Birth Registration
Application for the Birth Certificate
Declaration of a birth after 3 month
Copies of birth certificate should be obtained from the Divisional Secretariat relevant to the birth occurred.
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If the relevant certificate is in the data system, certified copy therein can be obtained from any Divisional Secretariat near by you.Copies of certificates from 01.01.1960 to 31.12.2020 can be obtained from the system.(It can be confirmed by checking by your nearest Divisional Secretariat whether it is in the eBMD System)Required application can be obtained from the Registrar Division of any Divisional Secretariat/ web-site .document-downloadFees charged
- When the number of the birth certificate and registered date is known-charges for one copy Rs.120.00
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When the number of the birth certificate and registered date is not known, (as required to search the documents less than two years) - charges for one copy Rs.250.00
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Copies of certificates can be applied by paying relevant fee to the relevant Divisional Secretariat or forwarding the bank slip which was paid to the Registrar General‘s account No.7039827 of Bank of Ceylon(Battaramulla Branch) and completed application, to the relevant Divisional Secretariat.If you wish to receive the birth certificate via post, it should be forwarded a self-addressed stamped envelope, application and as mentioned above the receipt which fees has paid.If the birth has been registered, the number of copies of the applied relevant birth certificate according to the amount paid will be issued and if the birth has not been registered, it will be informed by Form B38.**Similarly, there is an ability to apply copies of certificates via online method by reaching the web-site https:// online.ebmd.rgd.gov.lk
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Death Registration
- Inform the Grama Niladari within 07 days of the death is occurred.
- Grama Niladari shall send a report to the registrar of the area.
- The death is registered by the registrar of births and deaths of the area where death has occurred. Declaration of death can be obtained from the registrar.
- Persons required to give information
- Close relation present at the death.
- Close relation who look after at the death.
- If there is no relation as given above.,
- Relation who residing in the area of the registrar division where the death occurred.
- If there is no relation as given above.
- Person present at the death
- Occupier where the death occurred.
- If there is no person as given above.
- The person who cremate or buried the body.
- Death may be register free of charge within a period of 03 months. Death can be registered after 03 months. Please see the delayed registration of deaths.
- Certificate of death is issued to the informant free of charge
Application for the death certificete
