- Office Hours : Mon - Fri: 9:00 am - 4.45 pm
- Consular Service Hours : Mon - Fri: 9:30 am - 1.30 pm
We deliver services listed below in relation to Driver Licence to Sri Lankan citizens / dual citizens in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania:
Applying at our counter: Applications for the following services can only be submitted at our counter. To submit the application at the counter, you must obtain a prior appointment. You can obtain an appointment on any working day between 9.30am -1.30pm. For public holiday closures please visit here
Applying via post: Only driver licence verifications permitted to be submitted via post. However, prior to posting the application, the required documents should be certified by a Justice of the Peace, Lawyer, Doctor or Pharmacist with an official stamp. Applicant’s contact number, email address and postal address should be clearly stated in the request letter.
Applicants in South Australia can certify all the applications/declarations from the Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka in Adelaide at the following address and submit to this office:
Dr. Charitha Perera
No. 10A, Valmai Avenue,
Kings Park, SA 5034, Australia
Mobile: 0412 552 541
Home: 08 8333 0764
Email: charitha_perera@hotmail.com
For Renewal, duplicates and change of personal details in your driver licence, you are required to submit “Application for Driver Licence MTA 30/2”.
Application MTA 30/2 is available only at the Counter of the Consulate General and will be made available to the applicants at the time of the submission of the application.
For Applicants in South Australia, the application will be available at the office of the Honorary Consul and will be provided only at the time of submission of the application.
For Payments at the Counter:
For applicants in South Australia – the relevant fee should be sent by Postal Money Order (Australia Post)/ bank draft drawn in favor of the “Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne” along with the application certified by the Honorary Consul. The scanned copy of the receipt will be emailed to the applicant after the application is processed.
Application will be forwarded to the Department of Motor Traffic, Sri Lanka and the arrival of the new licence will be notified to you by email.
It is mandatory to submit your old Driver Licence for cancellation at the time of issuance of your New Driver LIcence.
You do not need to obtain a prior appointment for collection of the licence. You can collect the new Driver Licence by visiting the Consulate General between 9:15 – 9:30am OR 1:30 – 1:45pm on any working day. Please check our website for any public holiday closures prior to visiting us.
If you wish to receive your Driver Licence via registered post, please email to mail@slcgmel.org with your name, passport number, application reference number and the postal address. The tracking number will be emailed to you to follow-up.
For collection of new Driver Licence by a third party, you are required to provide the third party with an authorization letter and your old Driver Licence.
The request for Driver Licence verification will be forwarded to the Department of Motor Traffic, Sri Lanka and approval will be notified by email, upon receipt.
You do not need to obtain a prior appointment for collection. You can collect the verification letter by visiting this office between 9:15 – 9:30am OR 1:30 – 1:45pm on any working day. Please check our website for any public holiday closures prior to visiting us.
A copy of the verification letter will be sent to the relevant Australian authority via email with cc to the applicant.
If you wish to receive the verification letter via registered post, please email to mail@slcgmel.org with your name, passport number, application reference number and the postal address. The tracking number will be emailed to follow-up.
For collection of the verification letter by a third party, you are required to provide the third party with an authorization letter.
