Consular | Sri Lanka

WELCOME TO THE CONSULAR DIVISION OF THE PERMANENT MISSION OF SRI LANKA TO THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK.

Notice of Emergency
Contact Numbers

In the event any Sri Lankan national needs to contact the Mission for an emergency / seeks urgent assistance after office hours, please contact:

Mission

E-mail - mail@slmission.com
- prun.newyork@mfa.gov.lk

Mr. Satya Rodrigo (Deputy Permanent Representative)

E-mail - satya@slmission.com
Mobile - 917-890 5912

Mr. Geethananda Jayasundera (Attaché)

E-mail - attache@slmission.com
Mobile - 646-894 6178

Ms. Lakshani Seneviratne (Protocol Assistant)

E-mail - consular@slmission.com

Mobile - 347-205 4705

Special notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Consular Hours:

Submission & collection

of documents / open for visitors:

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic please note that the Consular Section will be open only on Tuesdays and Thursdays (except Mission holidays)

From 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

For consular inquiries by phone:

Please call between 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Mission Telephone No.:

212-986-7040 (Ext. 118 or 112)

Applicants may also opt to send applications / documents by post to the Mission.

Address:

Consular Section

Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN in New York

820, 2^nd Avenue, 2^nd Floor

10017, New York, NY

Applicants for signing Powers of Attorney and Affidavits can visit the Mission on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Please note that the Mission is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays only for submission or collection of documents. Processing of documents will take a few days and we regret to inform that one-day service is not available in order to minimize the gathering of a crowd at the Mission.

Applicants may also send a scanned copy of their application to the email address consular@slmission.com in advance and prior to sending the application by post and we will examine them and let the applicant know if the application is complete.

For instructions on your specific requirements please visit the relevant pages of this section. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, delays in the processing of documents should be expected.

• Passports

• Visa

• Dual Citizenship

• Registration of Birth

• Registration of Deaths

• Registration of Marriages

• Authentication of Documents

• Translation of Documents

• Police Clearance Certificates

• Transportation of Human Remains / Ashes to Sri Lanka

• Repatriation of Sri Lankans

• Payment of Pensions to Sri Lankan Pensioners resident abroad