Department of Immigration & Emigration Emergency/Identification Certificates Application Procedure Sri Lanka

Name of the Organization : Department of Immigration and Emigration
Type of Facility : Apply For Emergency/Identification Certificates
Country : Sri Lanka

Website :https://www.immigration.gov.lk/pages_e.php?id=7

Related : Immigration Sri Lanka Application Procedure For Passport Renewal/ Extension/Alteration : www.statusin.org/2772.html

Sponsored Links:

Emergency Certificates (EC) :

Emergency Certificate is a travel document issued only for Sri Lankan Buddhist Pilgrims visiting India and Nepal.

Processing Fees For Emergency Certificates Normal Basis – LKR. 500.00

This document is valid only for two years and can be extended up to additional two year period upon request. For more details please refer to the Passport Renewal Procedure

Documents Required :
** Most recent passport of the applicant
** Original Birth Certificate of the applicant.
** Original National Identity Card of the applicant and a photocopy

If you do not have a birth certificate ar a NIC, you can submit one or more of the following documents :
** Driving License of the applicant
** Elders Identity Certificate of the applicant
** Pension Identity card of the applicant
** Result of Search Results issued by the Registrar General’s Department and Birth Certificate of a Child of the applicant
** Certificate of Probable Age (Issued by Register General’s Department)

Note :
*If you already have a valid passport which belongs to M, N or EC series (if the passport number begins with letters M, N or EC) it should be submitted along with the application.

Application Form :
** Head office of the Department of Immigration & Emigration, Colombo
** Regional Offices at Kandy, Matara and Vavuniya
** Divisional Secretariat of your area
** Download printable versions of the Application Forms from the link given below

Submit Completed Application To :
** Head office of the Department of Immigration & Emigration, Colombo
** Regional Offices at Kandy, Matara and Vavuniya

Delivery Time For Emergency Certificates :
** Normal Basis – 10 working days
** Urgent Basis – not available

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

Download Form: https://www.immigration.gov.lk/pages_e.php?id=8