immigration.gov.lk Biometric Passport System Sri Lanka : Department of Immigration and Emigration

Organisation : Department of Immigration and Emigration
Announcement : Biometric Passport System
Country : Sri Lanka

Website : https://www.immigration.gov.lk/index_e.phpTerms & Conditions : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/26576-Boimetric-Passport.pdf

Immigration Biometric Passport System

The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to obtain fingerprints as biometric data of applicants when issuing Passports with effect from 10th August 2015.

Related : Department of Immigration & Emigration Ordinary/Diplomatic/Official Passports Application Procedure Sri Lanka : www.statusin.org/2765.html

Arrangements have also been made to obtain photographs of the applicants, conforming to standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization. By this arrangement, Sri Lankan Passport will become a travel document with international recognition.

Important information of new passports issuance procedure :
Submitting Application :
** The “K 35A” application should be used that has been amended to conform to the above requirements.
** Those application forms could be obtained from the Office of The Department, Regional Offices at Matara, Kandy and Vavuniya. District Secretariat Offices, Divisional Secretariat Offices or from the website .

** As the fingerprints have to be captured, all applicants have to come in person to the Head Office of the Department or regional Offices to submit their applications.

Photograph conforming to international standards :
** The Department will not accept printed photographs. All applicants should obtain their photographs only from studios authorized by the Department located island-wide or from studios established at the Head Office and Regional Offices of the Department.

** The relevant studios will not give a printed photograph and your photograph will be forwarded to the data system of the Department through online technology.

** The studio will issue you a acknowledgement note which should be submitted along with your application.
** The list of authorized studios will be published in the newspapers and on our official website and will also be exhibited at District Secretariat Offices and Divisional Secretariat Offices.

Fingerprints :
** According to the provisions of the Immigration and Emigration Act No. 20 of 1948 amended by Act No. 7 of 2015 every applicant above 16 years of age must provide his or her fingerprints. Fingerprints will be obtained only at the Head Office and Regional Offices.
** Children under 16 years of age do not have to submit their fingerprints.

Important :
Children below 16 years of age will hereafter not be included in the Passports of their parents and separate passports must be obtained for them.

(a) Instructions to fill the application K-l.E.35A :
** Specify whether you are applying for the travel document under normal service or one day service. (“Z”Tick the relevant cage)

** Type of the travel document – (V” Tick the relevant cage)(i) For all countries (ii) For Middle East including specific countries (India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen)

(iii) Emergency Certificates (India and Nepal)
(iv) Identification Certificates-Valid for all countries or a specific country.

** Mention the number of your last travel document, if you have obtained. (Passport/Emergency Certificates/IdentificationCertificates).

** If it was lost in this country attach a Photocopy of the complaint made to the police or attach a Photocopy of the temporary travel document used to arrive in Sri Lanka, if it was lost in a foreign country. (Not applicable for the first time applicants).

** If you arrived in Sri Lanka using a None-Machine Readable Passport, write the number of aforesaid passport.
** The said temporary passport should be produced along with a photocopy thereof.Mention the number of National Identity Card issued by the Commissioner of Registration of Persons.

** All the applicants above the age of 16 years should produce their National Identity Card along with a photocopy.
** Mention your first name (Surname/family name). Write one letter in each box.
** Leave one box blank between two names.

** If a female applicant is applying for a passport with her spouse’s name after marriage, write that name as well. (The original and the photocopy of the marriage certificate should be submitted).