ELIGIBILITY
Registration of birth of children born outside Sri Lanka to Sri Lankan parents can be registered through the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockholm. At least one parent must be a citizen of Sri Lanka or should have dual citizenship at the time of the child’s birth.
Registration within 03 months of childbirth: The declaration should be submitted within three months of such birth to the Diplomatic / Consular officer of the Embassy.
Registration within (03) to (12) months of childbirth: After three months and within one year the Diplomatic / Consular officer will record the reason for the delay and continue the registration.
Registration after (12) months of childbirth: After one year of the birth, if the registration has not taken place, the application for late registration is forwarded to the Registrar General Department (Central Record Room of the Registrar General’s Department, Colombo) to obtain the approval. This process is not immediate and can take up to a few months for the Embassy to receive the approval for birth registration from the competent authority.
The Citizenship and the Passport applications will only be processed and forwarded to the relevant Department upon the issuance of a Consular Birth Certificate to the child.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
The applicant/declarant should be the child’s parent/legal guardian.
Documents concerning registrations for Birth & Citizenship should be submitted by one of the parents or the legal guardian.
If the mother is not present at the Embassy to submit the application, please note that the father of the child is required to present himself for the registration of the birth of the child. Mother’s presence is not compulsory.
If Declarant is living in Sweden or one of the accredited countries, the application for registration of a Birth & Citizenship should be submitted to the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Stockholm.
Applicants who cannot visit the Embassy in Stockholm, please find details on available Consular Services
Applicants are requested to get an appointment prior to visit to the Embassy Book here
A minimum of two back-to-back appointments are encouraged for submissions of Birth, Citizenship and Passport applications for the child.
Please note that Sri Lankan certificates (birth and marriage certificates) should be issued by the Registrar General Department/ District Secretariat/ Divisional Secretariat only.
- English translation of the birth certificate nor e-DAS attested copy shall be considered as the original.
- Photocopies certified by the other parties and translators will not be accepted.
English translations should be produced for all foreign documents. If required, authenticated by the relevant Foreign Ministry.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION OF BIRTH
1.1 | Duly filled declaration of birth within 3 months (if applicable) (Form B4) |
1.2 | Duly filled declaration of birth after 3 months of childbirth (if applicable) (Form B6) |
02 | Original Overseas Birth Certificate/Population Registry Extract of the Child (Issued by the relevant authorities in the country of birth- in English) |
03 | Original Birth Certificates of the parents OR attested copies by the Honorary Consul of the country of residence (Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania & Gothenburg, Sweden) |
04 | Original Marriage Certificate of the parents OR attested copies by the Honorary Consul of the country of residence |
05 | Sri Lankan Passports of the parents OR attested copies by the Honorary Consul of the country of residence |
06 | Original Visa of the parents OR attested copies by the Honorary Consul of the country of residence
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07 | Original visa of the child (IF available) OR attested copies by the Honorary Consul of the country of residence |
08 | Dual Citizenship Certificate and foreign passport OR attested copies of the dual citizenship certificate and the foreign passport by the Honorary Consul of the country of residence |
09 | In case if application is made after three months of childbirth; Reasons for Non-Registration of birth & citizenship of child within three (03) months |
10 | Affidavit relating to Paternity/Maternity should be submitted by parents who were unmarried at the time of childbirth |
Fees for Birth Registration:
Fee for the Registration of Birth – SEK 388
Other fee applicable:
Please refer details on posting of documents by the Embassy for those opting for Remote Consular Services on “Services to Sri Lankan Citizens”.
Postage within Sweden – SEK 140 (single service fee)
Postage outside of Sweden – SEK 180 (single service fee)
Administrative charges:
Photocopies taken by the Embassy in case of non-submission of copies of original documents) – SEK 50
Bank fee (cross border transfer) – SEK 50
The Embassy does not accept PAYMENTS MADE BY CHEQUES. If paid by the Debit/Credit Cards (Only VISA and Master cards), Bank commission of 1.5% will be added to the payment.