Application for a New Sri Lankan Passport For a Minor

Sri Lankan passports for Underage (Minor) Applicants/ Adopted Children 

(Validity period – Only for 3 years)

Who is a minor?

Any person below 16 years of age is considered as a minor for this purpose.

• Both mother and father or the legal guardian of the applicant should accompany him/her when the applicant comes to the application accepting office to submit the application.
• A letter of consent from a parent or the legal guardian should be attached to the application.

• Birth certificate of the applicant with a photocopy.
• Photo studio acknowledgement
• Parent’s Passport (with photocopies of data page & child page).
• If parents do not have passports submit the National Identity Card.
• Consent Letter of the Parents. Either the parents or the legal guardian of the applicant should accompany
• If applying passport for an adopted child, following additional documents are required
• Certificate of Adoption
• The court order
• A letter from the Commissioner of Probation and Child Care
• Special Notes – Originals of the documents must be submitted along with photocopies.
  • The following documents should be submitted under the special circumstances mentioned below.
  • If the applicant is born outside of Sri Lanka, Consular Birth Certificate and Citizenship Registration Certificate.
  • If parent(s) of the applicant do not possess a valid Sri Lankan passport, an affidavit confirming that fact and the National Identity Card.
  • If parent(s) of the applicant are dead, Death Certificate(s), Legal Guardian’s Identification Document, Guardian’s consent letter and a report from Grama Niladhari attested by the Divisional Secretary.
  • If one or both parents are abroad, the consent letter and the passport copies of parents should be certified by the relevant Sri Lankan Mission.
  • If both parents are abroad acceptable authorization letter given by the parents to the legal guardian should be certified of the relevant Sri Lankan Mission.
  • If the parents are divorced, Divorce Certificate and the court order stating the right to the custody of the child/ children.
  • If the child has been abandoned by the parents, certified copy of the police report and a confirmation letter from the Grama Niladhari countersigned by the Divisional Secretary.

• Inclusion of children in parent passports will no longer be allowed. Children irrespective of age should obtain separate passports.

• Forward your application to the High Commission in Islamabad or Consulate Office in Karachi.
• In the case of lost or stolen passport, different application procedure will apply. Please see Lost or Stolen Passport Application section.
• The issuing authority is the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka. Therefore, the total processing time for a new passport is 8-12 weeks, from the date of submission of the completed application.

• • Usually the High Commission will forward complete applications to the ‘Department’, once a Month by Diplomatic bag.