Emergency Travel Document

Eligibility : An applicant who is a Sri Lankan Citizen by descent or by registration residing in France, Spain, Portugal, Monaco and Andorra.

Validity:  Emergency Travel Documents are valid for 06 month from the date of issuance and issued for the sole purpose of returning to Sri Lanka. The applicants cannot travel to any other country by using a Temporary / Emergency Travel Document or cannot use it to obtain a visa to further stay in the France, Spain, Portugal, Monaco and Andorra..  passporpasspor

Criteria: an ETD can be applied only under the following emergency circumstances

1. The passport is lost/damaged/stolen, and the applicant needs to leave Sri Lanka urgently.

2. An emergency has occurred (need to prove the emergency with original documents as evidence) while an application for a new passport has already been submitted and is pending.

Note: if the evidence is not sufficient or unsatisfactory the application may be rejected.

Required documents:

• Application Form K (IM+35 A) Note: (please read the instructions carefully before filling the application form)

• Police report If the previous passport has been lost or stolen (police report must contain the lost or stolen passport number)

• Request letter of the applicant stating the circumstances in which the passport was lost or stolen including all contact details

• Personal data page of lost or stolen passport (if available)

• All original evidence to support the case (documentary evidence signed by authorised officers or instructions in Sri Lanka which contact details stating the emergency.)

• Details of the pending application already submitted for a new passport (Yellow receipt)

• Original copy of the travel itinerary

• 3 passport size colour photographs

• Original birth certificate with one photocopy National Identity card (if available) with one photocopy

• Sri Lankan citizenship certificate (if the applicant was born outside Sri Lanka only)

• Immigrant visa of residing country (France Spain,Portugal, Monaco and Andorra)

Payment method

• If the applicant visits the embassy he/she can pay by cash, credit or debit card. Personal or company cheques will not be accepted. Please note that in accordance with the regulations of the Government of Sri Lanka, an additional 5% service charge will be applied to all payments made by credit or debit card.

• If the applicants who wish to pay relevant fee by direct transfer to the bank account of the embassy of Sri Lanka in France are advised to contact the embassy for prior instructions.

Fees:

IMPORTANT

• Fees will not be refunded under any circumstance after issuance of an official receipt

• Translations will not be accepted as originals. All photocopies should be on A4 size paper.

• Embassy latest all the documents and return the originals to the applicant.