Foreign Embassies in Jaffna.

6:41 AM 9/12/2025

Foreign Embassies in Jaffna Town is very few in numbers in this year 2025. Are you a foreign passport holder and in need of any assistance from your own country consular office while you are in Jaffna? Then you have to contact your country consular office or embassy that are located in Colombo. Say, if you are an UK citizen and being hospitalized, you can sought the help of your consular office in Colombo to assist you through the communication channel, if it is not a holiday. Check your country's Embassy page as many consular offices used to provide hotlines for their citizens.. If you had lost or damaged your passport report the incident to the nearest police station. Get a copy of the lodged entry from the police officer paying a small amount that is official and inform the incident to your country consular office with a copy of the police entry copy.

Recent action by the foreign Embassises in Sri Lanka make the local people to apply through VFS organizations at the applicant's expenses. Mean while in Jaffna the Sri Lanka Government had opened one office to issue Passports Jaffna District people in quick time. If all the documents and images are perfect, the passport will be issued without any delay.

Foreign countries and Embassies are congratulating the newly elected Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Disanayake and his victorious Parliment MP's in this month of November. Now the Sri Lanka President can move on with his newly elected Ministers and their deputies. Already IMF had accepted the Sri Lanka Government's proper actions.

Note:
Norwegian Embassy in Sri Lanka has closed its Consulor Servicesd on July 31, 2023, ending in Sri Lanka. In addition Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi will be responsible for Norway’s bilateral relationship with Sri Lanka and the Maldives from August 01, 2023. Those who require consular services must contact the Norwegian Embassy located in New Delhi, India.

Lot of foreign country embassies used to offer free Higher education scholarships for the successful Sri Lanka students after A/L.

Why Countries used to open Embassies in other countries?

Foreign embassies are operating in other countries to look after their visiting citizen's interest in those countries.In addition, they used to promote businesses with the other country through this offices. Also they promote their country languages, cultural events and many other thisngs. More over they used to offer free college education leading to degrees in many fiels. For this these Foreign Embassy staff used to select eligible students. Other than these they used to jointly build Dams, hydro power projects and large scale solar power plants.

For example India Foreign mission is building a windmill system and solar power plants to provide electricity for the Sri lanka people's usage. In addition there are plans to purchase excess power from these plants to India electricity grid by paying money for it. Thus both countries can profit through these projects. So the main player in these projects will be the India High Commision in Sri Lanka to implement it.

Embassy of The United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Colombo.
44 Sir Ernest de Silva Mawatha, Colombo
0094112565052

UAE Visa for Sri Lanka Citizen.
How to obtain visas to visit the UAE, contact the Colombo, UAE Visa Centre.
• Telephone: +94112554777

Consulate General of India in Jaffna.

Consulate General of India, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
14, Maruthady Lane, Nallur, Jaffna.
Phone: +94 21 222 0504 / 505
Fax: +94 21 222 0503