Colombo (LNW): A new Gazette notification has been released detailing updates to the fees associated with National Identity Card (NIC) services.
Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, has announced these changes under the Registration of Persons Act, No. 32 of 1968.
The updated charges are as follows:
- The fee charged for the issuance of a certified copy of an NIC fixed at Rs. 1,000.
- The fees for the certification of authenticity of the particulars relating to an NIC:
– Online submissions made through the Registration of Persons Department’s website – Rs. 25.
– Submissions made by way of a physical document or electronic means acceptable to the Commissioner General – Rs. 500.
- The fee for the registration of a person as a photographer, under the Act raised from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000.
- The annual fee for the renewal of a Certificate of Registration increased to Rs. 3,000.
