Colombo’s consular services temporarily suspended for system transition

By Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama
Document authentication services provided by the Consular Affairs Division of the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Colombo will be temporarily suspended for the public on April 29 and 30 in order to facilitate the transition of the Electronic Document Authentication System (e-DAS) to the new premises at Suhurupaya.

They said the services will be suspended as the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry will be relocated to the new premises at the 16th floor of “Suhurupaya”, Sri Subhuthipura Road, Battaramulla with effect from May 2.
Accordingly, all consular services will be provided to the public at the new office premises during regular office hours from Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 4.15 pm. However, during this transition period, the Regional Consular Offices in Jaffna, Trincomalee, Kurunegala, Kandy and Matara will remain open to the public during regular office hours. Applications for document authentication can be submitted to the Regional Offices as usual and the authenticated documents will be delivered to the applicants only on May 2.
The public is also hereby advised to submit any urgent applications for authentication to the Consular Division in Colombo, or any Regional Consular Offices by 4.15 pm on April 26, with a view to avoiding any inconvenience.