NIC service charges increased

In a special gazette notification issued on Monday (23), Public Security Minister Tiran Alles raised the fees for National Identity Card (NIC) and related services in compliance with the regulations enacted by Section 52 of the Registration of Persons Act No. 32 of 1968. 

Thus, the fee imposed for the issuance of certified copy of an NIC has been set at Rs. 1,000. 

Furthermore, there has been a revision to the prices for the verification of authenticity of the details pertaining to a National Identity Card. As a result, online submissions submitted via the website of the Registration of Persons Department would be subject to a fee of Rs. 25. In the meanwhile, the Commissioner General will accept submissions filed in hard copy or electronically for a charge of Rs. 500.

Furthermore, the Act now charges Rs. 15,000 instead of Rs. 10,000 for the registration of a person as a photographer.

In the meantime, the yearly cost to renew a Certificate of Registration was raised from Rs. 2,000 to Rs. 3,000.