Important facts for Sri Lankans living in overseas

Question:I am a Sri Lankan citizen and my fiance is an Australian citizen. We want to get married in Sri Lanka. Could you please let us know what documents my fiance need in order to marry in Sri Lanka?. Also is there a specified time period that has to stay before we gets married in Sri Lanka?
Answer:

• Marriage can be registered after 4 days of arrival to Sri Lanka.
• Please contact the Additional District Registrar in the relevant Divisional Secretariat Office or the Marriage Registrar within the area you are temporary residing in Sri Lanka.
• Your fiance may bring the following documents.

(i) Passport

(ii) If she has married earlier either the divorce certificate or decree absolute issued by the court of law
(iii) If she has married earlier and if her spouse is dead, the death certificate of her spouse
(iv) Unmarried certificate

Question:Is it possible for my brother who is living abroad to obtain certified translations of his birth and marriage certificates
Answer:
Yes it is possible.
Visit the Registrar General's Department Head Office at Battaramulla with the original birth and marriage certificates of your brother.
Fee for an English translated certificate is Rs. 100/=

Question:What are the documents have to submit when foreigners get married in Sri lanka.
Answer:
Marriage can be registered after 4 days of arrival to Sri lanka. Please contact the relevant Additional District Registrar at Divisional Secretariat office within the area you are temporary residing in Sri lanka.

You may bring the following documents.

1) Passports
2) If you have married earlier, either divorce certificate or decree of absolute issued by the court of law.
3) If you have married earlier and if your spouse is dead, the death certificate of your spouse.
4) Unmarried certificate.

Question:A citizen of another country has given a power of attorney to two people in sri lanka to start a business ,how can we register it.
Answer:
Please visit the Registrar General's Department Head Office at Battaramulla with the following documents.
Bring the original power of attorney with the additional true copy attested by a notary of public and also the affidavit.
Registration fee is SL Rs. 3.75

Question:I am a Sri Lankan & my husband is a Bangladesh. We married in Saudi Arabia. How do I register our marriage in Sri Lanka?
Answer:
If your marriage has been registered in the Embassy of Sri lanka in Saudi Arabia, it is same as your marriage is registered in Sri Lanka. The Embassy in your country will sends a copy of your marriage certificate to Sri Lanka to be stored in the Central Record Room.

Send an application to the Central Record Room in Colombo to obtain certified copies of your marriage certificate.

Question:I am living in UK.I need to request the birth certificate of my grandfather who was born in colombo.
Answer:Please download the correct birth certificate application form from our web-site,(WWW.rgd.gov.lk) and send it to the relevant divisional secretariat office where his birth has registered.(with stamps as mentioned in the application).

Question:parents are srilankan citizen by decent, while they were in Italy with work permit the child was born and parents have registered child birth through srilankan embassy in Italy. so can the child be a citizen of srilanka by decent ?
Answer:Yes. He is a citizen of sri lanka by decent.

Question:I have An power Attorney of my Mother,signed at the embassy of Sri Lanka in Beirut, Lebanon. How I register it in Sri Lanka
Answer:You have to have a photo copy of power of Attorney which should be certified by a sri lankan notary,and you have to get prepared an affidavit to say that your document is genuine and still in force.These documents must be sent to the head office of the R.G.D or to the relevant Zonal office for registration.Stamps to the value of rupees is 3.75. should be affixed on the photo copy as the registration fee.

Question:I am a foreigner I have misplaced my birth certificate .How Can I apply for a copy of the birth certificate from here. (USA)
Answer:
Download the application for Birth Certificate from
http://www.rgd.gov.lk/download_file/application_for_birth_certificate_b63.pdf

Fill the form and send it to the below mentioned address.
Fee for certified copies of Birth Certificates are ,
(i) If the registered number and the date of Birth is known - 25 SL Rupees per each copy
(ii) If don't know the registered number, but the date of Birth is known, for 3 month search of registry - 50 SL Rupees per each copy
(iii) if you know only the year of birth, for 2 year search of registry, 100 SL Rupees per each copy

* You may pay the fee for a copy of the certificate together with the returning stamp fee in favor of the Registrar General by an international money order .

Address :
Assistant Registrar General
Central Record Room
Maligawatta
Colombo 10
Sri Lanka

Question:I am a Sri lankan citizen living in Australia. I need to obtain my Birth Certificate. Please Advise me.
Answer:
Download the application for Birth Certificate from
http://www.rgd.gov.lk/download_file/application_for_birth_certificate_b63.pdf

Fill the form and send it to the below mentioned address.
Fee for certified copies of Birth Certificates are ,
(i) If the registered number and the date of Birth is known - 25 SL Rupees per each copy
(ii) If don't know the registered number, but the date of Birth is known, for 3 month search of registry - 50 SL Rupees per each copy
(iii) if you know only the year of birth, for 2 year search of registry, 100 SL Rupees per each copy

* You may pay the fee for a copy of the certificate together with the returning stamp fee in favor of the Registrar General by an international money order .
Address :
Assistant Registrar General
Central Record Room
Maligawatta
Colombo 10
Sri Lanka

Source:Registrar General's Department Sri Lanka