9.14.2011

SRI LANKA PASSPORTS - RENEWAL / ALTERATION / ADDITION


RENEWAL
Passports can be renewed to a maximum period of 5 years from the date of expiry or from the date of renewal (The total period should not exceed 10 years from the date of its issue). 
  
Requirements: 
i.  Duly completed form “O” (please fill in block letters) 

ii.  Your current passport. 

iii.  Fee of SR.10/- per year or part of a year from the date of expiry of validity of passport. (Also please see note below) 

ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS 
Requirements: 
i.      Duly completed form “O”, the passport and the following documents (as relevant) 
ii.    Alteration of name after Marriage – original marriage certificate with 2 photocopies. (Also please see note below) 
iii.  Change of Profession – Professional certificate and a letter from the employer, confirming the present profession (also see note below) 

iv.  Inclusion of name and photographs of children in the passport of mother or father. 
a.   Original birth certificates of children issued by the Sri Lanka authorities with a copy. 
b.   Original Marriage Certificate with a photo copy . 
c.   Passports of both parents with 2 photocopies of pages containing photographs and names etc, pages for renewal, alteration & observation, inclusion of child  pages. . 
d.  Four passport size photographs of each child whose name appears in the previous passport of parent.  
e.   If the applicant is a Dual Citizen, the original Dual Citizenship Certificate with a photocopy. 
f. Original Birth certificates of parents with copies

v.   any other alterations – Please submit relevant supporting documents (Originals) with a photocopy.
 
vi.  Fee: SR-30.00 per alteration/ addition (Also please see note below) 
NOTE 
i.       New signature cannot be endorsed on the passport.
ii.      Fees could be made in cash at the counter.
iii.  All certificates and documents such as Birth, Marriage, Divorce and Professional issued in Sri Lanka should be authenticated at the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo.
  iv. All original certificates will be returned after perusal.

vi.   The Embassy is not responsible for any documents lost in post.  

vii.  If the applicant is unable to come personally to this Embassy to collect the Passport/ documents, they may authorize another person, in writing. The person who comes for collection of documents should produce his clear identity and the original receipt issued by this Mission 

  viii. Please note that submission of forged documents and making false declarations in order to obtain above services is an offence punishable under Law. Such cases will be reported to relevant authorities.  Fees paid will not be refunded in case the applicant is found to have submitted forged documents/ made false declaration

Courtesy: Consular Division,Sri Lanka Embassy ,P. O. Box 94360 ,Riyadh 11693 ,K.S.A. Tel:01 4608689  , 01 4606906, 01 4608232, 01 4608235