Registration of Marriage in Sri Lanka

Documents  required & conditions to be fulfilled  to register  your marriage in Sri Lanka  are given below

Documents

The required  original documents for an official marriage in Sri Lanka are given below.

  1. Birth certificate.
  2. Passports – copies are only required of the information pages, do not include the pages containing immigration and visa stamps.
  3. An affidavit confirming your status certified by a solicitor.
  4. If divorced – decree absolute /s.
  5. Legal proof of any name changes by Deed Poll.
  6. If widowed
    a) Death certificate/s of former spouse/s.
    b) Previous marriage certificate/s.
  7. If adopted – legal forms.
  8. If any document provided is not in English, then a translation from a legally recognized translator.
  9. A letter stating your full name, postal address and occupation.
  10. A letter stating the full names, addresses and occupations of your parents.

Conditions

  1. The hotel should receive photocopies of documents ( 1 to 8 ) relevant to you and letters 9 & 10 two weeks prior to the date of your proposed marriage. You are advised to send them by courier.
  2. Originals of all documents (1 to 8 ) should be brought with you when you arrive at the hotel.
  3. You are required to be resident in Sri Lanka at least 4 days prior to your wedding. Therefore you are advised to be at the hotel at least 4 days before the wedding of which 3 days should be working days in Sri Lanka. Before finalizing the date of your arrival please check with the Wedding Co-ordinator regarding public holidays. Three days is the minimum period required to attend to all official formalities.
  4. We recommend a minimum of 2 nights stay after the wedding day so that your wedding album and the engraved gift from the hotel can be completed and handed to you before your departure.

CONTACT US

A wedding co-ordinator is available to answer any queries and to create your own wedding from the A la Carte Selection. She may be contacted on

Email: 
Phone: +94 34 2275435 /+94 34 7200334
Fax :     +94 34 2275433