Overseas Missions Branch

INSTRUCTION FOR OVERSEAS APPLICANTS

A Sri Lankan citizen can apply for a new passport or passport renewal, while he is in another country, through the Sri Lankan mission in that country or in the nearest country (where a Sri Lankan misssion is not available in the resident country). These applications are processed by the Overseas Missions Branch at Immigration Head Office.

1. Procedure to follow at the Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions:

• Duly filled application form (Form ‘K’- 35 A) with other supporting documents to be submitted to the Sri Lanka Embassy / Consulate Office.
  
• Passport Application Form (Form ‘K’- 35 A) has now been revised to include a Client Undertaking Section (CUS). This section has to be signed by the applicant and hand over to consular officer.  No application will be accepted without applicant’s signature in CUS.
• Every applicant will be issued a special Instruction Note at the point of handing over the passport application  which explains procedures to be followed.
• Printed application form (Form ‘K’- 35 A) could be collected from the Sri Lanka Diplomatic Mission/ Consular division in each country and this website.

2. Applicant who has been issued a new passport from 01/01/2018, the following procedures to be followed at the Port of entry.

• Passenger to report to primary Immigration counter

Or

Report directly to the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) at the port of entry.

• Biometric Data Acquisition (BDA) form will be issued to the passenger with a unique reference number,
• The BDA should be signed in two copies by the passenger
• One copy of the BDA is given to the passenger to produce at the  DIE at the time of biometrics enrolment
• Other copy will be retained at the airport

There are no facilities at port of departure to provide biometrics.

3. Passenger could reserve date/time using the online appointment scheduling system. Click here.

Procedures after entering Sri Lanka - at the Department of Immigration head office or regional office:

Fingerprints will be captured from overseas applicants on their first visit to Sri Lanka w. e. f. 1st January 2018.

• Passenger reports to the DIE Head Office or any regional office (Matara/ Kandy/ Vavuniya/ Kurunegala)
• Fingerprint  is captured at a special counter arranged at the OM Division
• 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.
• Border control system will be updated to allow the passenger departure from Sri Lanka.
• Recommend Passenger to retain the receipt until departure from Sri Lanka

Download Form K - 35 A passport application (Only for overseas applicants)