Please select one of the following two methods to submit the Notice of Marriage.

• If both parties are residing in Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland Latvia, Lithuania or Norway for more than 10 days they can submit their Notice of Marriage under normal license. (Download notice of marriage application)
• If both parties are  have residing in Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland Latvia, Lithuania or Norway for more than 4 days, they can submit their Notice of Marriage under Special License. (Download Application here)

Following documents are required to submit to the Embassy together with the Notice of Marriage:

• Passports of both parties. (with photocopies of bio-data page, alterations page and current visa page)
• Original Birth Certificates of both parties (should be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka for Sri Lankan Citizens. For Foreign Nationals, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the relevant country  and attested by the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country)
• Passports of witnesses (Two Sri Lankan passport holders)
• Affidavit for Civil status/unmarried status of both parties, declared before a Justice of Peace. This certificate should be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka for Sri Lankan Citizens. For Foreign Nationals, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the relevant country  and attested by the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country
• Divorcees should submit the Divorce Certificate (This should be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka for Sri Lankan Citizens. For Foreign Nationals, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the relevant country  and attested by the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country.
• In case of widow/widower,  the previous marriage certificate and the death certificate of the spouse should be submitted. (This should be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka for Sri Lankan Citizens. For Foreign Nationals, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the relevant country  and attested by the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country.
• Valid passports and copies of Bio-Data Page and observations page for witnesses. If these witnesses are different from the witnesses for the registration of marriage, copies of the bio data page and observation page of their passports should also be submitted on the date of submission of the Notice of Marriage.

Registration of Marriage

Valid identification documents (Ex: valid passport) of both parties and witnesses are required to be submitted.

The date and time for registration will be notified to the party, once the application is processed and accepted by the Embassy.

The Registration of Marriage will be conducted, according to the Sri Lanka Marriage Registration Ordinance of 1988, at the Embassy, on the date/time pre-arranged at the time of the Notice of Marriage.

Both parties should be present at the Consulate General at least 30 minutes prior to the time of the registration of marriage.

Certified copies of the Marriage Certificates will be issued on a subsequent date by the Embassy, if required. Additional copies of the Marriage Certificate could be obtained on payment of the prescribed fees.

Applicable fees

Notice of a Marriage (General/Kandyan) SEK 314

Registration and issuance of a Marriage Certificate (General/Kandyan/Muslim) SEK 492

Registration of Marriage under Special Licence (General/Kandyan) SEK 628

Issuance of Certified Copy of a Marriage Certificate (General/Kandyan/Muslim) SEK 231

Application of a Marriage Licence under Section 24 (Notice of Marriage) Free of Charge

IMPORTANT:

• The payments must be paid prior to the registration of the application at the Embassy.
• The Embassy does not accept payment made by cheques. If paid by the Debit/Credit Cards (Only accept VISA and Master cards), Bank commission of 1.5% will be added to the payment.
• Please note that according to the financial regulations of Sri Lanka, the fee paid will NOT be refunded. [/white_block]