Ambassade de Sri Lanka, Paris

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday from 09h00 to 17h00 Consular Hours: Monday to Friday from 09h00 to 12h30 Consular Section can be contacted by Telephone from Monday to Friday from 14h30 to 17h00 Visas can be collected between 15h30 to 17h00 Passports (Travel Document) GENERAL INFORMATION: All applicants living in France, including children who apply for a Sri Lankan Passport, must do so in person at the Consular Division of the Embassy with required documents and face an interview. Applicants living in Spain or Portugal, must personally hand over the application along with the supporting documents to the relevant Sri Lanka Honorary Consulate. In the alternative, the applicant should send all the original documents by registered post. The originals will be returned after perusal. The Consular Division is open between 09.00 am and 12.30 pm. PROCEDURE: The Embassy forwards the applications to the Department of Immigration and Emigration, Colombo. Passports are issued by the Controller of Immigration & Emigration in Sri Lanka. If the application is correctly filled and all supporting documents are in order, the process will normally take around 6 to 8 weeks to issue a passport. PAYMENT: Application fees should be paid in cash at the counter of the Embassy and an official receipt obtained. Do not send cash by post. The Embassy shall not accept responsibility for any loss of cash sent by post. The Embassy accepts only cheques certified by the relevant bank and Money order (Mondat Cash). Personal cheques are not accepted. Tourist Visa / Visit Visa Tourists who are citizens of countries listed in the Schedule 'A' of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, which include France, Portugal and Spain and Ex- Sri Lankans, may visit Sri Lanka for 30 days without obtaining a visa prior to arrival in Sri Lanka, provided they are traveling as bona fide tourists with valid passports and travel tickets for their onward journey.