Sri Lanka Passport (info only) photo

Sri Lanka Passport (info only) photo: Only digital photos taken at an authorised studio (or at the Department) are accepted; the studio sends the photo and gives you an acknowledgement note. What you can still make at home, with the official source.

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Sri Lanka Passport (info only) photo: taken at the office

Only digital photos taken at an authorised studio (or at the Department) are accepted; the studio sends the photo and gives you an acknowledgement note.

Printed photos are no longer accepted; the photo must be under 6 months old, no spectacles

Official rules: immigration.gov.lk. Rules checked on 26 October 2026.

How to apply

Have a digital photo taken at an authorised studio. The studio sends it to the Department and gives you an acknowledgement note; printed photos aren't accepted.

Fill in form K 35 A, for any age.

Apply in person at the Passport Division, Suhurupaya, Battaramulla, or a regional office in Kandy, Matara, Vavuniya, Kurunegala or Jaffna. One-day service is only at the head office.

Fingerprints are taken from age 16 to 60.

Applying from abroad

Sri Lankan missions abroad accept applications without the studio photo or fingerprints. (immigration.gov.lk: passports)

What you can still make here

Questions

Can I take the Sri Lanka Passport (info only) photo at home?

No. Only digital photos taken at an authorised studio (or at the Department) are accepted; the studio sends the photo and gives you an acknowledgement note. Picproved doesn't sell a photo for this document.

Can I take a Sri Lankan passport photo at home?

Not in Sri Lanka: only digital photos from an authorised studio are accepted. Missions abroad have their own photo rules.

What can I still make for Sri Lanka?

Photos for visas and other countries' forms, the standard 35×45 mm and 2×2 inch sizes, and any Sri Lanka document listed below that takes a photo you bring.