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]