Since the 1is January, a Sri Lankan wishing to marry a foreigner must first obtain an authorization from the Ministry of Defense. A widely criticized decision.
Any Sri Lankan citizen who would like to marry a foreigner will now have to obtain permission from the… Ministry of Defense! This is what we learn in The Sunday Times. Before being able to register the marriage in question, the foreign citizen “Will have to submit health declarations detailing their medical history”. He or she must include any chronic diseases, if he or she has contracted HIV, if he or she has tested positive for Covid-19, or his or her vaccination status.
The government’s announcement was made at the end of December, but this new regulation came into effect on January 1, writes Nikkei Asia. In addition to their medical history, the foreign person must provide a certificate from their country of origin “Attesting that he or she has not committed an offense during the last six months”. “Then the Sri Lankan Defense Ministry provides an authorization granting permission to proceed with the marriage”, Explain Nikkei Asia.
Currently, to register a marriage, three documents are sufficient: a valid passport, an extract from civil status and a birth certificate.
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