Emergency Certificate
Non-Machine Readable Passports (NMRP) or temporary travel documents are issued only for a short period in the following circumstances
- The original passport is lost.
- The original passport is damaged.
- Passport has expired and cannot be extended.
- Inadequate time to obtain a new passport.
- The applicant already possesses a passport it will be cancelled prior to the issuance of Non-Machine Readable Passport (NMRP).
These travel documents are valid only for a short period and can not be used to travel a country other than Sri Lanka.
List of Required Documents to Issue an Emergency Certificate
- Letter of request (Word)
- Registration ID issued by the Embassy
- Duly filled application Form K with the annexure for photos and signatures
- Three (03) color photographs (3.5 X 4.5 cm)
- Birth certificate (original with a copy)
- National Identity Card (original with a copy)
- Declaration Form D (PDF)
- Police entry in case the passport is lost
- Details of air ticket reservation
Note: NMR Passport will not be issued as an alternative for a new passport. In case the applicant’s passport is lost and he/she is unable to submit evidences to prove the legal status of stay in the appropriate country, or the applicant is married to a citizen of Russia/CIS or living together as partners and having children, the applicant should bring his/her partner to the Mission with the passport when applying for an Emergency Certificate to return to Sri Lanka since the partner should agree with his/her departure to Sri Lanka.
Issuance of Emergency Certificates for Stranded/Arrested Sri Lankan citizens
Before issuing Emergency Certificate for stranded or arrested persons, the Embassy needs to verify their Sri Lankan citizenship first. It is required for the relevant authorities of arrested persons to submit the following documents covered by official note.
After receiving the abovementioned documents, the Mission will take immediate actions to obtain verification of citizenship of the persons from the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka. Then the Emergency Certificates will be issued to the verified citizenship holders through the relevant authority after getting confirmation of their deportation. For this purpose the Embassy requires the flight details of the stranded/arrested Sri Lankan citizens to be able to forward the information to the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka the same.
The Consular Department is open to the public from 10.00 to 16.00 hours.
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from 10.00 to 12.30 hours |
- Documents Acceptance |
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from 14.00 to 16.00 hours |
- Issuance of Documents |
