Please note that if an applicant is born outside Sri Lanka and over 21 years of ages, who wishes to retain the citizenship of Sri Lanka, a declaration should be submitted affirming to retain Sri Lankan citizenship (Download the format).
The new Passport will be issued approximately within 90 days after direction of the duly submitted applications to the Department of Immigration and Emigration of Sri Lanka. No express services or one day services are available.
However, kindly note that the Department of Immigration and Emigration has the full discretion to consider certain criteria (which include discrepancies of the photographs, the NIC number submitted etc.) prior to issuance of a travel document and therefore the time taken for issuance of such travel document may vary.
Please note that the applicant should be presented to submit the application.
The applicant himself must visit the Consulate General and produce the current original passport and the payment receipt to collect the new Passport.
Note that now you can do the payments in Cash or Credit/Debit Cards. (An administrative fee will be charged by the bank)