Obtaining Copies of Birth Certificates
- Copies of birth certificate should be obtained from the Divisional Secretariat relevant to the birth occurred.
- 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)
- When the number of the birth certificate and registered date is known-charges for one copy Rs.120.00
- 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
- Required application can be obtained from the Registrar Division of any Divisional Secretariat/ web-site 
Obtaining Copies of Marriage Certificates
- Copies of marriage certificate should be obtained from the Divisional Secretariat relevant to the marriage occurred.
- 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 01.01.2020 can be obtained from the system.(It can be confirmed by checking by your nearest Divisional Secretariat whether it is in the eBMD System)
-When the number of the marriage certificate and registered date is known-charges for one copy Rs.120.00
- When the number of the marriage certificate and registered date is not known, (as required to search the documents less than two years) - charges for one copy Rs.250.00
- Required application can be obtained from the Registrar Division of any Divisional Secretariat/ web-site
Obtaining Copies of Death Certificates
- Copies of death certificate should be obtained from the Divisional Secretariat relevant to the death occurred.
- 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 01. 01. 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)
-When the number of the death certificate and registered date is known-charges for one copy Rs.120.00
- When the number of the death certificate and registered date is not known, (as required to search the documents less than two years) - charges for one copy Rs.250.00
- Required application can be obtained from the Registrar Division of any Divisional Secretariat/ web-site
Issuance of Probable Age Certificate
- To any person who are unable to provide proper information for registration of a birth certificate (documents for proofing the birth such as hospital birth record/Grama Niladhari Report) can be applied from the Divisional Secretariat relevant to the birth place, for obtaining Probable Age Certificate.
- Required Documents
1. Declaration
2. Results of searching documents
3. Affidavits and records
4. Grama Niladhari Reports
5. Information for proofing the birth
6. The date of birth can be noted in the probable age certificate by forwarding documents for proofing date of birth.
- Seek advice from the Additional District Registrar of the nearest Divisional Secretariat for further details.
