Divisional Secretariat - Mawathagama

Issuing National Identity Cards

• Prepare the first identity card

  1. Application of the Department of Registration of Persons
  2. Birth Certificate And Certified copy .(a free issued copy is not valid)
  3. Photographs according to the ICAO standard
  4. A stamp fee Rs. 140/-
  5. If elder than the age of 16 a fine receipt of 2500/-
  6. .Cash receipt to the effect that payments have been made to the Grama Niladhari (Rs.200/-)

   (These applications should be obtained from the Grama Niladhari and handed over to the Divisional Secretariat)

  Amending the Identity Card

  1. Application of the Department of Registration of Persons
  2. Birth Certificate And Certified copy .(a free issued copy is not valid)
  3. Photographs according to the ICAO standard
  4. The Identity presently used
  5. Stamps Fee Rs. 140/-
  6. Cash receipt to the effect that payments have been made to the Grama Niladhari (Rs. 500.00)

  (These applications should be obtained from the Grama Niladhari and handed over to the Divisional Secretariat)

  Preparation of lost identity card

  1. Application issued by the Department of Registration of Persons.
  2. Birth Certificate And Certified copy .(a free issued copy is not valid)
  3. Photographs according to the ICAO standard
  4. stamp Fee Rs. 120/-
  5. Copy of complaint made to the police station(complaint not over 6 months)If an Identity card is lost the owner of the ID Should report to the nearest police station and the application should be submitted with the certified copy of the relevant extract.
  6. Cash receipt paid to the Grama Niladhari (Rs. 1000.00)
  7. Two Documents for verifying that the number indicated mentioned in the lost identity has been used.

  (These applications should be obtained from the Grama Niladhari and handed over to the Divisional Secretariat)

  For Oneday Service-Rs-2000.00

Incorporation / alteration of the name of a birth certificate

For those over 7 years -

• The Christian Certificate-Student Tester
• Newspaper advertisement - Bank Book
• National / Posture Identification Card - Interim Certificate
• Report from the government or other institution
• Certified copy of voting register

You must submit at least three of the above documents

other than that

• Application
• Original birth certificate to be amended
• Grama Niladhari letter with relevant Divisional Secretary for signature that both persons are identified as identical.

NB-:

• If the name under the age of 21 is to change the name, the statement should be forwarded by the parent / guardian of their respective children.
• It is recommended that the new name be used for at least one year.

Children below the age of 7 years

• Original birth certificate to be amended
• Parent's Open Certificate
• Mother's / father's National Identity Card
• Affidavit that there is no objection to father and mother's protest.

This declaration should be handed over by the child's parent / guardian.

Please come only on Monday or Wednesdays to hand over these document

Correction of a mistake that occurred in the mother's area of birth certificate

• Original birth certificate to be corrected
• Original mother's birth certificate
• Copy of mother's national identity card
• Original parents' public certificate

To Include / rectify the father's area, Grand farther's area and civil status in a birth certificate

• The original copy of the birth certificate which can be corrected
• Original father's birth certificate
• Original copy of the parents' certificate
• Mother / father's National Identity Card copy

Registration of past births

• Birth Description (Original copy)
• Photo vaccine card copy
• If the parent is married, the marriage certificate of the marriage certificate
• 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 the above documents to the District Registrar of the Department with Parent and child.

Registration of past deaths

• Original death certificate of the hospital if died in a hospital
• Certificate of Grama Niladhari
• Condemnation / death ads
• Cash receipt
• 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