Registration of Marriages

For more information please visit – https://www.rgd.gov.lk/web/index.php/en/services/civil-registration/marriage-registration.html

Required Documents

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

1. Passports of both parties. (with photocopies of bio-data page, alterations page and current visa page)

2. 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 country issued such document and the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country)

• National Identity Card (NIC) of both parties
• Passports of two witnesses (Two Sri Lankan passport holders)
• National Identity Card of the two witnesses
• Affidavit for Civil status/unmarried status of both parties, declared before a Justice of Peace/Diplomatic officer. 

Affidavits obtained in Sri Lanka 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 country issued such document and the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country

Any Foreign party obtain an unmarried certificate, stating their civil status/unmarried status from relevant Government authority, it should be authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country issued such document and the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country

• Divorcees should submit 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 country issued such document and the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country)

 

• In case of widow/widower, should submit the previous marriage certificate and death certificate of the spouse (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 country issued such document and the Diplomatic Mission of Sri Lanka accredited to that country)

3. Security Clearance Report (When registering marriages between Sri Lankans and Foreign Nationals, original ‘Security Clearance Report’ obtained from the security authority of the relevant country, indicating that ‘there is no any convict for offense during the period of six month’ should be submitted by the foreign party).

Health Declaration Form ( A self-declaration of the health condition should be submitted by the relevant foreigner – Click Here)