Foreign Ministry suspends Consular Services

22 October 2020 09:18 am

The Foreign Ministry has suspended all services offered by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry until further notice to restrict the congregation of the general public and thereby to prevent the spreading of COVID-19 Virus, the Ministry said.

Accordingly, the Consular Affairs Division situated at the Ceylinco Building in Colombo will remain closed for visitors, including exporters who visit the Division for attestation of Export Documents, until further notice.

"Please note that document attestation services will also not be offered by both the Regional Consular Offices in Matara and Jaffna, until further notice. For inquiries related to death cases of Sri Lankans overseas and death-related documentation assistance please contact via telephone numbers: 0776032252, 0773586433, 0718415623 and 0701428246," it said.