Renunciation of Sri Lanka Citizenship – High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore

Sri Lanka Citizens who are granted with the Singapore Citizenship

Required Documents

The following original documents with two sets of photocopies should be submitted. Original birth certificate will be returned after due verification.

Letter issued by the Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority regarding the Citizenship
Original Birth Certificate (if the Original Birth Certificate is in Tamil, a translation should be submitted)
If the applicant was born in Singapore:

Original Birth certificate of the child issued by the Competent Authority in Singapore/Brunei
Original Consular Birth Certificate issued by the High Commission

Applicant should submit the original Citizenship Certificate to the High Commission in-order to forward it to the Citizenship Division in Sri Lanka

Original Sri Lankan Passport
National Identity Card of Sri Lanka (if the National Identity Card is not with the applicant /lost there should be an original Police Report obtained from the Singapore Police Force and submitted)
The original Police Report should be signed by an authorised officer. (no e-reports will be accepted)
Kindly note that a self-explanatory letter must be submitted by the applicant when the National Identity Card is not obtained, addressed to the Commissioner General, Registrar of Persons, Battaramulla through the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Singapore.
If the applicant has never obtained a Sri Lankan passport, a self-explanatory letter informing the reasons for not obtaining a Passport, addressed to the Controller General, Department of Immigration & Emigration, Battaramulla should be submitted.

Payment Details

Payment should be made ONLY in CASH at the counter

Application Fee: SGD 70

Application Form (Download HERE)

Citizenship Renunciation

NOTE

Applicants who are renouncing their Sri Lankan Citizenship at the age of 21, who are born in Singapore, and have never obtained a Sri Lankan Passport or National Identity Card should submit an explanatory letter to the Controller, Immigration and Emigration Department, Colombo, for not obtaining the said two documents.