LankaSolve exists to be a single, trustworthy place to answer real questions about getting things done in Sri Lanka, for people who live here and for Sri Lankans handling things from abroad: government processes, taxes and VAT, land and property, public services, and everyday personal finance. Alongside the reference guides, our What to Expect pages are first-hand accounts of going through the process in person. The information behind these questions does exist, but it's scattered across sources of wildly different quality, and rarely written for someone who just needs a straight answer.
We build every guide and calculator the same way: start with the actual authoritative source (a government department, an official gazette, a statutory instrument), read it directly, and write down exactly what it says, in plain, usable language, dated so you know it's current. The aim is for LankaSolve to grow into the place Sri Lankans default to for this kind of question, one verified topic at a time.
How does LankaSolve verify fees?
We check every fee, deadline, rate and requirement against the primary official source wherever one exists, and we date it. For most topics that means the department that runs the service: the Department of Immigration and Emigration, the Department for Registration of Persons (DRP), Sri Lanka Police, the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT), the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), the Registrar of Companies, the Registrar General's Department, the Foreign Ministry's Consular Affairs Division, the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), the National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI), and the EPF and ETF authorities. Where the law sets the figure, we go to the Act or the gazette.
Where something can't be confirmed against an official source, we say so directly rather than presenting a guess as fact. You'll sometimes see figures marked as "reported" rather than officially confirmed, when the best available source is a credible secondary report rather than a government publication. That distinction is intentional.
Every source behind every fee and figure is listed on our verified sources page. It shows the authority, the document, the date we last checked it, and whether it's an official or a reported source. How pages are written, how AI tools are used and how corrections are handled is set out in our editorial policy.
How often do we recheck, and how do corrections work?
Every fact in our source registry has a "how often it changes" level. That level sets when we look at it again.
| Level | What it covers | When we check it again |
|---|---|---|
| Stable GREEN | Unit conversions, formulas, and figures fixed in an Act. Example: 1 perch = 272.25 sq ft. | Not on a schedule, or about once a year. Example: driving license validity periods are next due for a check on 22 Sep 2027. |
| Changes from time to time YELLOW | Official fees, tax rates, contribution rates and published procedures. | Every 3 to 6 months. Example: passport fees were checked on 28 Oct 2026 and are due again on 9 Dec 2026. |
| Changes often or unconfirmed RED | Suspensions, outages, figures only in news reports, and details a department doesn't publish. | Each has its own next-check date, set by how fast things are moving. Example: the restoration of police clearance online applications was checked on 22 Oct 2026 and is due again by 5 Nov 2026. |
If we can't confirm a change on an official source, we leave the figure as it is, or mark it as "reported", and say why.
Who runs LankaSolve?
LankaSolve is built and maintained independently by Afdhel Munaj. It's a solo project, kept up to date with the help of AI tools, with no team, no editorial desk, and no outside funding behind it. The "What to Expect" pages alongside some of the guides are genuinely a first-hand experience of going through these processes.
I've been through these processes myself and written each one up:
- a passport renewal at Battaramulla in April 2026: what to expect at the Battaramulla passport office
- a lost NIC replacement in April 2026: NIC One-Day Service at Battaramulla: a first-hand account
- a police clearance through a local police station in February to March 2026: getting a police clearance from your local police station
- a driving license renewal at Werahera in November 2025: driving license renewal at DMT Werahera: a first-hand account
Is LankaSolve a government website?
No. LankaSolve is not a government website.
LankaSolve is an independent, privately run informational service. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Government of Sri Lanka or any government department, ministry, or agency referenced on this site. Where an official government portal or office is the right place to actually complete a process, LankaSolve links to it directly.
If you notice something that's out of date or doesn't match an official source, please get in touch.
Funding, ads and privacy
- Funding: LankaSolve has no outside funding.
- Ads: There are no ads on the site today.
- Analytics: We use Google Analytics to see how many people visit and which pages they use.
- The request form: when you report an outdated fee or get in touch through our request form, a form service called Web3Forms delivers the message to our inbox.
What each of these collects, how long it's kept and how to opt out: see our privacy page.
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