Registration of a past birth under Section 24 and issuance of presumptive age certificates
01.Declaration under Article 24
02.Result Sheet that the birth is not registered
03.One of the following documents including the date and place of birth of the person
- Hospital birth report or a certified copy of hospital birth report
- Grama Niladhari report or a certified copy of Grama Niladhari report
- Estate birth report or a certified copy Estate birth report
- A copy of the birth certificate of the midwife
04. If there is no document in paragraph (03) above , instead one of the following documents
- Horoscope prepared near the date of birth
- Health growth chart
- Certificate of Baptism
- Certified copy of first time school admission document
- Student Performance Sheet
- Report of the Estate Welfare Officer
05. Marriage certificate of the parents
06. Birth certificate of the parents
07. Birth certificates of younger / older siblings
08. Parent National Identity Card (Certified by Grama Niladhari)
09. An affidavit if there is a change of name
(Stamp Duty: - Rs. 60.00 should be paid in cash for the declaration)
Inclusion of change of name in birth certificate under section 27
01. Request letter
02. Relevant application
03. Methods to submit the application
- If below 21 years of age By mother / father / guardian
- If more than 21 years of age by the applicant
- For those below 7 years of age, along with the application, marriage certificate of the parent, birth certificate, copies of the National Identity Card, Certificate of Residence, Affidavit
Provide as much as possible of the following evidence that people over the age of 7 used the name requested in the amendment
- Student Performance Index sheet
- Grama Niladhari Report (Should be signed by the Divisional Secretary)
- List of siblings' names and birth certificates
- Affidavit
- An excerpt from voter list
- Newspaper Advertisements (Must be at least one year old)
- If married, marriage certificate and birth certificates of children
- A bank account book
- Deed (Name to be amended)
- Copy of National Identity Card
- Documents that feel relevant to the name that needs to be amended
(Stamp Duty: - Rs. 60.00 should be paid in cash for the declaration)
Correction of details included in a birth register under 52 (1)
In a birth certificate
- Date of Birth
- Birth Place
- Male or Female
Required Documents
- Child Name list / Sibling Name List
- Mother's birth certificate
- Certified copies of records in hospitals, maternity homes or copies of midwifery documents
- Student Performance, Excerpt from the Children's Admission Document
Birth Certificate of another child and mother's identity card if it is not confirmed by her birth certificate when entering the mother's birthday - Certificate of Grama Niladhari
- Affidavit
- Certificate of Residence
A certified copy of the birth certificate pending amendment to the declaration is mandatory.
(Stamp Duty: - Rs. 60.00 should be paid in cash for the declaration)
Changing, inserting, omitting details of a birth register under section 27 (b)
Father's information / Married/unmarried status/ Grandfather's information
Required Documents
- Marriage certificate of the parents
- Child Namelist / Sibling Namelist
- Birth certificate of father / mother
- Birth certificate of a child born after the registration of the parents' marriage
- Or the birth of an older or younger child to the subject child
- Certified copies of records in hospitals, maternity homes or copies of midwifery documents
- Student Performance, Excerpt from the Children's Admission Document
- A copy of the ballot paper containing the subject and the names of the parents
- Death certificate if the father died
- Affidavit
- Certificate of Residence
A certified copy of the birth certificate pending amendment to the declaration is mandatory.
(Stamp Duty: - Rs. 60.00 should be paid in cash for the declaration)
Registration of a past death under section 36
Please complete and submit the following documents.
- Request letter
- Relevant application
- Blank result document stating that the death has not been registered
- Residence Certificate issued by the Grama Niladhari
- A copy of the hospital original document if he died in a hospital
- Original copy of the death report issued by the Grama Niladhari if he died at home
- Original copy of estate death report if died in an estate
Letters from the Funeral Society - Things like condolences / death notices
- Receipt card for the purchase of the coffin / Letters obtained from the flower shop
Letters from the Chief Incumbent / Church Priest who performed religious rites - Letters from participating neighbors
- Copy of the National Identity Card of the Publisher (Certified by the Grama Niladhari)
(Stamp Duty: - Rs. 60.00 should be paid in cash for the declaration)
Correction of details included in a death register under Section 52 (1)
All information other than the date of registration in the death register
Required Documents
- Death Notices / Condolences
- Articles related to religious activities
- A certified copy of the death register is subject to amendment.
- Letters from Funeral Aid Societies
- Publisher's affidavit
- Certificate of Residence of the Publisher
- Copy of the National Identity Card of the Publisher (Certified by the Grama Niladhari)
- Other documents confirming the death (Grama Niladhari reports, Hospital records, Estate reports)
(Stamp Duty: - Rs. 60.00 should be paid in cash for the declaration)
