2016
Sri Lanka issues a Gender Recognition Certificate from 16 with a medical referral.
What the law allows
ID documentsIdentity documents
MoH circular 01-34/2016 issues a Gender Recognition Certificate after a WPATH (the World Professional Association for Transgender Health)-aligned transformation process. Identity paperwork.
MoH — Gender Recognition Certificate (circular 01-34/2016)
Key dates2016
2016: MoH circular 01-34/2016 issues a Gender Recognition Certificate after a WPATH (the World Professional Association for Transgender Health)-aligned transformation process. Identity paperwork.
MoH — Gender Recognition Certificate (circular 01-34/2016)
Official sources
Asia. MoH Gender Recognition Certificate from 16 with medical referral.
Full official record
Sri Lanka’s National STD/AIDS Control Programme circular on issuing a Gender Recognition Certificate for the transgender community sets a pathway from age 16 with medical referral. That is an official ministry identity-document instrument tied to medical assessment.