Strategic approach to digitise government services

The government has announced a new initiative to issue copies of birth, marriage, and death certificates to Sri Lankans living abroad through Sri Lankan embassies, aimed at providing greater convenience to the expatriate community.

The pilot project will enable Sri Lankans living overseas to request birth, marriage, and death certificates through embassies in Kuwait, Japan, Qatar, Australia, Canada, Italy, and Dubai.

The programme will be launched as a pilot project across seven selected foreign missions, including the embassies in Kuwait, Japan, and Qatar, and the consulates in Melbourne (Australia), Toronto (Canada), Milan (Italy), and Dubai (UAE).

In Sri Lanka, efforts are underway to enhance the e-BMD (electronic Birth, Marriage and Death) database system, which is jointly managed by the Registrar General’s Department and the Foreign Affairs Ministry. This will allow birth, marriage and death certificates to be issued through foreign missions in these countries.

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