Divisional Secretariat - Seethawaka

• A birth is registered by the Registrar of Births and Deaths of the place where the birth occurred.
• If the birth occurred in a hospital, the Registrar of the place or the person assigned to the hospital must be notified for the registration of the birth.

• Persons eligible to be notified for birth registration,

                 Father               

                 Mother                 

                  People who were present at the time of the birth, people in charge of the child

                Hospital medical officer

• If the parents are unmarried, both parents must go to the Registrar of Births and Deaths at the hospital where the birth took place to enter the father's information.

• The registration form CR01 required for notification of birth is available from the Registrar of Births and Deaths and can also be downloaded from the website. 

• Required documents  for birth registration

1. Duly completed registration form CR01
2. Report issued by the hospital confirming that the birth took place
3. A photocopy of the parents' marriage certificate
4. A photocopy of the parents' birth certificates
5. Original and photocopy of the national identity card

•         for more details, Register General's Department  https://www.rgd.gov.lk/web/index.php?lang=en

•        for more details, Department for Registration of Persons https://drp.gov.lk/

•      for more details,Department of Immigration & Emigration Sri Lanka  https://www.immigration.gov.lk/