Divisional Secretariat - Laggala - Civil Registrations

Issuing of identity cards
Issuing Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
Past births (births after three months) Registration
Registration of past deaths (three months after death)
Expiration of the name of the birth certificate (below 21 years, over 21 years) / Change (below 21 years, over 21 years)
Changing / inserting / abandoning a birth certificate (mother's information / father's information)
Registration of marriages done in the registered churches in the division
Registration of marriages within office

Persons subject to registration
Persons described below are not subject to registration and therefore not eligible.

A person holding a visa or an endorsement under the Immigration and Emigration Act No 20 of 1948
A person who is relieved from the enforcement of an order/orders made under the Section 2(1) of the Immigration and Emigration Act No 20 of 1948
A person who has received a permit of residence under the Act for Implementation of Indo-Lanka pact No 4 of 1967
A person who has entered is entering violating the provisions of Section 10 of Immigration and Emigration Act before or on or after April 5.1971
A person residing in Sri Lanka violating the section 15 of Immigration and Emigration Act
A person subject to be taken to India from Sri Lanka Section 15 of the Act for Implementation of Indo-Lanka Pact No 14 of 1967

All those who do not belong to any of the above categories and residing in Sri Lanka or entering Sri Lanka on or after April 05.1971 and complete 15 years of age, are subject to registration.

Time period, eligibility and the age to make applications for registration

Those who enter Sri Lanka on or after April 05.1971 and subject to registration should apply within six months
Those who are not subject to registration under Section 2 (2) of the Act, and become subject to registration thereafter should apply within six months from the date they become subject to registration.
Those who complete 15 years of age after February 27. 1981 and become subject to registration should apply within one year after completing 15 years of age.

Documents required for first-timer identity card

Application form පු.ලි.දෙ/වි 1,7,8 with photocopies of following documents certified by Grama Niladhari and/or Divisional Secretariat or an officer authorized by him. (These documents should be able to prove the name and date of birth of the applicant)

Birth certificate or the extract of birth certificate

Probable age certificate with a document to prove the date of birth. (birth certificate of a child/ school leaving certificate/ certificate of leaving the estate/ copy of the testified horoscope/ marriage certificate/ citizenship certificate/ original of the affidavit)
citizenship certificate

Document to prove the date of birth to applicants over 40 years of age who do not possess the birth certificate or probable age certificate

Results of search registers issued by the Additional District Registrar
A written evidence to prove the name and date of birth. (Birth certificate of a child/ school leaving certificate/ certificate of leaving the estate/ copy of the testified horoscope/ marriage certificate/ senior citizens identity card)
Original of formal affidavit to prove the name, date of birth and place of birth (link the form)

Documents to prove employment

Public sector - original of the service certificate obtained during the last six months.

Privet sector - original of the service certificate obtained during the last six months.

Degree certificate and the professional certificate for the positions of doctors, engineers, lawyers, chartered accountants and architects.
Retirement letter/ Pension card to include retired position.
Business registration certificate for business persons.

Other document required to issue identity cards

Samanera certificate or Upasampada certificate for a Buddhist priest
A certificate issued by the relevant Department to prove the clergyship of other religions
Certificate of renouncement of clergyship (de-robing) from the relevant Department
Marriage certificate to include the surname of the husband.
Citizenship certificate issued by Department of Immigration and Emigration to prove that the applicant has obtained Sri Lankan citizenship in the case of a person born abroad to a Sri Lankan mother or father
Dual citizenship certificate, if the applicant holds dual citizenship
3 color photographs of 1 3/8” x 7/8” with sky blue background
Rs.3.00 stamp fee
Form filled by those who failed to apply for registration during the prescribed time period indicating the reasons for delay, certified by Grama Niladhari and the District Secretariat
Certification of the application -
- Grama Niladhari (Countersigning by District Secretariat is compulsory)
- For students, the principal of the school.
- For estate residents, the superintendent of the estate
- For special needs persons, certifying officers authorized by the Commissioner General
Handing over the completed applications for identity cards

Ordinary Service:
- To the certifying officer
One Day Service:
- To the One Day Service Branch of the Department for Registration of Persons, Colombo.

Correction of mistake in mother’s name field of a Birth Certificate

Include or rectify the field of Father’s name, Grand Father’s name, Civil status of a Birth Certificate

Registration of the Past Birth

Birth Description (Original copy)
Vaccine card copy
If the parent is married, the marriage certificate of the parent
Original Birth Certificates of Parents
Photocopies of Mother and Father National Identity Cards
If the birth is less than 1 year, stamps of Rs. 50
100 stamps if more than 1 year

Please bring these above documents to the District Registrar of the Department with Parents and child.

Registration of a Past Death

Original death certificate of the hospital if died in a hospital
Certificate of Grama Niladhari
Condemnation / death ads
Cash receipt of coffin
Letter from the Chief Incumbent of the temple
If the death is less than 1 year, if the stamp is more than Rs. 50 / sterling over 1 stamp
Birth certificate of the person / marriage certificate and a copy of the National Identity Card

Please bring these above documents to the District Registrar of the Department.