ATTESTATION / CERTIFICATION / TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENTS

If you are a Sri Lankan Citizen/ Dual Citizen at the time of the signing of the Power of Attorney/Proxy:

The Power of Attorney/Proxy will not be drafted by this office for you. You will have to prepare it by yourself/ by your lawyer, as per your requirement.

Witnesses of your signature on the Power of Attorney/ Proxy, or their nationality is NOT a requirement of this Office. If required as per the purpose of the Power of Attorney / Proxy, you are kindly requested to bring your own witnesses, at the time of the appointment.

However, the witnesses that accompany you have to prove their identity by providing a valid identification documents at the time of signing the document. (Ex: Valid Passport)

If you are an Australian citizen requiring a Sri Lankan Power of Attorney/Proxy attested by us, please follow the following steps:

Submit the Power of Attorney/Proxy authenticated by the APO to the Consulate General, in person (after obtaining an appointment through our website) OR via post. 

Certify your Power of Attorney/Proxy through a registered Notary Public in Australia.

Submit the certified Power of Attorney/Proxy to the Australian Passport Office (APO) -Authentication Section situated at level 2, Collins Square, 747 Collins Street, Docklands, Australia for authentication. For More information, please visit the following website:
https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-services/apostilles-authentications-certificates-of-no-impediment-to-marriage/Pages/apostilles-authentications-and-certificates-of-no-impediment-to-marriage

If you are a Sri Lankan Citizen/ Dual Citizen at the time of signing of the Affidavit:

Please note that we do not draft affidavits for you. However, if you wish to submit an affidavit regarding your Name Change in your application for Dual Citizenship or Police Clearance Certificate, we have the following specimens for you as guidance:

SPECIMEN FOR AN AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED  FOR DUAL CITIZENSHIP                        

SPECIMEN FOR AN AFFIDAVIT SUBMITTED FOR POLICE CLEARANCE                   

If you are an Australian citizen requiring an affidavit attested by Melbourne Office, please follow the following steps:

Submit the affidavit authenticated by the APO to the Consulate General in person (after obtaining an appointment through our website) OR via post.

Certify your Affidavit through a registered Notary Public in Australia.

Submit the certified Affidavit to the Australian Passport Office (APO) -Authentication Section situated at level 2, Collins Square, 747 Collins Street, Docklands, Australia for authentication. For More information, please visit the following website: https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-services/apostilles-authentications-certificates-of-no-impediment-to-marriage/Pages/apostilles-authentications-and-certificates-of-no-impediment-to-marriage

Please click HERE to get more information.

If you are currently living in Sri Lanka, you can visit the Consular Affairs Division of the Foreign Ministry at Ceylinco House, 2nd floor, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, to obtain this service.

Please visit the following link for information on the document attestation by the Consular Affairs Division:

https://mfa.gov.lk/document-attestation/

Please click HERE to get more information.

Please click HERE to get more information.

If you are a Sri Lankan Citizen/ Dual Citizen or Australian Citizen at the time of the submission of the application: you can submit your document/s by visiting us in person and proving that you are a beneficiary of EPF/ETF Sri Lanka.

You are required to obtain an appointment through the Melbourne’s office website slcgmel.org before visiting the office.

Applications will not be provided by this office. They only certify your signature and bio-metrics and return the documents to you on the same day.

If you are a Sri Lankan Citizen at the time of the submission of the application: you can submit your document/s by visiting us in person.

You are required to obtain an appointment through Melbourne’s office website slcgmel.org prior visit the office.

Applications will not be provided by this office. We only certify your signature and bio-metrics and return the documents to you on the same day.

If you are a Sri Lankan Citizen/ Dual Citizen at the time of the signing of the letter addressed to the institutions in Sri Lanka: you can submit your document/s by visiting us in person and proving your Citizenship.

You are required to obtain an appointment through website slcgmel.org prior to visiting them.

The letters are not drafted by this office.

If you are an Australian citizen requiring a letter certified through us in order to submit to an institution in Sri Lanka, please follow the following steps:

1. Certify your letter/s through a registered Notary Public of Australia.
2. Submit the certified letter/s to the Australian Passport Office (APO) -Authentication Section situated at level 2, Collins Square, 747 Collins Street, Docklands, Australia for authentication. For More information, please visit the following website:
   https://www.dfat.gov.au/about-us/our-services/apostilles-authentications-certificates-of-no-impediment-to-marriage/Pages/apostilles-authentications-and-certificates-of-no-impediment-to-marriage
3. Submit the document/s authenticated by the APO to the Consulate General in person (after obtaining an appointment through our website)/ via post for attestation.