Life/ Residence Certificate

All Sri Lankan pensioners residing abroad are kindly informed that the Life / Residence Certificate for each year must be submitted to the Department of Pensions, Sri Lanka, through this Consulate, in order to ensure the continued payment of pension. The completed certificate should be submitted on or before 31 March. Failure to do so may lead to the temporary suspension of pension payments 

Submission of applications in person 

Applicants are kindly requested to: 

1. Download the Life / Residence Certificate – 2026 application form : Click Here 

2. Complete the form and sign it in the presence of a consular officer at the Consulate. 

3.     Bring the duly completed application form together with the following documents to the High Commission: 

• Valid Passport 

• Sri Lankan National Identity Card (if available) 

4.     Where a new bank account has been opened for pension purposes, or where the pension is to be remitted to a foreign bank account, documentary proof should be produced to establish that the account belongs to the pensioner. 

Important: 

• The Life / Residence Certificate must be completed using the prescribed format. 

• This service is given free of charge 

• After attestation by the Consulate, the original certificate will be forwarded directly to the Foreign Pension Branch, Department of Pensions, Sri Lanka. 

• Pensioners may check the Life Certificate update status through the Department of Pensions online system (pensions.gov.lk). 

• For more details related to the foreign pensions, see Pension Circular 01/2018, using the following link: Click Here 

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