Last updated: 22 Oct 2024
Registration of Birth
Checked: 2 Oct 2026
Births must be registered within 3 months. Applications between 3–12 months from birth must include a written explanation for the delay.
REQUIREMENTS
- Form B4
- Original Saudi hospital birth certificate with certified Arabic translation
- Copies of parents' passport data pages
- Parents' marriage certificate (certified by MFA).
FORMS
FEE
140
B6 is for late registration; use the form appropriate to the age of the child. Citizenship registration is a separate process. The Embassy will confirm which declarations are required.
Guidance checked on 2 October 2026 against published official service guidance. Fees are in SAR unless stated otherwise; the Labour Section notes that rates may vary with exchange rates.
Download forms
- Registration of birth outside Sri Lanka – Citizenship I8 pages · PDF · 4 MB · Official source
- Birth registration within three months — B42 pages · PDF · 169 KB · Official source
- Late birth registration — B62 pages · PDF · 171 KB · Official source
- Birth registration particulars — B1442 pages · PDF · 84 KB · Official source