Registration of Birth & Citizenship
The Embassy performs registration of birth of a child born to either Sri Lankan parent, which occurs in the United Arab Emirates upon request by either parent under the Birth and Death Ordinance and the Consular Functions Act.
An application for registration of birth should be made within three months of the birth. When an application for registration of birth is made after three months and within one year from the date of birth, parents should submit a letter recording reasons for the delay together with the application.
Every child, whose birth is registered under the Birth and Death Ordinance and the Consular Functions Act, should then be registered under Section 5(2) of the Citizenship Act.
The father or mother of the child should be a citizen of Sri Lanka at the time of the child’s birth. In the event, one parent holds the foreign citizenship the other parent, who holds Sri Lankan citizenship, shall apply for registration of the birth.
The application for the citizenship registration should be lodged simultaneously along with the application for registration of the birth. The Consular Birth Certificate does not confer right to Sri Lankan citizenship.
Birth Certificate and Citizenship Certificate serve two purposes, and therefore both registrations are imperative and complementary to each other.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION OF BIRTH & CITIZENSHIP
- Duly filled application form – Declaration 16 -Registration B Form (Applying within 03 months)
- Duly filled application Form-Declaration 24-Registration B6 Form (Applying after 03 months and within one year)
- Duly filled Application for Registration of Birth outside Sri Lanka under the Ceylon Citizenship Act No 18 of 1948.
- Original UAE birth certificate of the child issued by UAE Health Authority (English) and attested by the UAE Foreign Ministry with 03 copies
- Mother’s original Birth Certificate ( Sinhala/ Tamil ) with 02 copies and Original Passport with copies of the bio data / face page (page No. 2-3 ) (03 copies) and observations & alterations page (page No. 4-5) (03 copies)
- Mother’s residence visa in the UAE at the time of the birth of the child – 02 copies
- Father’s original Birth Certificate ( Sinhala / Tamil) with 02 copies and Original Passport with copies of the bio data / face page (page No. 2-3 ) (03 copies) and observations & alterations page (page No. 4-5) (03 copies)
- Father’s residence visa in the UAE at the time of the birth of the child -02 copies
- Parent’s Original marriage certificate ( Sinhala / Tamil) with 02 copies.
FEES/OTHER CHARGES FOR REGISTRATION OF BIRTH & CITIZENSHIP
| Birth Registration | AED 140/- |
| Citizenship Application | AED 170/- |
| New Passport All Country | AED 580/- |
| Temporary Passport | AED 280/- |
DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS
- Declaration 16-Registration B Form -(Applying within 03 months.)
- Declaration 24-Registration B6 Form- (Applying after 03 months and within one year)
- Application for Registration of Birth- under the Ceylon Citizenship Act.
- Specifications on Photographs
Please note that if the application is made to register the birth of a child after one year of the date of birth, the Embassy should obtain the approval from the Registrar General’s Department, in Sri Lanka for such birth registrations.