Sri Lanka Document Attestation Fee Calculator (MFA / VFS)

Before a Sri Lankan certificate can be used officially overseas it must be attested (legalised) by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The fee is a flat amount per document, set by Extraordinary Gazette No. 2306/35 (16 Nov 2022) and effective from 1 January 2023. There are no slabs or percentages — each document falls into exactly one of four categories:

• Any other document (degrees, transcripts, police clearance, civil certificates): Rs 1,200
• Examination certificate (Department of Examinations): Rs 800
• Government document issued for a foreign national: Rs 3,000
• Export document: Rs 8,000

Most applicants no longer hand documents in at the counter — submission is outsourced to VFS Global. VFS adds a service charge of Rs 4,250 per document (inclusive of 18% VAT and 2.5% SSCL) and a Rs 300 bank convenience fee per document on card or bank payment. The calculator lets you switch between the VFS channel and a counter-only estimate.

The total is built up with this formula:

govSubtotal = Σ ( quantity × govFee(type) )
totalDocs   = Σ ( quantity )
vfsCharge   = channel == VFS
              ? (4250 × totalDocs) + (bankFee ? 300 × totalDocs : 0)
              : 0
grandTotal  = govSubtotal + vfsCharge

To keep the arithmetic honest, the calculator computes the grand total two independent ways — once per line (quantity × fee, then summed) and once per individual document (each document's government fee plus its share of the VFS charges). The two must agree to the rupee, and the header badge confirms the cross-check passes. Attestation done overseas uses the e-DAS system at $37.00 per document for a Sri Lankan national; because that is billed in dollars and handled by a mission abroad, it is shown as a note rather than folded into the rupee total.

• Ada Derana — Revised consular fees for attestation services (Gazette 2306/35), effective 01 Jan 2023
• Newsfirst — Foreign Ministry increases consular fees for attestation services
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Consular Affairs Division (attestation process and categories)
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Online consular services (e-DAS overseas authentication)
• VFS Global Sri Lanka — Legalisation service charges

Government fees were last cross-checked against the gazette reporting on 2026-06-25; VFS service and bank charges against VFS Global Sri Lanka. Fees change by gazette and operator notice — confirm the current amount on the official sites before you pay.