Department of Immigration and Emigration
Online Submission of Travel Document Applications – Local Applicants

Instructions to Online Apply for a Passport(Please read the instructions carefully)

1.

How to apply?
1.1. You can apply for either urgent service or normal service.
1.2. If you select the urgent service, your travel document will be issued after three days of capturing
your fingerprints.
1.3. If you select the normal service, your travel document will be issued after thirty days of capturing
your fingerprints.

2.

Eligibility
2.1 The eligibility criteria in order to avail this service are as follows:
2.1.1 Your age shall be 16 years or above as at the date of submitting your application.
2.1.2 You shall possess your valid passport, if any.
2.1.3 Your NIC /Passport/Full Name shall not be blacklisted.
2.1.4 You shall not have a travel ban imposed by the Courts of Law.
2.1.5 You shall not have a travel ban imposed by the Tri-forces or any other government
enforcement authority.
2.1.6 This online methodology of applying for passports cannot be used for applying for Officialand Diplomatic Passports.
2.1.7 Your NIC number should not be completely changed upon renewal / reissuance of NIC.
2.2 If you do not comply with the criteria in 2.1 above, you will not be permitted to apply online. Suchan instance, please visit the Head office or a Regional office of the Department to apply for yourPassport.

3.

Documents Required

3.1 The documents to be scanned and uploaded for obtaining a passport are as follows.
3.1.1.

National Identity Card (NIC)

3.1.2.

Certificate of Birth

3.1.3

Certificate issued under Section 5(2) of the Citizenship Act. No. 18 of 1948 (if applicable)

3.14

Certificate issued under Section 11 of the Citizenship Act. No. 18 of 1948 (if applicable)

3.1.5

Certificate of Dual Citizenship (if applicable)

3.1.6

The letter from the employer (if applicable)

3.1.7

Certificate of Marriage (if applicable)

4.

General Instructions
4.1 Please log on to the following URL to apply online.
https://www.immigration.gov.lk/
4.2 The application must be completed in English.
4.3 The applicants who have applied under “Urgent service” will be facilitated to receive passports bycourier service and under the “Normal service” to receive passports by registered post.
4.4 The courier charges/postal charges will be borne by the Department.
4.5 If you have already obtained a photograph, please enter the acknowledgement number of thephotograph.
4.6 All documents required to be uploaded shall be in JPEG format and size of file has to be less than 5MB.

5.

Instructions on Service Facilitating Centers
5.1 You are requested to select one of the following Service Facilitating Centers.
5.1.1 Head office of the Department
5.1.2 Regional offices of the Department
5.1.3

Sub offices of the Department for Registration of Persons established at nominatedDivisional Secretariats (DS –DRP). (Please refer to No. 8 below for the nominated
DS-DRP list.)

5.2 You will be facilitated the following services at the selected Service Facilitating Centers.

5.3

5.2.1

Capturing the finger print of the applicant (Mandatory requirement)

5.2.2

Capturing the signature of the applicant (Mandatory requirement)

5.2.3

Capturing the Biometric enabled photograph of the applicant (Optional)

Your device will receive a “notification of assigning the time for online passport” at the event ofsubmitting the application and the mobile phone registered will receive the reference No. of theapplication through an SMS.

5.4

When the payment is made successfully, it will be informed through an SMS.

5.5

Immediately after the acknowledgment of your application, you will receive an SMS. You arerequested NOT to report to the relevant Service Facilitating Center to submit fingerprints until you
receive the SMS.

5.6

You shall be ready to furnish the following documents to the sub office of the Department forRegistration of Persons at Divisional Secretariat.
5.6.1.

Message of appointment for providing fingerprints (Mandatory)

5.6.2.

Certificate of Birth (Mandatory)

5.6.3

National Identity Card (Mandatory)

5.6.4

The existing Passport (If any)

6. Conditions to Apply
6.1 You must be a citizen of Sri Lanka and reside in the country at the time of applying in order to apply
for a Sri Lankan passport.
6.2 You should possess a valid mobile number to register for the passport application process and a valid
email address is required to apply for a passport.
6.3 If you are applying for a passport for the first time you should produce originals of the following
documents
6.3.1 Certificate of Birth6.3.2 National Identity Card
6.4 If you already possess a valid Sri Lankan passport, you should have that passport with you when you
are reporting to the Head office, Regional office or DS-DRP units for finger print capturing.
6.5 In case, if you have lost your valid passport, it is a mandatory requirement to report to the Head office/ Regional office of the Department of Immigration and Emigration to process your new passportapplication.
6.6 Applicants over 60 years of age have to visit the selected DS office to place their signatures.
6.7 If you are in between the age of 16 to 60, you are required to visit the Head office / selected Regional
office or DS-DRP in order to capture the photograph and provide your signature and finger prints.
7.

Payments
6.8 Fee for the Urgent service is 15,000 LKR and Normal service is 10,000 LKR.
6.9 If you intend to obtain the passport photograph at DS-DRP units, the applicable fee for the same is 350
LKR.
6.10 If you want to make online payments, you should possess a valid credit/debit card or else you havethe option to choose the ‘Pay at bank’.
6.11 If you select the option ‘Pay at Bank’, first you have to download the receipt and get a printout. Pleaseproduce the printed receipt when you visit the selected Bank of Ceylon (BOC) branch to make thepayment.

8. The list of nominated Divisional Secretariat offices with sub offices of Department of Registration of Persons(DS-DRP)

District
AmparaAnuradhapura
BadullaBatticaloa
ColomboGalle
GampahaHambantotaJaffna
Kalutara
Kandy
KegalleKilinochchi
Kurunegala
MannarMatale
MataraMonaragala
Mullaitivu
Nuwara Eliya
Polonnaruwa
Puttalam
Ratnapura
Trincomalee
Vavuniya

Divisional Secretariats
Samanthurai, Pothuvil
Nuwaragam Palatha Central, Kekirawa, Horowpathana
Mahiyanganaya, Haputale
Koraleipattu (Valachchenai), Kattankudy
Seethawaka, Homagama
Karandeniya, Akmeemana, Neluwa
Negombo, Mirigama, Gampaha
Tangalle, Tissamaharama
Chavakachcheri, Point Pedro
Ingiriya, Mathugama, Panadura
Gampola, Kundasale, Pujapitiya
Galigamuwa, Ruwanwella
Karachchi
DRP, North Western Province Regional Office, Kuliyapitiya East,
Nikaweratiya
Manthai West
NawulaAthuraliya, Devinuwara
Buttala
Mullaitivu
Ambagamuwa, Walapane
Elahera, Dimbulagala, Hingurakgoda
Puttalam, Chilaw
Balangoda, Kuruwita, Embilipitiya
Kinniya
Vengalacheddikulam