Civil Registration
- Issuing of National Identity cards
- Issuing Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
- Registration of Past births (births after three months)
- Changing / inserting / abandoning a birth certificate (mother's information / father's information)
- Registration of past Death
Issuing of National Identity cards
- Prepare the first identity card
- Specimen form
- Birth Certificate And Certified copy .(a free issued copy is not valid)
- 3 Color photographs according to the ICAO standard (width 35 mm and height mm 45)
- An envelope with rs.45 stamp
- Fine Receipts of Rs. 250.00 if they exceed 16 years
- Paid Cash receipt to Grama niladhari (Rs.100)
(These applications should be obtained from the Grama Niladhari and handed over to the Divisional Secretariat)
- Amending the Identity Card
- Specimen form
- Birth Certificate And Certified copy .(a free issued copy is not valid)
- 3 Color photographs according to the ICAO standard (width 35 mm and height mm 45)
- The identity card is used
- An envelope with rs.45 stamp
- Paid Cash receipt to Grama niladhari (Rs.250)
(These applications should be obtained from the Grama Niladhari and handed over to the Divisional Secretariat)
- Preparation of lost identity card
- Specimen Form.
- Birth Certificate And Certified copy .(a free issued copy is not valid)
- 3 Color photographs according to the ICAO standard (width 35 mm and height mm 45)
- An envelope with rs.45 stamp
- Copy of complain made to the police station(complain not over 6 months)If an Identity card is lost the owner of the ID Should report to the nearest police station and the application should be submitted with the certified copy of the relevant extract.
- Paid Cash receipt to Grama niladhari (Rs.500)
- Copy of Grama Niladari's letter that the former ID is having used.(Copy of Bank Account pass book,passport or copy of Driving license)
(These applications should be obtained from the Grama Niladhari and handed over to the Divisional Secretariat)
For Oneday Service-Rs-1000.00
Issuing Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
- Obtaining copies of birth, death and marriage certificates
1.Application
2.Fee for a copy
In case the registration number or date is given - Fee per 01 copy – Rs.100.00
In case the registration number or the date is not known – Fee for a copy – Rs. 200.00
- Belated registration of birth/death - Section 24/36
1.Application
2.Results of searching for documents to ascertain that the birth/ death has not been registered.
3.Affidavit
4.Recommendation letter from the Grama Niladhari
5.Documents to confirm the birth/ death has been occurred
(Hospital birth/ death report/ Births/ deaths reported by Grama Niladhari (original copy)
6.Marriage certificate of the parents/ Birth certificate of the father/ mother (for births)
7.Documents to confirm the identity of the declarent
8.Fee for Declaration Rs.50/-
- Amendment of Names – Section 27
1.Application
2.The relevant birth certificate
3.News Paper Advertisement (if below than the age of 21)
4.Recommendation letter from the Grama Niladhari
5.Evidences to the effect that the name has been in use for the period more than one year (minimum of 3 years) (if the persons age is below than 7 years the marriage certificate of the parents)
6.Affidavit
7.Certified copy of the National Identity Card of the Declarent
8.Fee for declaration – Rs. 50/-
- Father’s information, marital status, alteration of mother’s maiden name after getting married, mother’s information and correcting other incorrect information. (section - 27 (a) / 52 (1)
1.Application
2.Relevant birth certificate
3.Certificate of marriage of the parents
4.certificate of marriage of the father/ mother
5.Recommendation letter of Grama Niladhari
6.Affidavit
7.Certified copy of the National Identity Card of the declarant
8.Declaration Fee. Rs. 50/-
Registration of births (births after three months)
- Birth Description (Original copy)
- Photo vaccine card copy
- If the parent is married, the marriage certificate of the marriage certificate
- Original Birth Certificates of Parents
- Photocopies of Mother and Father National Identity Cards
- If the birth is less than 1 year, stamps of Rs. 50
- 100 stamps if more than 1 year
Please bring the above documents to the District Registrar of the Department with Parent and child.
Changing / inserting / abandoning a birth certificate (mother's information / father's information))
- Original birth certificate to be corrected
- Original mother's birth certificate
- Copy of mother's national identity card
- Original parents' public certificate
Registration of past Death))
- Original death certificate of the hospital if died in a hospital
- Certificate of Grama Niladhari
- Condemnation / death ads
- Cash receipt
- Letter from the Chief Incumbent of the templef the death is less than 1 year, if the stamp is more than Rs. 50 / sterling over 1 stamp
- Birth certificate of the person / marriage certificate and a copy of the National Identity Card

















