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Sri Lanka passport photo: it depends on how you apply
There is a route where a photo you took is accepted, and a route where it is not.
Checked on 2026-08-15. Rules move — we re-check this list at least every six months. Next review: 2027-02-15.
Why
Applications at embassies abroad only
What the authority says
Passport applications must be accompanied by three (03) coloured identical photographs … in white background and taken within three months of the application.
Source — High Commission of Sri Lanka in the United Kingdom · Official page
How photos are submitted in Sri Lanka
Passport
Submission
- An authorised photo provider sends the photo to the authority electronically.
Studio will send your photograph online to our computer system
immigration.gov.lk - Applications at an embassy or consulate: a printed photo is submitted.
Passport applications must be accompanied by three (03) coloured identical photographs
srilankahc.uk
If you hand in a printed photo
- 3 photos.
three (03) coloured identical photographs
srilankahc.uk - All copies must be identical.
three (03) coloured identical photographs
srilankahc.uk
Rules the authority states for this photo
- Colour photo.
three (03) coloured identical photographs
srilankahc.uk
Photo spec, where a photo is accepted
white · within 3 months · 3 prints
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If your route accepts a photo
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