This division authenticates Birth/ Marriage/ Death certificates, along with Educational and other certificates to be forwarded to foreign countries. The authentication of documents is one of the main functions of this division and the importance of the subject has grown largely with the advent of Government policy to promote foreign policy to Sri Lankans.
Instructions:
Attestation of documents
Documents are accepted for attestation from 9.00 a.m. to 01. 00 p.m. and the attested documents are returned to the owners from 10.30 a.m. time to time calling the token numbers through the Public Addressing System.
The documents should be handed over to the Consular Division by the applicant. If the applicant in abroad, he/she can authorize another person, who should bring a copy of the relevant page of the passport of the applicant and a letter of authorization, in which the name and the National Identity Card Number of the authorized person are mentioned.
Only the documents that are written in Sinhala, Tamil, English and Arabic are attested.
Only the translations done by sworn translators are attested and the sworn translator should clearly mention on his/her letterhead or the seal/stamp, the languages in which he is authorized to do the translations. When a Sinhala or Tamil or English document is translated into Arabic, the particulars of the original document should be mentioned in English in the document that has been translated into Arabic.
When the authenticity of a document has to be confirmed before attestation and the specimen signature required for the attestation of a document is not available, the document is forwarded to the relevant authority for verification for which a period of about 3 weeks is necessary.
Letters addressed to the Ambassadors and diplomatic officers of foreign countries, various institutions in foreign countries etc. are not attested. The documents should be in the form "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN". Also the letters/documents regarding the obtaining of visas for foreign countries are not attested.
Deeds/titles, bank statements, appointment letters, defamatory documents, etc. are not attested.
Requirements for the attestation of documents
1. Certificates of Birth, Marriage & Death : The original certificate should be forwarded for attestation. Photostat copies are not attested.
2. Civil status : A statement signed by the Grama Niladhari and countersigned by the Divisional Secretary.
An affidavit from the parent/guardian.
3. Dependency, residence, Family Unit certificates : A Statement signed by the Grama Niladhari and countersigned by the Divisional Secretary
4. Police clearance certificates and other police reports : The certificate issued by the OIC of the police station countersigned by the ASP and the original receipt for the payment for the report. (for the reports signed by the DIG, the receipt for the payment is not required)
5. Power of Attorney and other such legal documents : These documents should be countersigned by the Registrar of the Sri Lanka Supreme Court.
6. Affidavits : Affidavits should be countersigned by the Ministry of Justice of Sri Lanka.
Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
No: 14, 3rd floor, Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha,
Colombo 1
Sri Lanka
Telephone:00 94 11 4718972
http://www.mea.gov.lk/
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