Sri LankaDoes not use apostilles

Process

What applies instead

A document issued by a foreign authority is accepted for attestation by the Sri Lankan embassy only if the foreign ministry of the country that issued it has attested it first, and an English translation must also be counter-attested by that ministry; documents issued by Sri Lankan institutions are attested by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka through its electronic system (e-DAS).²

Contacts

Who to contact

• Consular Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka³

Status

How to check whether Sri Lanka has joined

Countries join the Apostille Convention from time to time. The Hague Conference keeps the list of members in its status table. We last checked it on 18 October 2026, when Sri Lanka was not on it.¹

Other direction

If your document comes from a member country

An apostille from a contracting party does not by itself make a document usable in Sri Lanka. Ask the authority in Sri Lanka that will receive the document which steps it requires. An apostille only confirms the signature, the role of the person who signed and any seal or stamp on the document. It does not confirm what the document says. The office that receives the document decides what it accepts.

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