Eligibility
Children born to Sri Lankan parents by descent or by registration can apply for a Sri Lankan Passport.
At least one parent must be a Sri Lankan Citizen at the birth of the Child.
Note:
- The applicant/declarant should be the child’s parent/legal guardian.
- If the parents wish to submit the child’s passport application in person at the Embassy in Stockholm, both parents should place their signature in the ‘Consent Form’ in the presence of the Embassy officer. If the parents wish to submit the application by post, or if only one parent intends to come to the Embassy to submit the application, signature of both parents in the ‘Consent Form’ should be placed before an Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka (Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Sweden (Gothenburg) & Norway (Bergen & Kristiansand) OR in the presence of an authorized notary public in your country of residence.
- For minor applicants who are unable to sign, parents can write a part of the child’s name (first name preferable) in the signature cages. (Parents must not place their signature or write their own name on the child’s passport application)
- As per the current regulations of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Sri Lanka, the validity period of the passports issued to children below age of 16 at the time of issuance of passport has been restricted for 3 years.
- However, the parents may provide a written request for the issuance of a passport with 10-year validity for their child under the age of 16-years. The issuance of a 10-year valid passport for a minor is subject to the approval of the issuing Authority.
- In case of a child born outside Sri Lanka whose birth & citizenship has not been registered within 12-months of child birth, the application for a passport for your child will only be accepted and processed once the Embassy has issued the birth certificate of your child upon the approval of the Department of Registrar General of Sri Lanka. Therefore, in such a case you are requested to handover an application for a passport for the child only once the birth certificate for your child has been issued, along with the child’s Citizenship certificate and/or payment receipt for the Citizenship application. Once the Birth Certification of the child has been issued you may follow the procedure as stipulated below to apply for a passport for the child.
