The celebrations began with a ceremony on 26 May with the attendance of the Maha Sangha, Members of Houses of Parliament, the diplomatic corps and members of British Sri Lankan community. The webinar will include a short video on the Ceylon Artisanal Tea Association CATA and live visits to several member estates, as well as a panel discussion on the growing global demand for artisanal tea featuring Sri Lankan leading tea exporters and major global tea buyers and writers etc.
Sri Lankans returning to home country and ex-Sri Lankans traveling for family visits etc. The following categories of persons will be permitted to enter Sri Lanka without prior approval of the Foreign Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority:.
They should have prior visas to enter Sri Lanka as On-Arrival visas are not issued at present. The Sri Lankan born executive chef Mario Perera is showcasing the vibrant, colourful and spiced dishes from Sri Lanka at the brand-new dining outlet at The Dorchester from 10 — 30 May Consular Services.
Submission of applications for all consular services passports, dual citizenship, registration of births, legalisation of documents including signing of Powers of Attorney and Affidavits at the Consular Section of the High Commission is strictly by prior appointment.
Please note that appointments cannot be made over the phone. However, senior citizens who need to get their life certificates for pension purposes may visit the Consular Section without prior appointments.
They may also send their applications for life certificates by post as well. Please call the following telephone numbers on weekdays between 2. C has also been instructed to follow up on the matter with the advertising platform Amazon. The High Commission of Sri Lanka in the UK initiated a platform to showcase Sri Lankans who have excelled, thanks to the public goods provided by the successive Governments of Sri Lanka since independence and decades of solid investment in its people.
Launching this initiative, the High Commission presented a brief video outlining the milestones of the life of Mr. Abdul Haleem, Counsellor of the High Commission. The temporary travel restriction introduced by the Government on travels originating from the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka on account of the new Covid Variant in the UK has been lifted with immediate effect.
At a meeting presided by H. E the President, it was decided to relax the restrictions on travels from UK subject to 14 days of quarantine and PCR tests determined by the Health Authorities. The Cardinal stated this when addressing Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena who paid a courtesy call at his official residence today 22 to offer greetings to His Eminence for the upcoming Christmas season.
In the wake of the discovery of a fast spreading new strain of Coronavirus in certain countries, the Government of Sri Lanka has decided to continue with the existing procedure of obtaining prior approval from the Foreign Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority for all inbound travellers to Sri Lanka.
The revised guidelines on repatriation will be issued once the situation has been reappraised. Foreign Ministry. For the convenience of the general public and taking into consideration the social distancing requirements during the COVID pandemic, all consular services of the High Commission are now provided by prior appointment.
Appointments can only be made online and not by telephoning the High Commission. Please note that consular services would only be provided to those with prior appointments.
We wish to inform those who make inquiries on applying for visas for Sri Lanka that the temporary suspension of the issuance of visas put in place due to COVID pandemic still continues. Accordingly, the issuance of all categories of Sri Lanka visas for all foreign nationals remains suspended until further notice.
For further details please visit:. Therefore, please note that at present the High Commission of Sri Lanka in the UK does not accept applications for the issuance of any type of Sri Lanka visas for foreign nationals. However, it has been advised that since the travel restrictions are lifting globally, such persons will no longer be able to extend their visas automatically on this basis and are advised to take all reasonable steps to leave the UK where it is possible to do so or apply to regularise their stay in the UK.
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