Please read all the instructions carefully before filling the applications.

Guidelines on the application for registration of deaths

• Applications to obtain Sri Lankan Death Certificates for a Sri Lankan who have passed away in Dubai or one of the other northern Emirates, should be submitted to this Consulate.
• Applications for deaths taken place in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain should be submitted to the Sri Lanka Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
• Applications for Death Certificate shall be made within three months from the date of death.
• In case applications are made after three months from the date of death, applications shall be made through the Registrar General in Colombo at the following address:
  Registrar General’s Department
  Central Record Room
  Maligawatta, Colombo 10.
• Declaration of Death has to be made by a close relative or friend or any other person who was with the deceased at the time of death.
• The following documents are required for registering the death:

• The following documents are required for registering the death through Registrar General in Colombo:

• A Sri Lankan Death Certificate will be issued once the registration process is complete.
• All original documents will be returned after perusal.
• Applicant shall come in person to the Consulate to collect the Death Certificate. If the applicant is unable to come, he/she may authorize another person in writing and he/she should be able to produce his/her identity with the original payment receipt at the time of collection.
• Please refer to Consular Fees section for relevant fee for the registration of a death.
• Fee shall be paid by cash and please note that cheques will not be accepted.
• All other information should be furnished as required in the application form.

Landing of Human Remains in Sri Lanka

• No Human corpse shall be landed in Sri Lanka unless such corpse has been

  a) embalmed and enclosed in a coffin of hard wood with a lead of zinc lining; or

  b) packed in a coffin of hard wood with hermetically sealed lead or zinc lining with suitable disinfectants (such as chloride or line or zinc sulphate mixed with sawdust, filling the empty spaces within the coffin.

• The following documents should be produced:

  a) Certificate from the health authority where the death occurred stating that the corpse has been embalmed or packed as required by para (1)

  b) A certified copy of the certificate of registration of death issued by the registering authority of the placed where the death occurred, stating the date and cause of death.

  c) A certificate from the relevant authorities of the place where the death occurred stating that the removal of the corpse from the place of death has been sanctioned by the said authorities. (Burial/Transit Permit)

  d) A certificate from the diplomatic representative of the Government of Sri Lanka or the British Consul of the place from which such corpse has been dispatched, stating that the coffin in which such corpse is encased contains only the body of the deceased.

  e) Where no diplomatic representative of the Government of Sri Lanka or British Consul is stationed at such place, proof to the satisfaction of the proper authority that the coffin in which such corpse is encased contains only the body of the deceased.

  f) A certificate from the local health authority stating that the deceased did not die of quarantinable disease.

  g) Passport of the deceased.

  h) Coroner’s certificate (if death was not due to natural reasons)

  i) Police Report (if death was not due to natural reasons)

• where a vessel/aircraft arrives in Sri Lanka with the corpse of a person who has died during the voyage, or during the period that the vessel or aircraft remains in a port/airport in Sri Lanka, the master of the vessel/pilot shall:

  a) Inform the proper authority of such fact.

  b) Carry out all instructions given by the proper authority for the disposal of the body and for the cleansing and disinfection of the vessel or aircraft.

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  a) Permission of the proper authorities should be obtained.

  b) Such permission shall be granted only if the ashes are sealed in a metal container which is air-tight and water-tight.

Important: Please note that:

Submission of forged documents and making false declarations relating to citizenship is a punishable offence. Fees will not be refunded in these circumstances.

Incomplete applications will be returned and consular fees will not be refunded.