Octavius1969, you probably already figured out how to get a birth certificate from Sri Lanka. Just in case you are still needing this information or others are needing this information, I would like to let others know how to do this. I managed to find the correct government website at the Registrar General's Department (http://www.rgd.gov.lk/forms_registrar_general's_department.htm), however could not download the application for birth certificate or search of registers. So, I went to the contact site (
http://www.rgd.gov.lk/mail.php) and emailed the Registrar General's Department for information on how to obtain a birth certificate/registration. A month later, I received a letter in the mail with the application and procedures. The application needs to be completed and sent back to the registrar's office with a stamp fee of Rs. 75 in Sri Lankan currency. I have a copy of the letter and application if anyone wants me to scan it and email it to you as an attachment, let me know by sending an email to me privately. I did not actually use the form because my relations managed to get a copy of the birth certificate from the divisional office along with a certified birth translation. I am keeping the application just in case in the future we need to get another birth certificate and relations cannot always be relied upon.