act

Note: [3-8 above originals with photocopies]

Separate Travel Document for a Minor
A minor under 16 years of age can also apply for a separate Travel Document if required
1. Form K-Sinhala/English or Form K-Tamil/English
2. 3 colour photographs (3.5 x 4.5 - cm photograph should have been taken within 3 months)
3. Written consent from parents
4. Birth Certificate (Originals with Photocopies)
5. Travel Documents of parents, if they don't possess Travel Documents obtain an Affidavit confirming same
6. If the child is born abroad section 5(2) Certificate of Citizenship issued under the Citizenship Act
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Note:It is compulsory that the presence of both Father and Mother at the office of the Department
of Immigration & Emigration when applying passports for children under 16 years.

In case where Father or Mother is not in Sri Lanka at the time of applying for passports for children
under 16 years the consent letter(s) should be authorised by the relevant Sri Lankan Mission abroad.

�[4-6 above originals with photocopies]

Separate Travel Document for an Adopted Child
1. Form K-Sinhala/English or Form K-Tamil/English
2. 3 colour photographs (3.5 x 4.5 - cm photograph should have been taken within 3 months)
3. Birth Certificate (Originals with Photocopies)
4. Adoption Certificate
5. Court Order
6. A letter from the Commissioner of Probation and Child Care, if the foster parents are of a foreign nationality

Note: [3-6 above originals with photocopies]


Fees

• A police report from the nearest Police Station where the passport is believed to be stolen or lost should be presented.
• A penalty of Rs. 10,000 in addition to the normal fees has to be paid. However, the penalty need not be paid if the 10 years validity period of the stolen or lost passport has already expired.

If passport is lost or stolen abroad

• If the applicant has lost the passport while abroad and obtained an I.C.O.M./ N.M.R.P. on payment of the appropriate fee and the penalty, he/she need not pay the penalty.

Application attested by
- An officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service/ Sri Lanka Education Service/ Accountants' Service/ Planning Service/ Engineering Service
- Attorney at Law or a Public Officer of similar status
- Qualified Medical Practitioner
- Commissioned Officer of the Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force or Police
- Police Inspector of the Police Station of the area. (Officer-in-Charge)
- Samurdhi Manager/ Grama Niladhari/ Social Service Officer of the area
- Post Master/ Principal/ Labour Officer
- Estate Superintendent
- Justice of the Peace