Sri Lanka High Commission                                           

NEW PASSPORT

IMPORTANT GUIDELINES

PROCESSING OF PASSPORT APPLICATION

To avoid unnecessary delays, you are kindly requested to make sure that following requirements are fulfilled in your Passport applications. 

1.       Current passport

2.       Original Birth Certificate

3.       If the applicant was born outside Sri Lanka, a copy of the citizenship Certificate should necessarily be attached, when applying for a passport for the first time.

4.        If there is a change of name after marriage, a copy of the original marriage certificate should be attached.

5.       Necessary document should be attached to confirm the applicant’s profession.

6.       The declaration by the applicant and the attestation of the applicant should be made as instructed.

7.       Photographs should be “direct face” (both ears must be visible). An authorized person should authenticate photographs as instructed and they should be affixed to the appropriate places in the application.

8.       Signature of the applicant should be placed within the cage and should not touch the borders of the cage.

9.       In case of a lost passport, the original Birth Certificate and a police report must be produced along with form “D”.

10.    If it is an application for a separate passport for a child, both his/her parents should be give their consent in a letter along with the copies of their passports. (Photocopy of the data pages and children pages).

11.    A person who was born outside Sri Lanka should renounce his/her citizenship of the country of birth at the age specified in the 3rd paragraph of his/her Citizenship Certificate, This letter of renunciation of citizenship should be sent along with his/her application form, if the applicant has reached this age.

12.    It is punishable offence to furnish false information, to forward fraudulent or forged documents, to abstain from declaring particulars regarding the Travel Document presently held, and to attempt to obtain another Travel Document while being in possession of a valid Travel Document.

13.    Incomplete or erroneously filled applications or applications forwarded with forged documents will be rejected.   

NEW PASSPORT IN LIEU OF EXISTING PASSPORT

When applying for a new passport, please complete form ‘K’ and return it to the High Commission of Sri Lanka together with the following documents:

(i)                   Your current passport

(i)                   Form ‘K’ and   IM-35 B form      Downlaod Form

(ii)                 ‘D’ - 3 Form  filled and signed     Downlaod Form

(iii)                Birth Certificate

(iv)                Three color photographs of high quality and clarity of size 4.5 X 3.5cm

(vi)           A money order for C$ 280/- and C$10/- for the cost of registered post (or a prepaid envelope)  drawn in favour of “High Commission of Sri Lanka”.

(v)                  Applicant’s  status in Canada (Copy of PR Card / Work Permit / Dual Citizenship Certificate / Study Permit / Letter from Canadian Immigration which indicates applicant’s present status in Canada)

(vi)                If applicant wants to mention his/her profession in the new passport supporting documents should be provided

Please note that the issue of a new passport will take between 6-8 weeks, as this High Commission has to forward your application to the Controller of Immigration and Emigration in Sri Lanka for processing.

NEW PASSPORT IN LIEU OF A LOST PASSPORT

(i)                   A Police report with English translation

(ii)                Form ‘K’ & IM-35 B filled and signed Downlaod Form

(iii)               Form ‘D’ Form filled and signed        Downlaod Form

(iv)                A copy of the previous passport

(v)                  Original birth certificate and Sri Lanka National Identity Card

(vi)                Three color photographs of high quality and clarity of size 4.5 X 3.5cm

(vii)               Applicant’s  status in Canada (Copy of PR Card / Work Permit / Dual Citizenship Certificate / Study Permit / Letter from Canadian Immigration which indicates applicant’s present status in Canada)

(viii)         If the pervious Travel document is lost and applicant produces a copy or number of the lost passport  C$ 380.00 or If the applicant does not produce a copy or number of the lost passport C$ 480.00. Money order should be drawn in favour of the “High Commission of Sri Lanka”.Postage C$ 10.00.

NEW PASSPORT TO A CHILD WHOSE NAME IN ALREADY ENTERED IN A PARENT’S PASSPORT

(i)                   Passports of both parents

(ii)                 Form ‘K’ & IM-35 B filled and signed       Downlaod Form  

(iii)                Birth Certificate issued by the approved Sri Lankan authority

(iv)                Consent letter signed by both parents for the issue of a separate passport for the child.

(v)                  Three color photographs of high quality and clarity of size 4.5 X 3.5cm

(vi)                Money order for C$230/- and C$10/- for registered post drawn in favour of “High Commission of Sri Lanka”

RENEWAL OF A PASSPORT

(i)                    Current Passport

(ii)                   ‘O’ form filled and signed       Downlaod Form

(iii)                 Applicant’s  status in Canada (Copy of PR Card / Work Permit / Dual Citizenship Certificate / Study Permit / Valid visa /  Letter from Canadian Immigration which indicates applicant’s present status in Canada).

(iv)                  C$5/- per year and cost for  registered post  C$10/- drawn in favor of “High Commission of Sri Lanka”

Please note: A passport, which is more than 10 years old from the date of issue, can not be renewed.

 

All correspondence should be addressed to:

H.E. the High Commissioner
Sri Lanka High Commission
333, Laurier Ave. W., Suite 1204
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1C1
Canada.


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