Sri Lankan passport

Sri Lankan passport
The front cover of a non-biometric Sri Lankan passport.
Type	Passport
Issued by	Sri Lanka
First issued	10 August 2015 (biometric passport)
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Sri Lankan citizenship
Expiration	10 years for adults and 3 years / 10 years for minors (below 16 years of age).

Sri Lankan passports are issued to citizens of Sri Lanka for the purpose of international travel. The Department of Immigration and Emigration] is responsible for issuing Sri Lankan passports.

Immigration and Emigration Department has begun to issue biometric passports according to international standards with effect from 10 August 2015^[1]