Sri Lanka: Information since 1993 on whether the government or its agencies require that a birth certificate be translated from Tamil to English so that an individual can apply for other official documents (i.e. passport, teaching certificate, driver's licence, school certificates); on the circumstances under which an official document in Tamil must be translated into English or Sinhala; and on whether government departments are required to communicate or issue documents in Tamil if the document is to be used in a Tamil-speaking area (i.e. the North and East)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LKA27993.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Information since 1993 on whether the government or its agencies require that a birth certificate be translated from Tamil to English so that an individual can apply for other official documents (i.e. passport, teaching certificate, driver's licence, school certificates); on the circumstances under which an official document in Tamil must be translated into English or Sinhala; and on whether government departments are required to communicate or issue documents in Tamil if the document is to be used in a Tamil-speaking area (i.e. the North and East), 1 October 1997, LKA27993.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aace94.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on whether the government and its agencies require that a birth certificate be translated from Tamil to English so that an individual can apply for other official documents (i.e. passport, teaching certificate, driver's licence, school certificates), on the circumstances under which an official document in Tamil must be translated into English or Sinhala, and on whether government departments are required to communicate or issue documents in Tamil if the document is to be used in a Tamil-speaking area (i.e. the North and East) could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Sources Consulted
Unsuccessful attempts to contact three sources.