Verification of National Identity Card Information relevant to the online system (NIC LOOKUP System)

The Department of Registration of Persons has already started providing a secure web service as an interim service until the automatic verification of personal information directly into the computer systems of external organizations is implemented in the near future through the Electronic National Identity Card project. Accordingly, through this service, with the consent of the individual, we will automatically provide the information on the National Identity Card to external organizations registered in the Department through an online system, ensuring the privacy of the individual.

Since our department only provides the computerized information related to the National Identity Card number securely, we do not hold the responsibility for the decisions made by the relevant institutions based on that information, and the relevant institutions are responsible for the decisions made regarding their functions. At present, the process of issuing ID cards is done through a computerized data system, and a significant amount of information related to National ID cards, which was done using human labour before 2014, has now been added to the data system.

In the event that a person has been informed by a financial institution or any other institution that the identity card information is not available in the departmental data system while fulfilling the service requirements, an inquiry could be made from the Department in this regard through the telephone numbers 011 52261623 and 0115226164, or by sending a request to the email address niclookup.ccu@drp.lk along with the identity card issued to the concerned person, birth certificate, and the telephone number through which the institution that has notified to make the inquiry could be contacted.