1 How to receive a copy of Birth certificate, Marriage certificate or a Death certificate
- Where the date of registration or the number of the entry is given the fee for one copy of the certificate is Rs. 100.00
- Where the date of registration or the number of the entry is not given involved fee for one copy of the certificate is Rs. 200.00
- Required fee should pay to the Registrar Division
- Duly filled application should submit to the Registrar Division
2 Registration of Marriages
- Exchange the Notice of Marriage. (The" Notice of Marriage" can be taken from the registrar division )
- Submit the Notice of Marriage berofe register the marriage (approximately 14 days).
- Present Grama Niladhari Certificate to confirm the residence
- Present the documents to proof the age.
- National Identity card
- Birth certificate
- Fees for Registration of Marriages
- submit the Notice of Marriage - Rs: 100
- Issue the Marriage certificate - Rs: 100
- To registar the Marriage - Rs: 750
* * Emergency marriage registration
Marriage can be registred on the same day on a special permit .
Must pay above fees plus Rs : 200 of additional payment.
3 Correction of errors in birth certificates
- Ammending the name in a birth certificate.
- Ammending the details of mother.
- Ammending the details of father.
I. Ammending the name in a birth certificate.
- Declaration completed under article 27
- First copy of the relevent birth
- An affidavit
- Grama Niladhari Certificate
- Request letter
- Written wittness for expected name which to be used.
- An Extract of electoral registar
- Bank account book
- paper notice
- Marriage certificate of parents
- Birth certificates of children
- Copy of deeds
- Other acceptable witnesses
II Ammending the details of mother
- Declaration completed under article 52(1)
- First copy of the relevent birth certificate
- An affidavit
- Grama Niladhari Certificate
- Request letter
- Marriage certificate of parents
- A name list of brothers and sisters
- Birth certificates of brothers and sisters
- National Identity card
- Others
III Ammending the details of father
- Declaration completed under article 27(අ)
- First copy of the relevent birth certificate
- An affidavit
- Grama Niladhari Certificate
- Request letter
- Marriage certificate of parents
- Father's birth certificate
- A name list of brothers and sisters
- Birth certificates of brothers and sisters
- National Identity card
- Others















