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Children born outside Sri Lanka, who are under 22 years of age and whose father and/or mother (at least one parent) was a Sri Lankan citizen or a dual citizen of Sri Lanka at the time of the child’s birth.
If both father and mother had become Australian Citizens at the time of the child’s birth, your child is not eligible for Sri Lankan birth registration.
If only one parent had held the Sri Lanka citizenship (or dual citizenship) at the time of the birth of the child, that same parent should be the “declarant” of the birth.
Applying at our counter for children up to one (1) year of age: To submit the application at the counter, you must obtain a prior appointment. You can obtain an appointment on any working day between 9.30am -1.30pm. For public holiday closures please visit here.
If you so visit us and submit your application for registration of birth at our counter, and if you submit it within one (1) year from the date of your child’s birth, we will issue your child’s birth certificate on the same day.
If you wish to obtain a passport for your child, you can submit an application on the same day, after the issuance of your child’s birth certificate. You have to obtain a separate appointment for that. For more information, (please visit here)
Applying at our counter for children above one (1) year of age: If you submit the application for registration of birth after one year from your child’s birth (even if you submit it at our counter), your application will be forwarded to the Registrar’s General Department for approval.
Affidavit for Declaration for Citizenship OR Declaration for renunciation of Sri Lankan citizenship can ONLY be submitted to the Counter. These declarations received via post will NOT be accepted. You can also submit the declaration directly to the Citizenship Division of the Department of immigration & Emigration, Sri Lanka.
Applying at our counter for children up to one (1) year of age: You can submit your application by visiting us in person, after obtaining an appointment through our website slcgmel.org.
If you so visit us and submit your application for registration of birth at our counter, and if you submit it within one (1) year from the date of your child’s birth, we will issue your child’s birth certificate on the same day.
If you wish to obtain a passport for your child, you can submit an application on the same day, after the issuance of your child’s birth certificate. You have to obtain a separate appointment for that. For more information, please visit: (passport page link)
Applying at our counter for children above one (1) year of age: If you submit the application for registration of birth after one year from your child’s birth (even if you submit it at our counter), your application will be forwarded to the Registrar’s General Department for approval.
Affidavit for Declaration for Citizenship OR Declaration for renunciation of Sri Lankan citizenship can ONLY be submitted to the Counter. These declarations received via post will NOT be accepted. You can also submit the declaration directly to the Citizenship Division of the Department of immigration & Emigration, Sri Lanka.
You can submit your application/ declaration (except Affidavit for declaration for citizenship OR Declaration for renunciation of Sri Lankan citizenship) via post as well.
Application/declaration and supporting documents should be certified before you post them;
Applicants in South Australia can certify all the applications/declarations from the Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Adelaide at the following address and submit to this office:
Dr. Charitha Perera
596, The Parade,
Auldana, SA 5072, Australia
Mobile: 0412 552 541
Home: 08 8333 0764
Email: charitha_perera@hotmail.com
Dr. Charitha Perera
No. 10A, Valmai Avenue,
Kings Park, SA 5034, Australia
Mobile: 0412 552 541
Home: 08 8333 0764
Email: charitha_perera@hotmail.com
For the Registration Form B6: A letter of explanation for late registration, addressed to the “Registrar General, Registrar General’s Department, Colombo,” should be attached.
All Photocopies should be submitted in A4 size.
Copies of both sides of each certificate/card should be submitted.
Copies of the bio-data page and observation page of the passports should be submitted.
1. Child’s Australian Birth Certificate, issued by the relevant Australian authority.
2. Original Sri Lankan Birth Certificates of mother & father.
Certificates obtained before 2008 OR English translations OR certificates indicated as “issued free of charge” will not be accepted. If the available birth certificate/s of parents issued prior to 2008, you (applicant /third party) can obtain a fresh Certificate by providing details of the currently available Birth Certificate, from the following institutions:
I. Registrar General’s Department counter located at the Department of Immigration & Emigration (Head office)in Battaramulla, Sri Lanka.
II. Relevant Divisional Secretariat as per parent’s place of birth.
3. Parents’ Original Marriage Certificate (English translations not accepted).
4. Bio-Data pages of the parents’ Sri Lankan passports, (used at the time of the child’s birth).
5. Bio-Data pages of foreign passports and Citizenship certificate copies (if applicable).
6. Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) from the Department of Immigration & Citizenship of Australia, for applicable parents. This can be obtained free of charge from the Australian Immigration website: https://online.immi.gov.au/evo/firstParty?actionType=query (VEVO should be less than a month old from the date of submission of the application)
3. Parents’ Original Marriage Certificate (English translations not accepted).
4. Bio-Data pages of the parents’ Sri Lankan passports, (used at the time of the child’s birth).
5. Bio-Data pages of foreign passports and Citizenship certificate copies (if applicable).
6. Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) from the Department of Immigration & Citizenship of Australia, obtained within a month from the date of submission of the application, for applicable parents.
| S.No | Consular Service Required | Payment (AUD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Registration of Birth & citizenship (within 1 year) | 145 |
| 2. | Registration of Birth & citizenship (after 1 year) | 145 + penalty fee An additional fee of AUD 12 per year will be levied |
| 3. | Obtaining a copy of Birth Certificate | 64 - If birth occurred & registered in Sri Lanka (for certification of the application) 33 (per copy) - If birth occurred in Australia & registered through this office |
| 4. | Amendment to the Birth Certificate (for certification of the Declaration) | 100 |
| 5. | Affidavit for Citizenship Declaration | 100 |
| 6. | Renunciation of Sri Lankan Citizenship (for certification of the Declaration) | 100 |
For applications submitted at our counter and ONLY for children below the age of one (1) year, we issue the birth certificate on the same day.
For other applications, you do not need to obtain a prior appointment for collection. You can collect your child’s birth certificate by visiting this office between 9:15 – 9:30am OR 1:30 – 1:45pm on any working day. Before visiting us, please check our website for any public holiday closures.
If you wish to receive your child’s birth certificate by post, upon receipt of your confirmation, the printed Birth Certificate will be sent to you via registered post to the given address in the application and the tracking number will be emailed to you.
a) If birth occurred in Australia (Victoria, South Australia & Tasmania) and birth & citizenship registered through this office:
You must inform this office if there are any alterations/ amendments to be done to your child’s birth certificate within 07 days from the date that you received the certificate and return the certificate to this office immediately.
If you have not informed us within 07 days, you must submit the declaration* to this office for the alterations/amendments to be done to the birth certificate along with the relevant documents & fee.
A request letter signed by you, copy of the birth certificate issued by the Australian authorities and documentary proof regarding the required alteration should also be submitted. This may vary from case to case. (ex: If you need to change one of your parent’s details on your birth certificate, you must submit the parent’s original birth certificate with correct details)
Your request will be forwarded to the Registrar General’s Department, Sri Lanka and the birth certificate will be amended after their approval. You will be notified via email once the amended birth certificate is ready to collect.
Declaration* for the alteration/ insertion/omission of particulars of a birth registration entry under section 27A (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of the Births and Death Registration Act.
b) If birth occurred & registered in Sri Lanka:
You must submit the above declaration to the relevant Divisional Secretariat Office in Sri Lanka along with relevant documents. Your signature on the above declaration and relevant documents could be certified through this office if submitted with originals and relevant fee.
For more information, please contact the Registrar General’s Department, Sri Lanka
a) If birth occurred in Australia (Victoria, South Australia & Tasmania) and birth & citizenship registered through this office:
b) If birth occurred & registered in Sri Lanka:
You must submit the following application to the relevant Divisional Secretariat Office in Sri Lanka along with relevant documents. Your signature on the above declaration and relevant documents could be certified through this office if submitted with originals and relevant fee.
For more information, please contact the Registrar General’s Department, Sri Lanka
* Application for copy of Birth Certificate and /or search registers
Application
Application for your child’s Sri Lankan Citizenship will be forwarded to the Department of Immigration & Emigration for issuance of Citizenship Certificate. We will notify you by an email upon receipt of the certificate.
You do not need to obtain a prior appointment for collection. You can collect your child’s Citizenship certificate by visiting this office between 9:15 – 9:30am OR 1:30 – 1:45pm on any working day. Before visiting us, please check our website for any public holiday closures.
Citizenship Amendment Act, No. 16 of 2003 – Section 5(2) – A person born outside Sri Lanka after 15th November 1948 will be deemed to be a citizen of Sri Lanka if, at that time, his or her father or mother was a citizen of Sri Lanka (At least one of the parents should be a Sri Lankan) and if within one year of his/her date of birth or within the extended period approved by the Minister, his/her birth is registered at the Sri Lanka Mission in the country of his/her birth or at the office of the Minister.
Children born outside Sri Lanka, whose birth is registered with a Sri Lanka Mission Abroad are issued with certificates under the ‘Consular Functions Act’ by the Registrar General’s Office as well as the ‘Ceylon Citizenship Act’ by the DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION SRI LANKA.
Certificates issued by the DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION SRI LANKA under the ‘Ceylon Citizenship Act’ will become void on reaching the age of 22 years, at which time the child will have to decide whether to retain the Sri Lankan citizenship, the citizenship of the country of birth, or both, by submitting an affidavit to the DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION SRI LANKA within one year of attaining the age of 21 years.
Affidavit for Citizenship Declaration under section 5(2) of the Citizenship Act – Sri Lanka (List of required documents is attached along with the Form K)
Declaration
If you have already obtained dual citizenship this declaration is NOT required to submit.
Applicants who do not comply with this requirement will automatically lose the Sri Lankan Citizenship as stated at the bottom of the Certificate issued by the DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION SRI LANKA. In view of the above, it is advisable for the parents to keep their children informed of this requirement.
Citizenship Division of the Department of Immigration and Emigration processes the applications and send the certificates to the Consulate General for onward transmission to the applicant. It is difficult to give a specific period within which a certificate would be ready. However, we notify the applicant via email when the certificate is ready for collection.
If you are a Sri Lankan Citizen OR dual citizen at the time of the submission of the application, you can submit a declaration for renunciation of your Sri Lankan Citizenship after proving your citizenship.
Form K – Declaration of Renunciation of Sri Lankan Citizenship (List of required documents is attached along with the Form K)
Declaration
It is difficult to give a specific period within which a certificate would be ready. However, we will notify you via email upon receipt of the renunciation certificate.
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