DRIVER LICENCE
General Information
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Sweden provides following services in relation to Driver Licence to Sri Lankan citizens / dual citizens in Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway.
- Renewal of Driver Licence
- Issuance of Duplicates of Driver Licence for lost or damaged Driver Licence
- Change of Personal Details of Driver Licence
- Verification of the Driver Licence
Application Form
For Renewal, duplicates and change of personal details in your driver licence, you are required to submit “Application for Driver Licence MTA 30/2”. Application MTA 30/2 is ONLY available at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockholm. It can be obtained either at the counter of the Embassy or by post.
To obtain the application by post, please send an email to consular.stockholm@mfa.gov.lk under the subject ‘Request for Application for Driver Licence’. A total postage fee of SEK 230 (postage fee SEK 180+ cross border transaction fee SEK 50) is required to be paid to the Embassy in advance to obtain the application by post. Embassy bank details will be provided when a request for Application Form MTA 30/2 is received.
The MTA 30/2 application should be clearly filled in English letters within the cages in BLACK ink. Do not draft out of scanning area when filling the application.
Your application maybe rejected in the events of the following:
- Incomplete application / lack of all required supporting documents
- Using photo copied application forms
- If anything is written outside the border of the application form
- If colour or incorrect size photograph is submitted (ONLY BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS OF 35mmx45mm WILL BE ACCEPTED)
How to Apply
Applying at our counter:
- To submit the application at the counter, you must obtain a prior appointment. You can obtain an appointment on any working day. For public holiday closures please visit here.
- It is mandatory for applicants to provide biometrics (fingerprints) in submission of application in the presence of an Embassy official.
- It is mandatory to submit the original Driver Licence to the counter (if not LOST) at the time of submission of the application for the above services.
Applying via post:
- If you are not residing within the Stockholm district limits you can submit your application for above services of the driver licence by post.
- It is mandatory for applicants to provide biometrics (fingerprints) in submission of application in the presence of an authorized notary public OR a Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka (Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Sweden (Gothenburg) & Norway (Bergen & Kristiansand).
- Please also ensure that the signature of the applicant is also attested by the notary public OR a Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka.