Children born to Sri Lankan parents by descent or by registration can apply for a Sri Lankan Passport. At least one parent must be a Sri Lankan Citizen at the birth of the Child.

As per the new rules of Department of Immigration and Emigration, the validity period of the passports issued to applicants below age of 16 at the time of issuance of passport has been restricted for 3 years. The relevant fee for such passport is SEK 1225.

Note: If an applicant below age of 16 expects a passport of normal validity (10 years) needs to make a written request.

These applications are processed by the Overseas Missions Branch at Immigration Head Office.

Specifications of the Passport Photographs:

1. The image should be 3.5 x 4.5 cm in size
2. The image must have adequate brightness and contrast;
3. The skin tone should be natural. In case of over-exposure or under-exposure of the photo, the skin is either too dark or too light, photo will not be acceptable;
4. It should show a close up of the head and (partial) shoulders;
5. The image should be straight looking, centered with neutral expression;
6. Face should be in sharp focus and clear with no ink marks/creases/lines;
7. The face (from forehead edge to bottom of chin) should be 70 to 80% of the photo or 2.5cm height;
8. The eyes must be open and no hair obscuring the face;
9. If worn Prescription glasses, it should be clear and thin framed and should not have flash reflection or obscure the eyes;
10. Head coverings, hair, head-dress or facial ornaments should not obscure the face;
11. The photo must have plain light background and must contrast with face and dress;
12. There must be no other people or object in the photo;
13. The lighting must be uniform with no shadows on the face or behind;
14. Red eye photos are not allowed;
15. No lines are allowed.
16. The photo should be ideally printed in professional photo printing papers with continuous tone; and good resolution. Polaroid photos or photos printed with ordinary printers are not suitable.

Passports Applications with photos that do not match these specifications are liable to be rejected by the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka, and could result in delay in the process. Passport applicants are advised not to submit photos with any of the defects listed above.

The Embassy does not accept PAYMENTS 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.

You may submit the application to the Consular Division of the Embassy by hand or post. Consular Division open from Monday to Friday except holidays (09.00 a.m. – 01.00 p.m.). Please obtain an online appointment from embassy website prior to visit to the Embassy to ensure the priority service.

Visiting Address:

Embassy of Sri Lanka

Strandvägen 39, Ground Floor

SE-114 56 Stockholm

Sweden

1. All the original documents / applications must attach and applicant must sign in front of the Honorary Consul appointed by the Government of Sri Lanka for the particular country or region. Applicant must ensure that the Honorary Consul signed at the relevant places of all the documents / Applications.
2. Relevant fee must pay to the Embassy bank account (Details given below) and attach the receipt of the payment to the application / Document.

Applicant must pay additional banking charges as follows;

If paid in Sweden in Swedish Kroner: SEK 22

If paid in a country other than Sweden: SEK 70 (Cross Border Transaction fee)

Postal Charges:

SWEDEN SEK 140:-

DENMARK SEK 180:-

ESTONIA SEK 180:-

LATVIA SEK 180:-

LITHUANIA SEK 180:-

3. Applications are required to post to the following address. (Please do not address the cover to personal names of the staff members of the Embassy). Please note that Embassy will NOT take any responsibility to the documents which has NOT duly received to the Embassy Premises.

Mailing Address:

Embassy of Sri Lanka

P.O.Box 24055

SE-114 56

Stockholm

Sweden

Applicant who has been issued a new passport after 01/01/2018 through Embassy, the following procedures are needed to be followed at the Port of entry to validate the Biometric. There are no facilities at port of departure to provide biometrics.

1. Passenger to report to primary Immigration counter or Report directly to the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) at the port of entry.
2. Biometric Data Acquisition (BDA) form will be issued to the passenger with a unique reference number,
3. The BDA should be signed in two copies by the passenger
4. One copy of the BDA is given to the passenger to produce at the Department of Immigration & Emigration at the time of biometrics enrolment
5. Other copy will be retained at the airport
6. Passenger could reserve date/time using the online appointment scheduling system at the website of the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka. Click here to online appointment system.
7. Passenger reports to the Department of Immigration and Emigration Head Office or any regional office (Matara/ Kandy/ Vavuniya/ Kurunegala
8. Fingerprint is captured at a special counter arranged at the Overseas Missions Division of the head office and regional offices.
9. Upon providing biometrics, Department will issue a system generated receipt to confirm completion of biometrics acquisition process. Approximate waiting time is 30-45 minutes for this event.
10. Border control system will be updated to allow the passenger departure from Sri Lanka. Recommend the Passenger to retain the receipt until departure from Sri Lanka

1. General Contact Details of the Embassy:

Only During 09.00 to 13.00 Hours from Monday to Friday except Holidays

Tel: +46 (8) 663 65 23/25

E-mail:slemb.stockholm@mfa.gov.lk

Website: stockholm.embassy.gov.lk

2. Department of Immigration & Emigration of Sri Lanka

Overseas Missions Division

“Suhurupaya”,

Sri Subhuthipura Road,

Battaramulla,

Sri Lanka.

Tel +94 11 5329230 Ext 9230

Fax +94 11 2879213

Email acom@immigration.gov.lk

Web: www.immigration.gov.lk