Embassy of the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Embassy of the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka located at 210 Galle Road. View larger location map, get driving directions to the Embassy of United States or view address, phone, fax, email, office hours, official website, consular services, visa types, social media channels, and head of mission (HOM).
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Embassy Address
210 Galle Road
Colombo, 03
Sri Lanka Telephone
- +94 11 249 8500
Fax
- +94 11 243 7345
Email
- Commercial Affairs: [email protected]
Consular Affairs: [email protected]
American Citizen Services (ACS): [email protected]
The American Center: [email protected] Office Hours
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Monday to Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Website
Office website
Services
The following is a brief listing of services that are offered at Embassy of the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Process visa applications
- Notarize certain documents
- Issues first time passports
- Renews expired passports
- Amends passports to show change of name; validity, or to correct errors
- Selective Service Registration: American citizen males between the ages of 18-25. Register on-line at www.sss.gov
- Renunciation of U.S. nationality
- Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America (CRBA)
- Emergency help for U.S. Citizens traveling abroad
Head of Mission
Alaina B. Teplitz, Ambassador
Common Visa Types
Citizens of qualified countries may be able to travel to United States without a visa. The most common types of United States visas are the following.
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Nonimmigrant Visas
- Business/Tourist visa
- Work visa
- Student visa
- Exchange visitor visa
- Transit/Ship crew visa
- Religious worker visa
- Domestic employee visa
- Journalist and media visa
- Treaty traders and treaty investors visa
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Immigrant Visas
- Family-based immigration
- Fiancé(e) visa (K-1)
- Religious workers visa
- Employment-based immigration
- Diversity visa (DV)
- Returning resident visa (SB-1)
Diplomatic missions of United States in neighbouring countries/regions of Sri Lanka:
- Dhaka, Bangladesh (Embassy)
- New Delhi, India (Embassy)
- Chennai, India (Consulate General)
- Kolkata, India (Consulate General)
- Mumbai, India (Consulate General)
- Secunderabad, India (Consulate General)
- Islamabad, Pakistan (Embassy)
- Karachi, Pakistan (Consulate General)
- Lahore, Pakistan (Consulate General)
- Peshawar, Pakistan (Consulate General)
- Kathmandu, Nepal (Embassy)
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This page was last edited on 22 November 2021, at 03:35 AM (EST).