Renewal of passport

The validity of a passport cannot be extended beyond 10 years from the date of its first issue. If the passport does not have sufficient pages for visa endorsements or a passport is 10 years old or the passport is lost, a new passport must be obtained.

Under normal circumstances, it takes around 8 to 12 weeks (2-3 months) to process a Passport application.

Please note that the processing time may be varying on the case by case.

Applicants are advised to apply for new passports well in advance with all supporting documents to avoid inconveniences

Fee for an all country new passport: Saudi Riyal 595.00

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

a. Duly filled Application -: (click here for Application)

b. four Photographs (Colour, 3.5 cm x 4.5cm or 2” x 2”, photographs should be clear/fresh, without spectacles and shadow, taken within 3 months. Both ears, neck, forehead should be clearly visible, white background). Please note that issuance of the new passport will be delayed if specifications are not met.

c. Copy of passport data page and alteration page

d. Original birth certificate (copies need to be duly attested)

e. Children below 16 years No objection letter from parents, passport copies of parents, copy of      birth certificate, if born out side Sri Lanka citizenship certificate. Fees SAR 485 ( for 3 years )          SAR 595 (for 10 years )

You can submit the application to the consular division of the Embassy by hand. The Consular Division is open from Sunday to Thursday (8.30 am to 4.30 pm)

 

Collection of Biometrics from the Passport Applicants applying through Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions from January 1, 2018

 

As per Section 35(a) of the Immigrants and Emigrants Act No 20 of 1948 as amended in 2015, the Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) is required to obtain biometrics from passport applicants. Accordingly, the Department will be introducing a new procedure to obtain the Biometrics of passport holders whose passport has been issued through Sri Lanka Diplomatic Missions after January  01, 2018. The procedure requires every passport holder who is in the age group of 16- 60 years to provide biometrics (fingerprints and digital face image) to the Department upon his/her first entry to Sri Lanka on the new passport.

Procedure for Biometric Collection

Step 1: On arrival, you should directly report to the Chief Immigration Officer (CIO), or the Immigration Officer at the primary counter will refer to the CIO.

Step 2: The CIO will issue you a Biometric Data Acquisition (BDA) Form with a unique number, in two copies. You are required to sign both forms, one of which will be given back to you. The BDA form should be produced at the Department for biometrics collection.

Step 3: You may reserve an appointment for biometrics submission via the online appointment reservation system or visit the Department of Immigration and Emigration head office or regional office.

Step 4: Visit the Overseas Mission Division of the Department of Immigration and Emigration (headquarters or regional office) and submit the BDA form.

Step 5: The officers will guide you on providing biometrics. The estimated time of completion of the biometric enrollment process is 45 minutes.

Step 6: Immediately after submission of biometrics, the Biometrics Declaration Form will be issued to the passport holder confirming that the collection of biometrics has been successfully completed. With the completion of this process, the system will automatically activate the passport, allowing your departure from Sri Lanka.

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