Eligibility: Sri Lankan Nationals, Native Sri Lankans who are holding Foreign Passports
Method of submitting application: Directly at the Consular Division
Places where application form could be obtained:
Consular Division,
3rd Floor, BOI Building,
Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha,
Colombo 01
Payment for application: None
Time to submit application: 0830 Hrs – 1500 Hrs
Fees paying to obtain this service: Documentation free of charge
Period taken to provide the Service (Ordinary Service and Priority Service) :

• No sooner the foreign employer or the sponsor completes documentation work.
• Within 3 to 15 days (Cases reported from Saudi Arabia would take 2 – 3 weeks due to the long procedures there, for repatriation of human remains)

Necessary Supporting documents:

• Details of the deceased
• Affidavit by the legal heir consenting repatriation/ bury / cremate
• Marriage certificate, Birth certificate of the applicant/ complainant to establish relationship
• Any other information of the foreign employer/ agent
  

Staff Officer in charge of the Service:

Download Application/Form:
Application Sinhala | Tamil | English
Affidavit (Middle East) Sinhala | Tamil | English
Affidavit (West) Sinhala | Tamil | English

Download Completed Specimen Application / Form:
Application Sinhala | Tamil | English
Affidavit (Middle East) Sinhala | Tamil | English
Affidavit (West) Sinhala | Tamil | English