High Commissions and Embassies located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Here you can find a list of the High Commissions, Embassies and consular offices that are serving in Sri Lanka. Most of them are located in the commercial capital city of Colombo. While many of them have offices in Kandy, Jaffna and Hambantota too. They offer instant phone support to the callers in office hours to their own citizen and the Sri Lankan and other country people. Also they can be reached through their email addresses too. In this modern day all the Travel, Business and Education related information are available in their official web sites. Many Embassies in Sri Lanka offer visa services for Sri Lankan and the other foreigners through their visa service providing companies like VFS and TT.

What is the difference between an Embassy and a High commission? A permanent Diplomatic mission is called as embassy and head of the Embassy is called as Ambassador. While a High Commission is a Diplomatic mission between commonwealth countries and head of the Mission is called as High Commissioner. Here they look after their countries interests and caring for their citizens Interests. Also, they look after the immigration of the host country citizen's, travel needs such as visas, if necessary. Improvement of business between the host and the other countries and information, cultural exchanges too are done here.

Many of these offices are relocated or go under maintenance work, so before you go over there personally make a telephone call to confirm their at the given address and it is not a National Holiday or local holiday.

UK High Commission
190 Galle Road, Colombo3
Tel: (1)437336 thru 43
Fax: (1)335803 (Consular)
E-mail:bhc@eureka.lk

U.S. Embassy
210 Galle Road, Colombo 3
Tel:(01)448007, 421271: Fax: +94 (11) 249-9070
For visa inquiry 94-11-249-8500

Australian High Commission
3 Cambridge Place,Colombo 7
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 742, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tel: (1)698767 thru 69, 964730: Fax: (1)686453, 698332, 682311 (Immigration)
Fax: High Cmmissioner: 686939
E-mail: austcom@sri.lanka.net

British High Commission
190 Galle Road, Colombo 3
Phone: 437336-43, 451924-6
Fax: 430308 : Visa section fax: 335803
E-mail: bhc@eureka.lk

Canadian High Commission
6 Gregory's Road, Colombo 07
Tel: (1)695841 thru 53: Fax: 687049
Immigration: (01) 695845 (phone)
E-mail: clmbo-cs@dfait-maeci.gc.ca

Indian Missions in Sri Lanka
Indian High Commission in Colombo
36-38 Galle Road, Colombo 3
Tel: 421605, 422788-9: 320054 (Visa section): Fax: 446403
E-mail:cchcicmb@pan.lk

Indian Consulate in Kandy
31, Rajapihilla Mawatha, P O Box 47, Kandy
Phone: (08) 235545, 224562-63: Fax: (08) 32479
E-mail :ahciknd@mailandnews.com

Embassy of Italy in Sri Lanka
55, Jawatte Road, Colombo 5
Phone: 588388, 508418: Fax: 588622

Malasiyan High Commision
92, Kynsey Road, Colombo 7
Phone: 686090, 692479, 693877: Fax: 697555

Norwegian Embassy
34 Ward Place, Colombo 7
Tel: (1)698936, 692263, 699457, 687534
Fax: 695009: Telex: 21340 norad
E-mail:noremb@pan.lk

Swedish Embassy
315 Vauxhall Street, Colombo 2
Tel: (1)328822, 329261

Russian Federation
62 Sir Ernest de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 07
Phone: 574959, 573555, 573555 (visas): Fax: 574957, 686864
E-mail:rusembsl@itmin.com

Switzerland Embassy
68 Gregory's Road, Colombo 7
Phone: 695117, 695127, 695148, 695176

Bangladesh High Commission
47, Sir Earnest de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 07
Phone: 681310-12: Fax: 681309

Cuban Embassy
3A, De Fonseka Place, Colombo 4
Phone: 595273 Fax: 595273

China Embassy
381/A, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7
Phone: 694491, 694492, 694494: Fax: 693799

Egyptian Embassy
39, Dickman's Road, Colombo 5
Phone: 583621, 508752 Fax: 585292

French Embassy
89 Rosmead Place, Colombo 7
Tel: 698815, 699750-52: Fax: 699039

German Embassy
40 Alfred House Avenue, Colombo 3
Tel: 580431- 34, 588325: Fax: 580440

Iranian Embassy
17, Bullers Lane, Colombo 7
Phone: 501137, 580636: Fax: 502691

Indonesian Embassy
400/50 Sarana Road, Off Budhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7
Phone:674-337, 685-042: Fax: 678668

Iraq Embassy
19, Barnes Place, Colombo 7
Phone: 698733: Fax: 697676

Korean (South) Embassy
98, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 7.
Phone: 699036-38, 699180 : Fax: 696699
E-mail:koembami@sri.lanka.net

Embassy of Japan in Colombo
20, Gregory's Road, Colombo 7
Phone: 693831-3, 692154 : Fax: 698629

Libya Embassy  
120, Hortan Place, Colombo 7
Phone: 694874, 691549, 697311: Fax: 695671

Myanmar (Burma) Embassy
65, Ward Place, Colombo 7
Phone: 696672, 681197: Fax: 681196

Maldives High commission
25, Melbourne Avenue, Colombo 4
Phone: 580076, 586762, 500943

Netherland Embassy
25 Torrington Avenue, Colombo 7
Tel: 596914: Fax: 502855
E-mail: nethemb@sri.lanka.net

Royal Nepalese Embassy
153, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8
Phone: 689656, 689657: Fax: 689655

Pakistan, High Commission
221, De Saram Place, Colombo 10
Phone: 696301, 696302
E-mail:Pakhicom@srilanka.net

Royal Thai Embassy
43, Dr. C.W.W. Kannangara Mawatha, Colombo 7
Phone: 689045, 689037, 687406(Visa section): Fax: 697516


Please check yourself again to confirm the above details as addresses and telephone numbers may change without any notice.