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Embassy of the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Embassy of the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located at 210 Galle Road. View a location map, get driving directions to the Embassy of United States, or view the information about the address, phone, fax, office hours, official website, Facebook page, Twitter, consular services, visa list, and head of mission (HOM).

  • Embassy Address

    210 Galle Road
    Colombo 03
    Sri Lanka
  • Telephone

  • +94 11 249 8500
  • Fax

  • +94 11 243 7345
  • Email

  • Consular Affairs: [email protected]
    American Citizen Services (ACS): [email protected]
  • Office Hours

  • Monday to Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
    Friday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location Map

Location map of the Embassy of the United States in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Website

Office website

Social Media

Services

The following is a brief listing of services offered at the 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
  • 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

Julie J. Chung, 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.

  • 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
  • Immigrant Visas
    • Family-based immigration
    • Fiancé(e) visa (K-1)
    • Religious workers visa
    • Employment-based immigration
    • Diversity visa (DV)
    • Returning resident visa (SB-1)

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This page was last edited on 19 February 2023 at 05:54 AM (EST).